So I Made Mac & Cheese Grilled Cheese

and it was really good.

This week I was given the 'recipes' category for the school newspaper. I immediately thought of grilled cheese, which is, in my opinion, the least disgusting of the college food staples. So I, being a new proud owner (for the next three months) of my very own kitchen, jumped at the opportunity to test out a few new recipes. Can I just make this week grilled cheese week? Cool?

Ingredients:

-2 slices of sourdough bread

-1 cup macaroni and cheese pasta

-2 tomato slices*

-panko bread crumbs

-at least (in my opinion) 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

-butter

-salt & pepper

-ketchup (to serve with)

*optional, but my roommate and I both agreed that a tomato would have made this sandwich even better!

Instructions:

1. Place pan on medium heat with a chunk of butter.

2. While pan is heating, mix mac & cheese in a bowl with about 3ish teaspoons of bread crumbs and a few pinches of shredded cheese. 

3. Form mixture into patties and place on pan. Cook until golden brown on each side.

4. While the mac & cheese patties cook, butter the outside of each bread slice.

5. Press the buttered side of the bread into a plate of panko crumbs.

6. Remove mac & cheese patties from pan and set aside.

7. Place slice on pan with bread crumbs facing downwards. 

8. Layer shredded cheese, mac & cheese patty, more shredded cheese, and then top slice of bread with crumbs facing upwards. 

9. Cook until golden brown on each side.

This recipe has officially changed the way I think of grilled cheese. Enjoy!

*original recipe found here