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Iโm totally in love with this sandwich. Itโs a breakfast grilled cheese sandwich that starts with egg-in-the-hole toast, slices of melted Monterey Jack cheese, spinach and crispy bacon.
Iโve made eggs in a hole toast a few times and it works so amazingly well for a fancy looking grilled cheese sandwich.
Iโm going to keep the words to the minimum and let the photos do the talking.
Iโve made some pretty fun grilled cheese creations, like my macaroni and cheese grilled cheese, burrito grilled cheese, and pizza grilled cheese but this is my favorite one yet. It felt like a breakfast sandwich Iโd order at a restaurant. Iโm totally craving one as I write this.
Fried Egg Grilled Cheese Sandwich
These breakfast grilled cheese sandwiches start with egg-in-the-hole toast, slices of melted Monterey Jack cheese, spinach and crispy bacon.
Ingredients
- 6 slices of French bread or sourdough
- 3 eggs
- 9 leaves of spinach
- 6 slices of bacon
- 6 slices of monterey jack or provolone cheese
- 3 tbsp of unsalted butter softened
Instructions
- Cook bacon until it reaches desired crispness.
- Take 3 slices of bread and cut out holes in the center. Lightly oil and preheat a frying pan on stove, using medium heat setting. Spread butter on one side of each of the bread slices. Place butter side in preheated pan. Crack 3 eggs and put into the center of each hole. Cook until egg whites are completely cooked and bread is toasted. The egg white should also have browned at the bottom and completely sealed the bread hole, so the toast looks whole again.
- Carefully remove toast from frying pan. Take the 3 remaining slices of bread, and spread butter on one side. On the unbuttered side, assemble a slice of cheese, spinach, and bacon, and then the another slice of cheese. Place buttered side down into pan. Cook until bottom is golden and cheese begins to melt. Carefully place the egg in hole toast back on top (with the exposed egg portion facedown into sandwich and the brown toasted side facing up). Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich, Calories: 927kcal, Carbohydrates: 73g, Protein: 40g, Fat: 52g, Saturated Fat: 25g, Sodium: 1314mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 3g, NET CARBS: 70
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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Anxious to try thank you for a lovely recipe
i hope you enjoy
I am a little confused ,Is all that bread one sandwich or three ? the pic it looks so big but says yield 3. Its looks so good. Would like to try it.
itโs 3 sandwiches. I sliced and stacked them for the photo.
My kids would love this for their weekend breakfast (although I think Iโd like it more!!) Great recipe ๐
Thank you! I love that it looks really cool and fancy, but itโs just putting together two really easy recipes.
Utterly amazing. I will be making this in the morning!
hope you enjoy it! weโve been making this at least once a week
Oh yum! Iโve had eggs in a nest before, but never made them into a sandwich (which makes it even better).
it totally makes them better!
What an awesome sandwich! Iโve already asked Simon to try to make it, heh heh.
itโs pretty easy to make! I hope he makes it for you!
Looks like we will need a nap after this breakfast! I would suggest a nice mimosa on the side for a complete meal =)
good idea!
Yummmmmm! Look at that delicious, runny egg yolk ๐
it took so much willpower to not eat it as soon as I broke the yolk.
This is making my morning yogurt look bad ๐ Seriously, this looks so yummy, and having spinach leaves is a great idea.
The spinach was great! It balanced out the bacon quite well. Itโs just a few ingredients, but I really enjoyed these! I must make them again soon!