Hawaiian Grilled Cheese
It’s everything you love about the crispy, cheesy classic, but with a little Hawaiian flair! Our Hawaiian Grilled Cheese adds pineapple, ham, and melty Swiss between a couple of thick slices of our Hawaiian Sandwich Bread for a grilled cheese that will make it hard to go back to one without it all!
You’ll also love our Kimchi Grilled Cheese!
Bring on the comfort food! Can you ever go wrong with buttery toasted bread and melty cheese? The answer is a definitive no, and we have elevated this classic by adding some sweet, salty goodness and one of our absolute favorite sandwich breads! Our Hawaiian Grilled Cheese adds ham and pineapple for an incredibly delicious, next-level ham and cheese sandwich!
Ingredients Needed
- Hawaiian Sandwich Bread – If you’re a bread baker, then trust me, this is a sandwich bread you need in your arsenal! It’s absolutely delicious for this Hawaiian Grilled Cheese, French toast, and any other sandwich you’d like to add a little subtle sweetness to.
- Sliced Deli Ham – This is our everyday go-to for this recipe, but it’s also absolutely delicious with some leftover baked ham slices or even some slices of Canadian bacon!
- Sliced Swiss Cheese – Swiss is our favorite, but cheddar, gruyere, and mozzarella are other delicious choices.
- Pineapple – Fresh or canned, but cut into slices is best for the sandwich.
- Butter – Key for that toasted buttery crust that every good grilled cheese requires.
- Dijon Mustard – Just enough to tie it all together, but not to overpower the balance of the sweet pineapple and salty ham. BTW, have you made your own yet?
Easy to Make
Perfect for lunch or dinner, these sandwiches come together so quickly! Butter your bread for the outside, mustard it on the inside, and then layer with cheese, ham, pineapple, and more cheese.
Then fry in your favorite non-stick pan, like my new favorite, Caraway.
Low and Slow
The key to achieving the ultimate melty cheese without burning your bread is to go low and slow. Use low heat and allow enough time for the cheese to melt and the bread to brown, but not burn.
Once the bread is toasty and brown, and the cheese is melty and gooey, you have yourself a Hawaiian Grilled Cheese! Serve it with some Homemade Potato Chips for the ultimate comfort meal.
I mean, how can you go wrong with crisp,y buttery homemade bread with melty cheese, ham, and pineapple?? Plus, I love to use nice big slices of Swiss cheese that slightly overhang the bread. Then they’ll make crispy, delicious fried cheese edges around the bread. Yummm.
Comfort food at its finest!
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Hawaiian Grilled Cheese
Equipment
- non stick pan
Ingredients
- 4 slices Hawaiian Bread
- 6 slices thinly sliced deli ham 5 – 5.25 oz
- 8 slices thinly sliced Swiss cheese 6.5 oz
- 4 slices pineapple
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 – 1 1/2 tablespons Dijon mustard 1 oz – 1.5 oz
Instructions
- Prep Bread: Butter one side of the bread slices and then add Dijon mustard to the other.
- Assemble: With the buttered side down, layer on the mustard two slices of swiss cheese, the ham, pineapple, and then two more slices of swiss cheese. Top with another slice of bread, buttered side up. Repeat for the second sandwich.
- Grill: Heat a non-stick pan over low heat. Add sandwich(es) buttered bread side down. Let the bread brown and cheese melt, low and slow. Gently flip when layer of cheese on the bottom is melty and cook until the rest of the cheesy is melty and bread is toasted brown.
- Serve and Enjoy!
