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This Hawaiian grilled cheese sandwich is bursting with pineapple, Canadian bacon and jack cheese. A fun and flavorful twist on a grilled cheese sandwich.

Hawaiian grilled cheese sandwich served on a plate.


 

This sandwich is loaded up with the flavors of a Hawaiian pizza, Canadian bacon, Jack cheese, and pineapple. Plus the bread is seasoned with oregano and parsley rounding out all the best flavors of a pizza. If you love sandwiches you will want to check out our Animal Style Grilled Cheese, Cuban Sliders and Egg Salad.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Ingredients needed to make a Hawaiian Grilled Cheese Sandwich.
  • Bread: Use your favorite type of bread or gluten-free option as needed.
  • Cheese: Monterey Jack is my favorite for this sandwich.
  • Pineapple: Use slices of fresh pineapple or canned pineapple.
  • Herbs: Use fresh or dried herbs.

How to make A Hawaiian grilled cheese

  1. Butter one side of each slice of bread and sprinkle with parsley and oregano to taste
Bread spread with butter and then sprinkled with herbs.
  1. On non buttered side of bread place the shredded cheese, then the Canadian bacon, pineapple, and top with the other slice of bread, buttered side facing up.
Shredded cheese added to a slice of bread then Canadian bacon added on top.
Pineapple added to a grilled cheese sandwich, then a slice of bread placed on top.
  1. Cook sandwich on stove top on a griddle or frying pan. Once bread is toasted on one side flip the sandwich to toast the other side. Cook on a low heat to allow the cheese to melt while the bread is toasting.
Hawaiian grilled cheese sandwich before and after grilling in a skillet.

Serving

This grilled cheese sandwich is very easy to put together. Making it perfect for a weeknight dinner, lunch, or other quick meal. Serve this sandwich alongside some:

Hawaiian grilled cheese sandwich served with potato chips on a plate.

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Hawaiian Grilled Cheese

5 from 4 votes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: Serene
This Hawaiian grilled cheese is bursting with pineapple, Canadian bacon and jack cheese! 
Stacked halves of a pineapple grilled cheese sandwich with melted cheese coming out.

Ingredients  

  • 4 slices bread
  • 3 slices pineapple fresh or canned
  • 3 slices canadian bacon
  • ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese grated
  • 2 tbsp butter softened to room temperature
  • oregano and parsley

Instructions 

  • Butter one side of each slice of bread and sprinkle with parsley and oregano to taste
  • On non buttered side of bread place the shredded cheese, then the canadian bacon, pineapple, and top with the other slice of bread, buttered side facing up.
  • Cook sandwich on stove top on a griddle or frying pan. Once bread is toasted on one side flip the sandwich to toast the other side. Cook on a low heat to allow the cheese to melt while the bread is toasting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 13g | Sugar: 27g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe first published April 11, 2014. Updated March 28, 2024.

Photography by @JessGaertnerCreative

 

 

 

 


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