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Week of 3/9/20

Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese
and green salad with pears

Active: 40 min Total: 40 min
Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

This creamy, vegetable-loaded grilled cheese sandwich is a comfort food classic that always gets great reviews when we feature it in meal plans. It's like having a warm spinach and artichoke dip that you can hold in your hand! This meal was last featured in 2018.

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Ingredients

Servings:
4
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Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese:
  • Garlic - 2 cloves, chopped
  • Artichoke hearts, frozen or canned - 8 oz, chopped
  • Cheese, provolone - 6 oz, shredded or finely chopped
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Baby spinach - 5 oz
  • Mayonnaise - 3 Tbsp
  • Bread, sandwich - 8 slices
  • Butter - 2 Tbsp
Green Salad with Pears:
  • Lettuce, green leaf - 6 oz, chopped (sub any salad greens)
  • Pears, any variety - 1, sliced
  • Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
  • Honey - 2 tsp
  • Vinegar, balsamic - 2 tsp
  • Oil, olive - 2 Tbsp

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Prep

  1. Garlic / Artichoke hearts / Cheese - Prep as directed. Store in separate containers. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  2. Lettuce / Pears - Prep as directed.

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Make

  1. Heat a non-stick frying pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, garlic, and artichoke hearts to heated oil. Saute until garlic is fragrant, ~1 minute. Add spinach and a pinch of salt. Saute until spinach is wilted and most of the liquid has cooked off, 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. Transfer spinach mixture to a mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly. Stir in mayonnaise and cheese. Season with some salt and pepper, if needed.
  3. Wipe out pan and return it to heat.
  4. Assemble grilled cheese sandwiches by buttering one side of each piece of bread. Place half the slices of bread buttered-side down in hot pan. Top with spinach-artichoke filling and then add remaining bread, buttered-side up. Cook until bottom of bread is golden brown, ~3 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side until filling is completely melted, ~3 minutes more.
  5. While sandwiches cook, whisk together mustard, honey, vinegar, and olive oil. Toss with pears and lettuce.
  6. Slice sandwiches and enjoy with salad on the side.

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Reviews

Ratings

Original (45)
Gluten-free (2)
Paleo (3)
Vegetarian (4)

27 reviews

Easy meal! And I used the leftovers with pita chips as dip

By: Jenna
Posted: Apr 29, 2020
Diet: Original
0 Helpful

This grilled cheese was incredible!

By: Carrie
Posted: Apr 13, 2020
Diet: Original
0 Helpful

Wow, tasy!

By: Megan
Posted: Apr 12, 2020
Diet: Vegetarian
0 Helpful

Super easy, very tasty.

By: Maggie
Posted: Apr 06, 2020
Diet: Original
0 Helpful

Flavorful and easy. I did make an extra veggie on the side.

By: Stephanie
Posted: Mar 31, 2020
Diet: Paleo
0 Helpful

Easy and yummy. Added an extra slice of provolone to each sandwich.

By: Barbie
Posted: Mar 31, 2020
Diet: Original
0 Helpful