Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich

# What You'll Need:

01 - 4 slices Italian bread or sourdough

02 - 4 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced or shredded

03 - 12 to 16 slices pepperoni

04 - 1/4 cup marinara sauce, plus extra for dipping

05 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

01 - Lay out the bread slices and spread a thin layer of softened butter on one side of each slice.

02 - Place 2 bread slices butter side down and spread 1 to 2 tablespoons marinara sauce evenly over the unbuttered side of each.

03 - Layer mozzarella cheese over the marinara sauce, then arrange pepperoni slices evenly on top.

04 - Cover with remaining bread slices, butter side up, creating two sandwiches.

05 - Preheat a skillet or griddle over medium heat.

06 - Place sandwiches in the skillet and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side, pressing gently, until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.

07 - Remove sandwiches from heat, let rest for 1 minute, then slice diagonally.

08 - Serve hot with extra marinara sauce for dipping.

01 -

It's ready in twenty minutes but tastes like you spent way more time on it.
That moment when the cheese pulls in long strings as you bite through the crust is genuinely addictive.
Pepperoni crisps up in unexpected ways when it hits a hot skillet, turning this into something better than either component alone.

02 -

If your cheese isn't melted when the bread is golden, the heat is too high—lower it and give the sandwich more time, because rushing ruins everything.
Pressing the sandwich gently as it cooks helps the cheese melt faster and the bread toast more evenly, but aggressive pressing squeezes out all the sauce.

03 -

Use a griddle instead of a skillet if you have one—the flat surface gives you more even browning and better cheese melting control.
Keep the marinara warm in a small bowl for dipping; cold sauce on a hot sandwich is a crime against texture.