Crabby Abby’s Egg and Cheese Meltdown
Quit your bellyaching with a meal that’s sure to put a cheesy smile on your face. Crabby Abby’s Egg and Cheese Meltdown is a quick and cheesy recipe with foot-stomping attitude. Before tempers start to boil, simmer down with deliciously delightful ingredients like fried eggs, garden fresh tomato and, of course, Pepper Jack cheese. And if you catch your friends and family getting teary-eyed at the dinner table, don’t worry – those are either tears of joy or they’re just crying because it’s all gone.
INGREDIENTS:
2 large EGGS
pinch salt
pinch pepper
4 slices whole grain bread
4 slices Pepper Jack cheese
4 slices tomato, thinly sliced
1/4 cup butter, softened
DIRECTIONS:
1.) SPREAD one side of each piece of bread with butter. SET aside.
2.) In frying pan, MELT a slice of butter over low heat. FRY eggs to desired doneness, salt and pepper to taste. REMOVE from heat and COVER to keep warm.
3. HEAT separate large frying pan to medium-high heat. ADD 2 slices of bread, buttered side down. ADD slice of Pepper Jack cheese, TOP with fried egg. ADD second slice of Pepper Jack cheese on top of fried egg and ADD 2 slices of tomato. TOP with second slice of bread, buttered side up.
4.) COOK until pan side down bread is golden brown, about 5 minutes, then FLIP with spatula keeping sandwich together. Once second side of bread is golden brown, approximately 5 more minutes, REMOVE carefully from pan and SERVE.
INSIDER TIPS:
– Sandwiches are a great mid-week dinner idea – just add your favorite soup or salad.
– Toasting the top and bottom slices of the bread for 1- 2 minutes before adding the ingredients helps to create an evenly toasted sandwich.
– This recipe is an excellent source of protein, vitamin A and choline and a good source of folate.
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