Description
Start your morning off right with this Breakfast Grilled Cheese, an irresistible combination of fluffy scrambled eggs and melty cheese sandwiched between crispy sourdough bread. This recipe is perfect for busy weekdays or leisurely weekends, offering a hearty meal that can be customized to suit your taste. Whether you prefer it simple or loaded with your favorite breakfast meats like ham, sausage, or bacon, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. Quick to prepare and endlessly versatile, this Breakfast Grilled Cheese is not just a meal; it’s the ultimate comfort food that transforms any breakfast into a delightful experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 6 large eggs (beaten)
- 8 slices Colby-Jack cheese
- 4 tablespoons soft butter (divided)
- 8 slices sourdough bread
Instructions
- In a non-stick skillet, cook the ground sausage until browned. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- In the same skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat and scramble the beaten eggs until just set. Combine with the cooked sausage.
- Butter one side of each slice of sourdough bread. In the skillet, place one slice butter-side down, layer with cheese, then half a cup of the egg-sausage mixture, top with more cheese, and finish with another slice of buttered bread.
- Cook until golden brown on one side (about 3-4 minutes), then flip and repeat on the other side.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 950mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 290mg