Stand aside traditional grilled cheese, this one means business. With chipotle cheddar, BBQ chicken, and macaroni and cheese all sandwiched between two slices of Texas toast.
Not only is April Grilled Cheese Month but today is Grilled Cheese Day! Seems a bit overkill to have a day within the same month in which is it celebrated but I will never complain about any excuse to have cheese. I decided to match the intensity of a double holiday with a loaded grilled cheese sandwich inspired by “The Mempho” from a restaurant in Memphis called Patrick’s. Since I moved, I sometimes go through Memphis-food withdrawl and now you get to reap the benefits of my recreation attempts.
This trip down taste-bud-memory lane involves a grilled cheese sandwich with pulled BBQ pork, Swiss cheese, mac and cheese, and caramelized onions all sandwiched between two slices of Texas-style bread. Using my slow cooker BBQ recipe, I made mine with pulled BBQ chicken (cooked with onion in it), chipotle cheddar cheese, and garlic butter Texas toast instead! And of course since that isn’t enough there’s still plenty of mac and cheese sandwiched in there as well. The recipe makes one sandwich (it is Single Serving Sunday after all) but I trust your math skills are sufficient enough to make more if needed.
Want some other grilled cheese inspiration? Or feeling a bit timid to tackle this one? Try my grilled three cheese sandwich, grilled mac & cheese sandwich, or caprese salad grilled cheese sandwich.
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THE MEMPHO (GRILLED BBQ MAC & CHEESE SANDWICH)
Serves 1
Ingredients:
2 slices frozen garlic butter Texas Toast, thawed
2 slices spicy cheddar cheese (I used Cabot’s chipotle cheddar)
1/4 cup leftover macaroni and cheese, warmed
1/4 cup leftover pulled BBQ pork or chicken, warmed
Directions:
- Preheat a small skillet over medium heat.
- Place one slice of bread onto skillet, add 1 slice of cheese, followed by macaroni, meat, and another slice of cheese. Top with a second slice of bread.
- Grill until lightly browned and flip over; continue grilling until cheese is melted.
Slice and serve immediately.
Source: Adapted from my Grilled Mac & Cheese Sandwich, inspired by The Mempho at Patrick’s.
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6 comments
This is absolutely my favorite thing to order at Patrick’s! Love it! :)
Oh I miss it so much Rach! I cannot wait to come back for BBQ fest.
Wow this sandwich look amazing!
COME TO MOMMA. Is all I have to say about this.
Single Serving Sunday – HA! I love it. Funnily enough, I made grilled cheese bites today and didn’t even know that it was National Grilled Cheese Day until I read your post! And darn, too, because I totally would’ve made this version. This looks scrumdiddlyumptious to boot, girl!