Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese
and green salad with pears

Name: Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cloves Garlic, chopped; 8 oz Artichoke hearts, frozen or canned, chopped; 6 oz Cheese, provolone, shredded or finely chopped; 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 5 oz Baby spinach; 3 Tbsp Mayonnaise; 8 slices Bread, sandwich; 2 Tbsp Butter; 2 tsp Vinegar, balsamic; 2 tsp Mustard, Dijon; 2 tsp Honey; 2 Tbsp Oil, olive; 6 oz Lettuce, green leaf, chopped (sub any salad greens); 1 Pears, any variety, sliced

Active: 40 Total: 40

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 2022.

Proteins

Cheese

Cuisines

American

Ingredients

Metric

Servings:

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

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

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Make

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.
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.
Wipe out pan and return it to heat.
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.
While sandwiches cook, toss vinaigrette with pears and lettuce.
Slice sandwiches and enjoy with salad on the side.

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