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This is one of those recipes where your kids look at you with utter love and adoration.
Simple to prepare and quick to get on the table, it makes a fab meal.
I made this at the weekend for brunch.
We’d had a late night, the night before, as we were at a birthday dinner. The next day I was expecting to make breakfast slightly later than usual – i.e maybe 9 or 10am.
I then decided to make this pizza grilled cheese. I warned the kids that I had to photograph it, so it would be more like 11am before they could eat it.
I knew that would result in howls of hunger, so I told them they could have cereal for breakfast, or they could have a piece of fruit to keep them going, then have the pizza grilled cheese for brunch.
Never have I seen the kids move so fast to the fruit bowl!!
So whilst pizza grilled cheese might seem a little naughty, it appears to be a great method for getting the kids to eat extra fruit. I also topped it with lots of chopped peppers, and served with extra tomatoes, and they scoffed the lot. Win Win!!
Try with any of your favorite pizza combos:
- Ham and Pineapple
- Tuna and Sweetcorn
- Peppers and Mushrooms
I think I’ll be going through plenty of combinations now that the kids have asked for this to be put on the regular recipe rotation!
INGREDIENTS
- 3 thick slices of bread from an artisan style loaf (I used tiger bread)
- 1 tbsp butter, softened
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced thinly sliced pepperoni or chorizo
- 1/4 red bell pepper, chopped into small chunks
- 1/4 green bell pepper, chopped into small chunks
- 1 tbsp chopped scallions
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
DIRECTIONS
- Butter one side of one of the slices of bread – this will be the top of your grilled cheese. Put to one side.
- Place the two remaining slices of bread on a tray and place under the broiler. Toast on both sides until lightly browned.
- Spread the tomato paste on the two slices of toast, then top both slices with the cheddar and mozzarella.
- Arrange the pepperoni and chopped peppers on top.
- Place back under the broiler to melt the cheese. Put the buttered bread under the broiler at the same time, and toast this piece on both sides.
- When the cheese has melted and the pepperoni is bubbling, remove from the tray and place on a plate. Sprinkle both slices with scallions and parsley, then place on piece on top of the other. Add the buttered toast on top (I add it butter-side up so it looks lovely and golden, but you can place it either-side-up).
- Serve immediately.
