I once worked near a W.G. Grinders, my favorite place for baked sandwiches at lunchtime. Sadly, W.G. Grinders no longer has any locations open in Indiana (there are a few in Ohio). They sure made great sandwiches. Now I have to make a ham and cheese grinder at home to satisfy my cravings. Although I sure liked the ones at the order-at-the-counter restaurant, these are not anything to sneeze at! In fact, they’re fantastic!
The beauty of making a grinder at home is not that you get to make it your way. That you can use your favorite cheese. Or meat. Or that you can sing while you’re making it. Nope. it’s that you can make two of them and eat them both without telling anyone! Boom!
Cool It
This ham and cheese grinder is a great way to make an outstanding baked sandwich at home. It’s very easy, yet very tasty. Of course, you can use any meat or cheese you like. The key ingredients are the garlic butter and the little sprinkle of paprika at the end. Mmmm… tasty!
I’ve found that it helps to let your grinder cool a bit before slicing. It’s like a pizza that way. If you cut it while the cheese is still ooey-gooey melty it’ll just ooze right on out of the sandwich. Unless you have one crazy-sharp knife. It’s hard to do. So just let it sit there for a few minutes. You don’t have to let it get cold, but sit long enough for the cheese to set just a bit!
- One 12 ounce bag of Two Artisan Bake at Home…
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Aldi for the Win
For the bread, meats and cheese my go-to place has become my local Aldi store. They have great breads and their deli meats are available at a great price. And they have a great variety of them too, so I never get bored with my grinders. My favorite is their ‘Italian Trio’. It’s a package of genoa salami, sandwich pepperoni and provolone cheese. They have others, too. You can pick up several and mix-and-match to make these grinders your way!
Also try my steakhouse grinder.
Ham and Cheese Grinder
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ stick unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder more or less
- 1 loaf French bread
- ¾ pound deli ham sliced thin
- ½ pound provolone cheese sliced thin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Combine the butter and garlic powder. Add more garlic powder, to taste, if needed.
- Split the French bread lengthwise and lay open.
- Brush both open sides with butter.
- Transfer to a baking sheet.
- Add ham and cheese, then sprinkle with the paprika.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the bread is crispy.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
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