Description
Start your day off right with this hearty Breakfast Grilled Cheese Sandwich featuring delicious eggs and savory sausage, sandwiched between gooey Colby-Jack cheese and crispy sourdough bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ pound ground breakfast sausage
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 6 large eggs beaten
- 8 slices sourdough bread
- 8 slices Colby-Jack cheese
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground breakfast sausage until browned and fully cooked, then set aside.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper, then scramble them in the same skillet until cooked through.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of butter on one side of each slice of sourdough bread.
- In a skillet or griddle, place 4 slices of bread butter-side down and top each with 2 slices of Colby-Jack cheese.
- Layer the scrambled eggs and cooked sausage on top of the cheese, then add another 2 slices of cheese before placing the remaining bread slices on top, butter-side up.
- Grill the sandwiches for about 3-4 minutes on each side or until the bread is golden brown and the cheese has melted.
- Slice the sandwiches in half and serve warm.
Notes
Feel free to customize the sandwich with additional toppings like avocado, tomatoes, or different types of cheese for added flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast / Brunch
- Method: Pan-grilled / Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 880 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 295 mg
Keywords: Breakfast, Grilled Cheese, Sandwich, Eggs, Sausage