Life just got a lot better for all of us! This Spanakopita grilled cheese is so delicious that kids and adults alike love it. I could eat anything spanakopita or the filling right off the spoon. I don’t need something to stuff it in, but that’s what inspired these grilled cheese sandwiches. You get all the flavors of spanakopita in the quick time it takes to make a stringy, gooey grilled cheese sandwich. I can’t wait for you to try it!
Spanakopita Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
YIELD: 5-6 SANDWICHES
Ingredients
- 3-4 oz (about 100g) butter, softened
- 10-12 slices of good quality bread
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 6 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 pound (455g) spinach leaves roughly chopped
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 11 oz (300g) feta cheese
- slices of mozzarella, provolone, or gruyere cheese
Instructions
- Add the onion and olive oil to a large skillet and cook over medium heat until soft and golden. 8-10 minutes. Add the garlic and warm through.
- Add the scallions and a pinch of salt and cook until soft. About 2 minutes.
- Add the spinach in a few batches and season each batch lightly with salt and pepper.
- Cook the spinach mixture over high heat so that the liquid can evaporate.
- Remove from the heat and add the dill, crumbled feta cheese and mix it all together. taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
- Place a cast iron skillet or any non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Spread butter on both sides of the sliced bread.
- Top one slice with the mozzarella cheese and then top with the spinach filling. Place the other slice of bread on top of the filling.
- Add a little bit of butter to the pan and let it melt.
- Toast the sandwiches in the pan about 2-3 minutes per side until golden and until the cheese is melted.
- Cut in half and serve. Kali Orexi.
