Breakfast Grilled Cheese Eggs (Print View)
Buttery sourdough sandwiches with sausage, scrambled eggs, and melty cheese satisfy morning cravings.
# What You'll Need:
→ Main Ingredients
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8 ounces ground breakfast sausage
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6 large eggs, beaten
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8 slices Colby-Jack cheese
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4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, divided
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8 slices sourdough bread
# Directions:
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In a large non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook and crumble the ground breakfast sausage until thoroughly browned with no pink remaining. Transfer the sausage to a medium mixing bowl lined with paper towels. Set aside and remove excess fat. Clean the skillet using a fresh paper towel.
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In the same skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. Pour in the beaten eggs. Once eggs begin to set, gently stir to form soft curds. Cook until nearly all liquid is set, then remove from heat.
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Discard the paper towel from the bowl, leaving only the cooked sausage. Add the scrambled eggs to the sausage and gently fold to combine. Clean the skillet with a paper towel and return to medium heat.
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Spread the remaining 2 tablespoons of softened butter evenly on one side of each bread slice. Place one slice of bread, buttered side down, into the skillet. Top with a slice of Colby-Jack cheese, then layer with 1/2 cup of the sausage-egg mixture, add a second slice of cheese, and cover with a second slice of bread, buttered side up.
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Cook the assembled sandwich over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until the underside is golden brown. Carefully flip and continue cooking until the opposite side is golden and the cheese is melted.
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Transfer the grilled sandwich to a cutting board. Cut in half if preferred. Repeat the process with the remaining bread, cheese, and filling. Serve immediately while hot.
# Notes:
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Customize the sandwich by using only eggs and cheese, or substituting sausage with bacon or ham as desired.
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For a variation in flavor, use mayonnaise in place of butter when grilling the bread.
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Add sliced tomato with salt and pepper for freshness.
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Scrambled eggs can be substituted with fried eggs, such as over-easy, over-medium, or over-hard.