Sausage and Pepper Chipotle Grilled Cheese: tasty sausage and peppers packed into the cheesiest, meltiest grilled cheese ever!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Chipotle Grilled Cheese
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 2sandwiches
Calories 739kcal
Author Jenn Laughlin - Peas and Crayons
Ingredients
1hot Italian sausage
1/4-1/2red bell pepper, sliced
1/4-1/2orange bell pepper, sliced
1/4-1/2small white or yellow onion, sliced thin
2-4ouncesgouda cheese(grated)
2-4ounces chipotle cheddar cheese(grated)
a few slices of your favorite melty deli cheese(American, Muenster, or Gruyere)
4slicesrye bread
1-2TBSPbutter
parsleyto taste
Instructions
First grab your sausage. Once you stop snickering, cook it via your favorite method. Slice thin.
Grate your cheeses and season with a few sprinkles of parsley, if desired.
Next heat a pan with half the butter on medium-high heat, add your bread and a small pile of grated cheese and top with a slice of deli cheese. Since melted cheese does a stand-up job of holding together a sandwich, I add cheese to the bread, then pile on the sausage, peppers and onion, then top it with even more grated and sliced cheese. Just pack it all in. You'll thank me later when you're face-first in ooey gooey amazingness.
Use a spatula to flip the grilled cheese, adding the rest of the butter to the pan to coat the virgin bread. I've also seen friends simply heavily butter both slices of bread before proceeding and it works just as well. Whatever your method of choice, just go with it!
Notes
No chipotle cheddar? No problem! Mix a little of the adobo sauce from a can of chipotle chiles into your cheese. Start with a little and add extra to taste for a smokey kick to your grilled cheese sammie!Nutrition Facts below are estimated using an online recipe nutrition calculator. Adjust as needed and enjoy!