Broccoli and Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- 1 cup Fresh Broccoli Florets
- 1/2 cups Medium Cheddar Cheese, Grated
- 1/2 cups Cooked, Roasted Chicken, Torn
- 1 Tablespoon Water
- 2 slices 1/2 Inch Thick Slices Of Salted Caraway Bread
- 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 2 slices American Cheese
- 1 pinch Salt
- Begin by preparing all of your ingredients as detailed in the above list.
- Have a medium sized bowl of ice water prepared as well.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add the broccoli florets into the pot and cook for roughly 5 minutes or until just tender.
- Once they are just tender, remove them from the water using a slotted spoon and place them into the iced water to stop them from cooking and retain that great green color.
- Pour out the hot broccoli water and drain the cooled broccoli.
- Return the pot back to the stove, and place on low heat.
- Add the torn chicken, the broccoli, and the cheddar cheese.
- Add just about a tablespoon of water just to steam and warm the chicken and cheese.
- Heat a large skillet on medium to medium low heat.
- Butter the top side of each slice of bread.
- Add one slice of bread, butter side down, onto the skillet.
- Top that with one slice of American cheese.
- I cut the slice in half so it fit better onto the bread.
- Spoon the broccoli, cheese, and chicken mixture on top of the slice of American cheese.
- Top that with another slice of American cheese, then top with the other slice of bread, butter side up.
- Heat each side, until nice and golden.
- Once the bottom is golden, carefully flip the sandwich with a large spatula, and cook the remaining side until that is nice and golden.
- It should take about 4 minutes or so per side.
- I set a cast iron bacon weight on top of the sandwich as it cooked, just to get everything nice and melted.
- I will leave that up to you if you want to go that route.
- Remove it from the skillet, slice and serve.
- My wife and I totally fell in love with this sandwich.
- It is everything you want in an awesome broccoli and cheese pairing.
- And well, lets just say that little bit of chicken and caraway bread really made it even better.
- I hope you enjoy.
fresh broccoli, cheddar cheese, chicken, water, bread, butter, american cheese, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/broccoli-and-cheddar-grilled-cheese-sandwich/ (may not work)