Grilled Cheese And Chorizo Sandwiches

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 chorizo sausages, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 8 slices sourdough bread (from a pullman loaf)
• 6 ounces monterey jack pepper cheese, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeno peppers (drained and sliced)
• 6 ounces havarti cheese, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, cook the sliced chorizo over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• 2 drain the chorizo on paper towels and wipe out the skillet.
• 3 butter the bread on 1 side and turn 4 slices buttered side down on a work surface.
• 4 top with pepper jack, chorizo, pickled jalapeños and havarti.
• 5 close the sandwiches with the remaining bread slices, turning the buttered side up.
• 6 preheat 2 large skillets.
• 7 add the sandwiches and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until the bread is golden and crisp, about 8 minutes.
• 8 cut the sandwiches in half and serve.