HOW TO MAKE: Ultimate Grilled Cheese Spinach Sandwich | David Rocco's Recipes

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

Heat a pan over medium heat and add a little bit of olive oil and sliced garlic.

Add lots of chili flakes to the pan.

Add fresh spinach to the pan, noting that it will wilt down quickly.

Season the spinach with a little bit of salt and cook until all the moisture has been reduced, about 2 minutes.

Transfer the cooked spinach to a plate.

In the same pan, add thin slices of prosciutto and crisp them up.

Layer smoked havarti cheese on top of the prosciutto.

Spread butter generously on the outside of the sandwich.

Press down on the sandwich to create a crust and let it sit in the pan.

Cook until the sandwich is nice and crispy, then remove from the pan.

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