Grilled Cheese and Chili Sandwich

by Nancy

This grilled cheese and chili sandwich is simple and delicious comfort food.

Just the mention of a grilled cheese sandwich reminds me of the ones that my grandmother made when I was little.

And guess what kind of cheese it was made with…yep…Velveeta Cheese.

Those were the days!

About this Recipe

This grilled cheese sandwich is made with cheddar cheese and prepared chili.

Two things that taste amazing together (cheese and chili) and the combination also tastes amazing in the form of a grilled cheese sandwich.

Either homemade chili or canned prepared chili can be used in this recipe.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Sharp Cheddar Cheese, sliced sandwich bread (Sheepherder’s bread is used in this recipe), butter, and prepared chili

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Chili:

Warm the prepared chili in a pan or in the microwave (in a microwave-safe bowl) and then set aside for just a moment.

Toast the Bread:

Heat a large skillet on medium heat.

If your skillet is large enough to lay out 4 slices of bread, add half of the butter to the skillet.

If your skillet is just large enough for 2 slices of bread at a time, use about a quarter of the butter (a little less than a tablespoon).

As soon as the butter melts, lay the pieces of bread over it and move them around a little so they soak up the butter.

Let cook until the bottom sides of the bread are toasted.

Once the bottom sides of the bread are toasted, turn them over, slide one of the pieces over to the far side of the pan and stack the remaining piece on top of it for just a moment while adding more butter.

Add half of the remaining butter to the pan.

Put one of the slices of bread over the butter toasted side up.

Then stack the other slice of bread on top of the piece that is lying on the melted butter.

Add the remaining butter to the pan, and as soon as it melts lay the remaining piece of bread over it toasted side up.

Add the Cheese:

Next, add the slices of cheese to the top of each piece of bread.

Lift up the bread to see how it’s toasting.

If it’s getting too dark, turn down the heat just a bit.

Add the Chili:

Then add about ½ cup of warm chili over the cheese on one slice of bread (add 1 cup of chili on two slices if cooking all four pieces of bread at the same time).

Add a couple more slices of cheese on top of the chili just for good measure.

Toast the bottom slice of bread.

Then turn the piece of bread with just cheese on it over on top of the bread with the chili on it to make a sandwich.

Cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat off while the cheese melts.

Serve:

When the cheese is completely melted,

…transfer the sandwich onto a cutting board…

…cut it in half and…

…serve warm.

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