Italian Sausage Grilled Cheese with Provolone by Kooking w/Kim

Name: Italian Sausage Grilled Cheese with Provolone
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 lb Italian sausage; Italian or bruschetta seasoning; Provolone cheese, 1 pack (12-ounce); 1 loaf Tuscan bread or thick bread; Garlic butter of your choice; 1 small jar spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce

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Italian Sausage Grilled Cheese with Provolone Italian sausage, provolone, sauce, and thick bread come together in this Italian Sausage Grilled Cheese with Provolone. The filling begins with cooked, drained sausage simmered with a small jar of spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce and Italian or bruschetta seasoning.

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Watch How to Make It

The sandwich is built directly in the pan with garlic-buttered bread, provolone on either side of the sausage mixture, and a second buttered slice of bread on top. Tuscan bread or another thick bread provides the structure for the hearty center.

A woman holds a loaf of Weis By Nature Tuscan white bread in front of an electric griddle.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

This recipe combines a sausage-and-sauce filling with the familiar format of a grilled cheese. Instead of placing the sausage directly on the bread, it is first cooked, drained, seasoned, and simmered with sauce while the bread is prepared.

The assembly has a clear order: provolone goes down first, followed by a hearty scoop of sausage mixture, then a second slice of provolone. This keeps the filling centered between two cheese layers before the top slice of bread is added.

The bread is buttered on the outside rather than within the sandwich. Once assembled, the sandwich is grilled on both sides, with careful flipping called for to keep the sausage mixture in place.

Ingredients You'll Need

This recipe uses Italian sausage, Italian or bruschetta seasoning, provolone cheese, Tuscan bread or another thick bread, garlic butter, and a small jar of spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce. The sausage is the cooked filling, while the selected sauce is added after the grease has been drained.

The 12-ounce pack of provolone supplies the cheese layers for the sandwiches. Use one slice below the sausage mixture and another slice above it as each sandwich is assembled.

A person uses a spatula to spread sloppy joe meat onto slices of bread topped with cheese on an electric griddle.

A pan is needed for building and grilling the sandwich. Keep the cooked sausage mixture simmering while you prepare the bread so it is ready to scoop into the sandwich when the first buttered slice goes into the pan.

How To Make It

Cook sausage and drain grease add your sauce and your bruschetta seasoning and let simmer while you prepare your bread. Butter the outside of the bread and place it butter side down in the pan. Layer with 1 slice of provolone cheese, a hearty scoop of sausage mixture , and another slice of provolone cheese.

Butter the other half of the bread, butter side up, and place on top. Grill until both sides are nice and toasty, flipping very carefully not to lose the center mixture.

Serving & Variations

Serve the sandwich after both sides have been grilled and toasted. The finished sandwich contains the sauced sausage mixture between two slices of provolone, all enclosed by thick bread with garlic butter on the outside.

The ingredient list provides a few direct choices without changing the method. Use Tuscan bread or another thick bread, choose either spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce, and use Italian or bruschetta seasoning with the sausage mixture.

Whatever options are selected, keep the layering order the same: provolone, a hearty scoop of sausage mixture, and provolone. The top bread slice is added only after its outside has been buttered.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of bread should I use for Italian Grilled Cheese?

Use Tuscan bread or another thick bread.

What cheese is used in this Italian Grilled Cheese?

The recipe uses provolone cheese, with one slice layered below the sausage mixture and another slice on top.

What sauce can I add to the sausage?

You can use a small jar of spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce.

How do I assemble the sandwiches?

Place buttered bread butter side down in the pan, then layer provolone, a hearty scoop of sausage mixture, and another slice of provolone. Top with the second piece of bread, butter side up.

How long does Italian Grilled Cheese take to make?

The recipe takes 25 minutes total, including 15 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cook time.

Wrapping Up

This Italian Sausage Grilled Cheese with Provolone is built from a simmered sausage-and-sauce filling, two slices of provolone, and thick bread grilled in a pan. Preparing the filling first and assembling the sandwich in the stated order keeps the method focused from start to finish.

When it is time to turn the sandwich, flip carefully to keep the sausage mixture centered. Grill until both sides are nice and toasty, then serve.

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