Stuffed Breakfast Grilled Cheese

A golden stuffed grilled cheese sandwich cut in half to show melted cheese and scrambled eggs inside on a breakfast plate.

Stuffed Breakfast Grilled Cheese

This stuffed breakfast grilled cheese combines eggs, bacon, hash browns, and melted cheddar between buttery, golden-brown slices of bread. It is a hearty, savory breakfast sandwich with crisp edges and a gooey center.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings: 2 servings

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Calories: 680

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

4 slice thick-cut bread
2 tbsp butter, softened
4 slice cheddar cheese
2 large eggs
1 tbsp milk
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
2 strip cooked bacon, chopped
2 tbsp scrambled or soft-cooked breakfast sausage optional
2 tbsp shredded hash browns, cooked and crisped
1 tbsp chives, finely chopped

Equipment

mixing bowl
whisk
skillet
spatula
griddle

Method

In a small bowl, whisk the eggs with milk, a pinch of salt, and black pepper.
Cook the eggs in a lightly greased skillet over medium-low heat, stirring gently until softly scrambled and just set. Stir in the bacon, sausage if using, hash browns, and chives, then remove from the heat.
Lay out the bread slices and place one slice of cheddar on two of them.
Divide the breakfast egg filling evenly over the cheese, then top with the remaining cheddar slices and the other bread slices to form two sandwiches.
Butter the outsides of each sandwich evenly on both sides.
Heat a skillet or griddle over medium-low heat. Cook the sandwiches for 3 to 4 minutes per side, pressing gently with a spatula, until the bread is deep golden brown and the cheese is melted.
Let the sandwiches rest for 1 minute before slicing and serving warm.

Notes

For the best melt, keep the heat at medium-low so the bread browns slowly while the cheese fully melts. You can swap bacon for sausage, or omit the meat entirely for a vegetarian version.