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Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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This Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich recipe combines a family favorite pizza into a delicious and fun sandwich!

This Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich recipe is just like a Hawaiian Pizza with ham and pineapple, but made into an easy meal for lunch or dinner.

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Our kids are big fans of Hawaiian Pizza with pineapple, ham and mozzarella cheese. In honor of April being Grilled Cheese Sandwich month, I’ve taken our family favorite pizza and turned it into a delicious sandwich that’s budget-friendly too.

The three main ingredients you will need are:

Pineapple: I prefer to cut up a fresh pineapple (I use the OXO Pineapple Corer to make it easy). You can use canned pineapple slices, if you wish. In either case, I recommend patting the pineapple slices dry with a paper towel helps to avoid soggy bread.

Cheese: I recommend using mozzarella cheese to give this sandwich the taste of pizza. Don’t have mozzarella or something else is on sale? It’s no problem to use other cheeses if you prefer.

Ham: I used sliced ham deli meat and only used 1 slice per sandwich because the slices were double the width of my bread. I simply cut each slice in half and used both halves on my sandwiches, which was plenty. Use more, if you prefer.

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe - Ingredients

One of the other ingredients for the Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich is bread and butter. I used an Italian bread, to keep with the pizza theme, but you can really use whatever type of bread you would like. I would, however, try to stick with a thicker sliced bread. My personal favorite (which I didn’t use for these photos) is to use sourdough.

For your butter, make sure it’s well softened so that it will spread easier, which will allow you to use less. The softened butter is spread on one side of two pieces of bread (per sandwich).

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Making the sandwiches is easy! Heat a frying pan over medium heat and place the buttered side of one slice of bread down in the pan. Working quickly, place a layer of cheese and then ham, pineapple and another layer of cheese. Place the remaining slice of buttered bread on top, with the butter facing upwards. Cook for a few minutes and when the side toasting is is done, carefully flip it over so the other buttered side is now on the pan.

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

For maximum ooey gooey-ness, Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are definitely best served right away.

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

To give this grilled cheese sandwich it’s ultimate pizza treatment, serve it with a small cup of warmed pizza sauce for dipping. Each bite tastes just like you are eating a slice of Hawaiian Pizza!

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe - dipped in pizza sauce

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe - dipped in pizza sauce

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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  • Author: Brandie Valenzuela
  • Yield: 4 sandwiches 1x
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This Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich recipe combines a family favorite pizza into a delicious and fun sandwich!

Ingredients

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  • 8 slices bread (preferably 1/2 – 3/4″ thick)
  • 3 tablespoons butter (softened)
  • 4 slices pineapple (patted dry and preferably thin sliced)
  • 4 ounces thinly sliced ham
  • 12 ounces mozzarella cheese (thinly sliced)
  • Pizza Sauce (optional for dipping)

Instructions

  1. Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. With ingredients prepped and close by, heat skillet over medium heat.
  2. When skillet it heated, place the buttered side of one slice of bread down in the pan. Working quickly, place a layer of cheese, then ham, pineapple and another layer of cheese (using 1/4 of these ingredients). Place a 2nd slice of buttered bread on top, with the butter facing upwards. Cook for a few minutes (3 minutes or so), until the bread is toasted. Carefully flip it over the sandwich so the remaining buttered side is now on the pan. Continue cooking for another few minutes until that side is also toasted and cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  3. Cut sandwich in half and serve immediately with a small sauce cup of warmed pizza sauce.
  • Category: Sandwiches
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1

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  3. Miz Helen says

    We will just love your Hawaiian Pizz Grilled Cheese Sandwich and thanks so much for sharing it with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen



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      • rattlebridge farm -- foodie friday says

        Brandie, your sandwich will be featured tonight at Foodie Friday and Everything Else. Thanks for joining us!

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  36. Renee says

    I’m passing this recipe to my mom. She loves Hawaiian pizza and this way she can have the taste of it without having to make a whole pizza for herself.

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