All I have to say about this sandwich is OMG! It is so incredibly good that my husband and I almost could not believe it. I was momentarily in shock that my kids didn’t like it, but then I said oh well – more for us! It certainly would be more convenient if they liked it too, but this is one of those things that we like so much that it’s worth it to make something different for them (like a plain grilled cheese). Don’t let us stop you from trying it on your kids though!
You can also eat this pimento cheese cold on plain bread, which is still good too. But once we discovered the cooked version (which is like a grilled cheese sandwich with a kick) we were hooked! Just imagine the soft pimento cream cheese mixture melted between two pieces of crispy bread that are grilled to perfection. Need I say more?
Print This RecipeGrilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich
Yield: 5 – 6 servings
Ingredients
- 5 ounces organic white sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated (not the pre-grated stuff which contains an anti-caking agent)
- 4 ounces organic cream cheese, softened (I stick it in the microwave for a few seconds, after I take the metal foil off of course)
- Half of a 4 ounce jar of diced pimentos, with juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1 – 2 drops of hot sauce
- Whole-wheat sandwich bread
- Butter for frying
Directions
- Blend all ingredients (down to the hot sauce) together very well with a spoon or fork.
- Can be served cold or continue with directions below for a hot sandwich.
- Melt 1 – 2 tablespoons of butter in a sauté pan set just slightly higher than medium heat or use a griddle set at 375 degrees F.
- Just after the butter has melted (and before it turns brown) rub one side of each piece of bread in the melted butter for full coverage.
- Remove the buttered bread from the pan and spread a layer of pimento cheese onto the side of the bread that doesn’t have the melted butter on it. Top that with another piece of prepared bread (non-melted butter side facing down) to make a sandwich.
- Put sandwich back into the pan onto remaining melted butter and cook until golden brown on each side.
I have this recipe too and we love it also. It is great hot or cold as a dip with pita chips also.
Yes, it would be great as a dip…thanks for sharing!
Just found this blog, what an awesome site!
Just curious, have you tried using coconut oil as an alternative to butter? We still use butter from time to time but coconut oil has become our primary cooking oil nowadays.
Keep up the great work!
Lance
Can I ask, what type of Dijon mustard you use? I just checked mine, (Grey Poupon), and it has…
Water, Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, White Wine, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Sugar, Spice
Too many ingredients, plus sugar! (and “spice”? how vague is that?!).
Just curious what you recommend…?
You know we happen to have this random brand mustard that has been in our fridge for a while. I don’t remember where I bought it, but I know we got it to go with a Polish sausage meal we were making (a long time ago – way before our 100 days!). The brand is Kosciusko and the ingredients are: white distilled vinegar, #1 grade mustard seed, water, salt, spices. So I guess the vague “spices” thing is common in mustard, but it definitely does not have sugar in it or it would say that specifically. I think the Earthfare brand organic mustard is pretty decent with 6 ingredients (one of them being water which my husband says doesn’t really count as an ingredient).
Thanks. I saw the Kosciusko brand of mustard at Earthfare and purchased that. (Even though it’s technically a “spicy brown” mustard, and not a Dijon (no white wine in it), it had the best looking list of ingredients).
I made this last night, and oh my goodness – so delicious! I love, love pimento cheese – but had to say goodbye to the orange-colored tub of chemical goo – this was a fantastic replacement. Yum!
I am so happy to hear of someone else sharing the love of this sandwich!
Okay, I’m going to keep searching, but have you found a whole-wheat sandwich bread with five ingredients or less? (Should I call my bakery to see if they’ll tell me the ingredients?) I am really thinking about doing this, but I don’t know if I will really have time to make my own bread…and my husband wouldn’t last one meal without it. I made the roll recipe you had on here once too, but now I can’t find it and I also think it had white flour in it? Couldn’t be, but I swear I think it did! I’m going to at least get the stuff for the tortillas and biscuits…
Your bakery should definitely tell you the ingredients! I wouldn’t buy anything from a place that won’t tell you what they put in it. Oh just saw your other comment that you found a Great Harvest…that’s great! We love their honey whole-wheat loaf (5 ingredients and 100% whole-wheat), but you have to be careful because they also offer a lot of options made with white flour and sugar. Good luck!
Never mind, there is a Great Harvest relatively close to me!!! I’m so excited!!! (Will call the bakery too, anyways — thank you!)
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Disclaimer: I try to eat whole foods but am not at 100% yet. I tried this last night, it was awesome. I am from charlotte (but moved to CA) and loved Penguins Winky dinky dog. So, we used it as a topping to our hot dogs to help with the craving. It was amazing, thank you for posting this!
On the first sentence it seems to look like it was valid but if you prove it there is no point of this!!
Try the grilled pimento cheese topped with grilled fresh pineapple, too!
Try it on raisin bread! Awesome savory combination!
This was DELICIOUS!!! I got the honey whole wheat from Great Harvest and had it for lunch. I’ve been using the spread as a dip with pita chips as well. Love it!