Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Folks, I am faaaa-reeezing!! Seriously. It’s not even the end of October and we already have freezing temps. What. In. This. World?!

As I sit here and type, I’ve got layers of clothes on and a never-ending cup of hot coffee by my side. Yes. Filled to the brim with pumpkin spice creamer…and I’m STILL freezing!

Today, I’m sharing a fun combination. Well….what I’m actually doing is combining 2 of my favorite foods into ONE. My love for pepperoni pizza – YES! – has spilled over into my love for grilled cheese sandwiches!

It’s a busy time for us with lots of events going on lately. Birthdays, my cousin’s bridal shower and 2 family weddings coming up. The holidays are coming too, and that means longer work hours. Just all around busy, busy, busy. Since I don’t always have the time I want or need in the kitchen, I really take advantage of throw together meals that take no time at all to make.

These pepperoni pizza grilled cheese sandwiches were part of my quick and easy menu-plan for this past week. I knew what kind of craziness was on the schedule, so with a grocery list in hand, I flew into Walmart to pick up everything I needed, including my pasta sauce.

I figured the Bertolli® 5 Cheese pastsa sauce would be the perfect sauce for this recipe – and I was right! I really wanted it to have tons of cheesy flavor and I love the real authentic Tuscan taste of Bertolli® Pasta Sauce. You can spot it, straight away! Did you know that they’re celebrating their 150th anniversary – Yep! 150 years of family tradition and values! Check out the Bertolli® Pinterest page for more delicious and easy recipe ideas!

Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese Ingredients:

• Texas Toast sliced bread
• Bertolli® 5 Cheese Pasta Sauce
• Sliced pepperoni
• Butter, softened
• Mozzarella cheese

Instructions:

Butter one side of texas toast sliced bread and place in skillet on medium to med. high heat with buttered side down. Just as you would when making grilled cheese.

Quickly, spoon on about 1-2 tablespoons of Bertolli® pasta sauce.

Then layer on sliced pepperoni. I used about 16 slices of pepperoni per sandwich. (Yeah, I know that’s alot. NO JUDGING!)

Next, pile on a handful of mozzarella cheese.

Spoon on another tablespoon or 2 of pasta sauce.

Butter another piece of texas toast and lay on top…buttered side facing up.

After the bottom side is browned, carefully flip over with a spatula to brown the other side.

NOTE: You have to build quickly because the bottom piece of bread will brown fast. If yours are browning before you can get the sandwich built, you can always pre-build before adding to the skillet. Just butter the bread and lay down on wax or parchment paper, build it and then carefully move to the skillet to toast.

Cut in half, and dip in warmed Bertolli® pasta sauce! Enjoy!

Do you think your family would enjoy these pepperoni pizza grilled cheese sandwiches?!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Bertolli®. The opinions and text are all mine.