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Week of 12/25/23

Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese
and green salad with pears

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Original GF Paleo Vegetarian
Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese

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 2022.

Proteins
Cheese
Cuisines
American
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Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
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:
  • Vinegar, balsamic - 2 tsp
  • Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
  • Honey - 2 tsp
  • Oil, olive - 2 Tbsp
  • Lettuce, green leaf - 6 oz , chopped (sub any salad greens)
  • Pears, any variety - 1 , sliced

Prep

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

  2. Make vinaigrette - (Skip if made ahead for Monday.) Whisk together vinegar, mustard, and honey. Slowly add olive oil while whisking. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead) 

  3. Lettuce / Pears - Prep as directed.

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Make

  1. Heat a non-stick frying pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add cooking 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, toss vinaigrette with pears and lettuce.

  6. Slice sandwiches and enjoy with salad on the side.

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