Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese Recipe

Written by
MacKenzie Smith
Recipe developer, food stylist, author, and teacher with a passion for sandwiches. She's behind the popular blog Grilled Cheese Social.
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MacKenzie Smith
Updated 09/19/19
Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese
Grilled Cheese Social
  • Total: 16 mins
  • Prep: 4 mins
  • Cook: 12 mins
  • Yield: 1 Sandwich (1 Serving)
Nutritional Guidelines (per serving)
549 Calories
46g Fat
22g Carbs
13g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1 Sandwich (1 Serving)
Amount per serving
Calories 549
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46g 59%
Saturated Fat 16g 78%
Cholesterol 56mg 19%
Sodium 605mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 22g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Protein 13g
Calcium 272mg 21%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Grabbing a slice of pineapple and ham pizza is nothing out of the ordinary, but what about transforming that dish into an exotic grilled cheese filled with sweet vibrant chunks of fresh pineapple, spicy rings of pickled jalapeños, milky strands of melted mozzarella and a umami-esque tomato sauce. All these ingredients melodically combine to help pack this Hawaiian pizza style grilled cheese full of flavor. Want more protein? Add some ham or pepperoni – Either way, this sandwich is to die for.

Ingredients

  • 2 slices Texas toast
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella (shredded)
  • 2 ​tbsp. pineapple
  • 2 tbsp. pizza sauce
  • Optional: 2 tbsp. pickled jalapeños
  • 2 tsp. butter (salted)

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2.  Begin by assembling the sandwich. On one piece of Texas toast, add half of the cheese. Next, add the pineapple and the jalapeños - more or less depending on how spicy you like it. Now add the remaining cheese.

  3. On the other slice of bread with nothing on it, smear the tomato sauce on evenly and close the sandwich. Carefully butter both sides of the sandwich and set aside. 

  4. In a medium sized cast iron skillet, take your buttered sandwich and let it cook for a few minutes on each side until the bread begins to crisp up and transitions into a golden brown color.

  5. Once this is achieved, flip the sandwich and repeat. Once both sides have browned and the cheese has melted all the way through, remove the sandwich from the heat and let sit for 1 minute so that the cheese can thicken up and glue all the ingredients together.