Hot Ham And Cheese With Caramelized Onions

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 slices pumpernickel bread
• 2 tablespoons garlic & herb spreadable cheese (i used alouette garlic & herbs creme de brie)
• 1 tablespoon sharp cheddar cheese, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon italian cheese blend, finely grated
• 2 ounces honey-roasted ham, thinly deli sliced
• 2 tablespoons leftover caramelized onions

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425*.
• 2 place both slices of bread on a cookie sheet. on one, spread garlic herb cheese, sprinkle with cheddar. on the other slice, layer ham, caramelized onion and top with italian cheese blend. leave sandsich open.
• 3 bake in oven for 5-7 minutes until cheese begins to bubble and all ingredients are heated through. *you could also use a panini press or do this sandwich grilled-cheese style. just butter the outsides of bread or brush with olive oil. if doing in a skillet on the stovetop, i typically cook over med or med-low heat and put a lid over the sandwich so that everything gets heated and melty before the bread over-browns.
• 4 note: i used caramelized onions i'd made earlier by very thinly slicing 1/2 of a sweet maui onion and sauteeing in butter til brown, then added 1/8 t kosher salt and black pepper and 1 t brown sugar til glazed.