Broccoli and Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Begin by preparing all of your ingredients as detailed in the above list. Have a medium sized bowl of ice water prepared as well.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the broccoli florets into the pot and cook for roughly 5 minutes or until just tender. Once they are just tender, remove them from the water using a slotted spoon and place them into the iced water to stop them from cooking and retain that great green color.

Pour out the hot broccoli water and drain the cooled broccoli. Return the pot back to the stove, and place on low heat. Add the torn chicken, the broccoli, and the cheddar cheese. Add just about a tablespoon of water just to steam and warm the chicken and cheese.

Heat a large skillet on medium to medium low heat. Butter the top side of each slice of bread. Add one slice of bread, butter side down, onto the skillet. Top that with one slice of American cheese. I cut the slice in half so it fit better onto the bread.

Spoon the broccoli, cheese, and chicken mixture on top of the slice of American cheese. Top that with another slice of American cheese, then top with the other slice of bread, butter side up.

Heat each side, until nice and golden. Once the bottom is golden, carefully flip the sandwich with a large spatula, and cook the remaining side until that is nice and golden. It should take about 4 minutes or so per side.

I set a cast iron bacon weight on top of the sandwich as it cooked, just to get everything nice and melted. I will leave that up to you if you want to go that route.

Remove it from the skillet, slice and serve. My wife and I totally fell in love with this sandwich. It is everything you want in an awesome broccoli and cheese pairing. And well, let’s just say that little bit of chicken and caraway bread really made it even better. I hope you enjoy.