Fabulous Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 8 slices of your favorite bread
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 8 ounces gruyere cheese, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces thinly sliced smoked ham (such as black forest)
• 2 -4 tomatoes, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 spread one side of each bread slice with the butter. on a clean work surface, place 4 slices buttered-side down. divide the cheese and ham among those 4 slices. place the remaining 4 slices of bread on top, buttered-side up.
• 2 heat a grill pan or a 12-inch skillet with a lid over medium heat until warm. place the sandwiches in the skillet (in batches if necessary) and cook, covered, 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until cheese melts and bread is golden brown.
• 3 cut each sandwich in half; slide in 1 or 2 tomato slices and serve hot.