Easy Breakfast Grilled Cheese
Easy Breakfast Grilled Cheese is a hearty breakfast sandwich made with sourdough bread, scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, butter, and melted Colby-Jack cheese.
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Servings: 4 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb ground breakfast sausage
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened, for cooking the eggs
- 6 large eggs beaten
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened, for spreading on the bread
- 8 slices sourdough bread
- 8 slices Colby-Jack cheese
Instructions
- Place a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Add the ground breakfast sausage to the skillet.
- Cook and crumble the sausage until it is fully cooked and no longer pink.
- Transfer the cooked sausage to a paper towel-lined bowl to drain excess grease.
- Wipe the skillet clean.
- Place the skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add 2 tbsp unsalted butter to the skillet and allow it to melt.
- Add the beaten eggs to the skillet.
- Cook the eggs, stirring gently, until they are softly scrambled and almost fully set.
- Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Remove the paper towel from the bowl of cooked sausage.
- Add the scrambled eggs to the cooked sausage.
- Stir gently until the sausage and eggs are evenly combined.
- Place the skillet over medium heat.
- Spread the remaining 2 tbsp softened unsalted butter on one side of each slice of sourdough bread.
- Place one slice of bread in the skillet with the buttered side facing down.
- Place one slice of Colby-Jack cheese on top of the bread.
- Add approximately 1/2 cup of the sausage and egg mixture over the cheese.
- Place one additional slice of Colby-Jack cheese over the sausage and egg mixture.
- Place a second slice of bread on top, with the buttered side facing upward.
- Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the bottom slice of bread is golden brown.
- Carefully flip the sandwich with a wide spatula.
- Cook the second side for 3 to 4 minutes, or until golden brown and the cheese is fully melted.
- Remove the sandwich from the skillet.
- Cut the sandwich in half, if desired.
- Repeat the process with the remaining bread, cheese, and sausage-egg mixture.
- Serve immediately while warm.
Notes
To make this Easy Breakfast Grilled Cheese gluten free, replace the sourdough bread with certified gluten-free sandwich bread or gluten-free sourdough-style bread.
Verify that the breakfast sausage is labeled gluten free, as some brands may contain gluten-based fillers, flavorings, or additives.
Confirm that the Colby-Jack cheese, butter, eggs, and all packaged ingredients are gluten free.
Use a clean skillet, spatula, knife, cutting board, and serving plate to avoid gluten cross-contact.
If preparing for someone with celiac disease, use a dedicated toaster, skillet, or cooking surface that has not been exposed to regular bread.
Avoid shared butter containers that may contain crumbs from gluten-containing bread.