Dinner · Recipe #250
Dorm Grilled Cheese with Ham
No skillet, no problem. Toast the bread first, then build the sandwich and give it a quick microwave melt. The toast keeps it from going soggy, and the ham and two kinds of cheese make it a real dinner. Pair it with a cup of tomato soup and you're home.
- Protein
- 30 g
- Appliance
- Microwave
- Time
- 6 min
- Serves
- 1
- Keeps
- Eat now
- Cost
- $
- Heat
- Mild
Steps
- 1
Toast the bread in a toaster (or use a dorm sandwich press).
- 2
Butter the outsides and spread mustard on one inside.
- 3
Layer cheddar, ham and Swiss between the slices.
- 4
Wrap in a paper towel and microwave 30 to 45 seconds until the cheese melts.
- 5
Rest 30 seconds, slice on the diagonal and dip in soup.
Lazy tip
Sandwich press or panini maker in the dorm? Use it. It's the best one-appliance upgrade for this recipe.
Two Remixes
Turkey Apple
Swap ham for turkey and add thin apple slices.
Pizza Grilled Cheese
Use mozzarella, pepperoni and a marinara dip.
From the book
This is recipe #250 of 365.
The rest are in Barely Cooking, with four weekly meal plans, the $30 kit and a protein cheat sheet.
What you'll use
The $30 Dorm Kitchen Kit
Can opener
Half the protein in the book comes in a can. Get a smooth-edge one so lids don't slice your fingers.
See options on AmazonBig microwave-safe bowl (2 to 3 quarts)
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