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Grilled Cheese Italiano

Looking for a classic dinner made with ham? Then check out this delicious grilled sandwich - perfect if you love Italian cuisine.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 20 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

3: tablespoons butter, softened

8: slices whole-grain bread

8: oz fontina or Swiss cheese, shredded (2 cups)

8: thin slices prosciutto or ham

24: fresh basil leaves

8: slices (1/4 inch) ripe tomatoes (about 2 medium)

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/4: teaspoon freshly ground pepper

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Directions

1 Heat griddle or 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat.
2 Spread butter on one side of each bread slice. Layer unbuttered side of 4 of the bread slices with 1/4 cup of the cheese, 2 slices of the prosciutto, 6 of the basil leaves and 2 of the tomato slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top each with 1/4 cup of the remaining cheese and remaining bread slice, buttered side up.
3 In hot skillet, heat sandwiches 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is slightly melted and bread is browned. Turn sandwiches over; heat 3 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and sandwich is golden brown.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Fontina is a semi-soft Italian cheese that can be difficult to slice or shred. To make this task easier, place the cheese in the freezer for 20 minutes to firm up before shredding or slicing.

When buying prosciutto, make sure it’s sliced ultra thin and layered between pieces of paper so that it doesn’t shred to pieces when you try to pull the slices apart.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich

Calories: 490
Calories from Fat: 280),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 31g; 31%
(Saturated Fat 18g, 18% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 100mg; 100%;
Sodium: 1100mg; 1100%;
Total Carbohydrate: 26g; 26%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 8g 8% ),
Protein: 26g; 26%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 25%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 40%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 3 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 2/13/2011 12:41:33 PM REPORT ABUSE leinaalajoan said:

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Sounds wonderful. I had a similar sandwich in a small restaurant in Seattle that put bacon instead of the ham. Either one would be delicious though !! Yummy !

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