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Grilled Cheese Egg in a Hole
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Ruth M.
February 18, 2023
When I make these, I take a slice of bread , butter or mayo both sides and cut an egg sized hole in it. Place slice butter/mayo side down in a frying pan on medium. Crack your egg into the hole, when white solidifies, flip. Top with slices of extra old white cheddar cheese and a second slice of bread with butter/mayo on the outside. When cheese starts to melt, flip to toast the last side. Eat with chutney. Mmmm!
Karen
March 7, 2021
I made this this morning and just left the sandwich whole and put an over easy egg on top. So I guess you could say I really didn’t make this recipe but a grilled cheese (with bacon in it) with an egg on top. Recipe gave me the idea! Thanks!
Linda S.
May 10, 2018
when my mother was a child, her brother, my uncle Charlie, came home from a friends house and told my grandmother about an egg in the middle of a piece of bread. My whole life these have been referred to, by my family, as Charlie eggs. never thought of adding cheese....love them plain, will probably love these even more. thanks for the recipe!
Jenifgrr
May 6, 2017
I read this, went into the kitchen and immediately made one. Sprinkled a little Fox Point seasoning on the top while the egg was cooking-delicious! I've always known them as one eyed Jack's and add shredded cheese on the top. Can't believe that I didn't think to take it one step further by just going full on grilled cheese!
Pisanella
June 5, 2016
The grilled cheese bit was lovely and the mayo is brilliant instead of butter. However, not sure the egg really goes with the cheese and I wish I hadn't eaten it!
Mary
February 29, 2016
Pesto is another wonderful butter substitute on your grilled cheese. Should work here too.
Joan
December 29, 2015
Ahhh memories! As a former Girl Scout these"egg in a hole" Breakfasts were one of the few things we could cook outside for our "Camping" badge.
With an upside down #10 can as a stove you could cook the bacon then the egg in a hole...Voila! Breakfast....
With an upside down #10 can as a stove you could cook the bacon then the egg in a hole...Voila! Breakfast....
Rani C.
November 20, 2015
We called these "Egg-in-a-Hole with a Hat" as the cut out circle went over the egg when finished. Used one slice of bread (so the sandwich part is missing in mine), slice of cheese after egg/toast was flipped and topped with toasted center. All done in the frying pan, of course. I like the mayo idea and will try it next time.
Alina
November 16, 2015
I love grilled cheese. Especially in the morning. When I was pregnant I was craving grilled cheese like crazy, wish I would have come across this recipe to try out for breakfast! This looks super delicious, I would certainly want to try this out one of these mornings to make for myself and daughter. I love this combination put together. It seems filling and satisfying.
Joan H.
November 2, 2015
We call it Rocky Mountain Toast (without the cheese, of course, it will never be the same :)) because after you finish the egg in the bread, you put the toasted circle on top of the egg to serve it.
beejay45
October 20, 2015
We learned these in summer camp -- the egg part, but they were called One-eyed Susans there. ;) I never liked grilled cheese sandwiches because the bread was always so greasy. Then, one day, I realized that you could put just a tiny skim of mayo on the bread, instead of a slather of butter, and get the same golden, crispy outsides but without having to wring out the grease. So, you rock, Joy. I don't know who these Five Guys are, but I suspect that they rock, too. LOL! I particularly love the little toasted holes that are left over, so much so that every once in a while I do the little slather of mayo on both sides of a piece of bread and toast it in a pan just to eat with a bowl of tomato soup.
Dayn R.
October 17, 2015
Just made one to try and the entire family smelled it, came to the kitchen and ended up making like 5 of them! Used a rosemary and olive oil artisan sliced bread, added a chipotle hot sauce to the cheese while grilling, then browned on both sides after letting the egg settle a bit depending on who wanted what type of egg style... Big hit. Nice share! Oh, sprayed the pan w/ a non-stick, avocado oil spray. Did use the mayo. Nice touches...
Alina
November 16, 2015
The chipotle hot sauce added on sounds like a nice touch to the grilled cheese. I love how universal this recipe can be. I would love to try that as well.
jackie
September 29, 2014
Why use mayonnaise instead of butter?
Joy H.
September 29, 2014
I always make my grilled cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise now because it's a lot easier to spread onto soft bread and it adds a slight tang that I really like. Feel free to use butter if you prefer.
Alina
November 16, 2015
I had the same question as well, I had never known about using mayonnaise with grilled cheese but I still want to try it, I love trying new recipes! You can always discover something with different ingredients, love it!
Cathie H.
November 28, 2015
Don't know why, but mayo makes the bread much crispier (is that even a word? Oh well, if not it SHOULD be!) than butter. It doesn't have that "sogginess" that butter gives it. Try it, Alina...you'll never look back. ????
beejay45
March 6, 2017
I never liked grilled cheese sandwiches. It was like eating a grease saturated sponge. Yet, I had a hankering for that melty cheese. One day I realized that I could just barely kiss the bread with mayo and get a nice, relatively firm bread outside for my melty cheese fillings. Yes, it has more flavor than butter, but for me it was not feeling like I was swallowing a cup of grease that made me a believer.
lydia.sugarman
September 28, 2014
Why not just cover the bread with the cheese so that when you cut out the middle you'll have a mini-grilled cheese "hat" to place back on the side of the egg? Yes, the cheese will ooze out, but isn't that a desirable characteristic of grilled cheese?
Joy H.
September 28, 2014
That would be a totally acceptable and simpler way to make the grilled cheese egg in a hole! The reason I did it the way I did was because the slices of bread I usually use for this are more rectangular than the square slices of cheese I use, so the best way for me to cover all the parts of the bread around the hole is to split up the cheese. =)
BakerMary
February 27, 2017
That was my thought, too...you could have a mini grilled cheese appetizer, then the grilled cheese & egg main!
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