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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.
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
- 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
- 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.
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:
- Potato chips
- Southern Potato salad, German Potato Salad, or Red White & Blue Potato Salad
- Macaroni salad
- House salad with homemade ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing
More Sandwich Recipes:
- Cuban Sliders
- Cheeseburger Sliders on Hawaiian Rolls
- Tomato Twiddle Tea Party Sandwich
- Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes
Hawaiian Grilled Cheese
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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe first published April 11, 2014. Updated March 28, 2024.
Photography by @JessGaertnerCreative
What is a good side to serve with these?
Anything! Sandwiches are so easy to pair a side with. A salad, or veggies. Could even do a fruit salad with some more pineapple. Let me know what kind of meal you create!
Thank you !
This grilled cheese sandwich looks so yummy!!!! I pinned it and soon I’m going to make it!
Thank you for the recipe.
Never knew this can be done on a stove, I’ll surely try it out, looks yummy already, can’t wait. Thanks for sharing.
From Nigeria
Thanks so much for stopping by Tessy! I hope you enjoy 🙂
I just made this recipe, it was fantastic! I’m posting a video on my youtube channel, you can check it out here:
http://youtu.be/Bfxt6AP8qj4
I used your picture, please let me know if you have a problem with that and I will take it down immediately 🙂
That video is so fun 🙂 love it!!! Your daughter is super cute too! Thanks!
I’m so hungry now after seeing these pics! 🙂
Hi Serene! I know we featured this at our Best Of The Weekend party a couple of weeks ago – I just saw a grilled cheese recipe contest that ends 5/12 and thought of you. 🙂
Didn’t want to add the url in case it goes to spam but it’s: grilledcheeseacademy(dot)com/contest
🙂
Thank you so much Claire!!! That is so sweet that you thought of me for this contest! I just went over and entered all of my grilled cheese sandwiches 🙂
My son loves Hawaiian pizza too. I’ll have to try this for him. Thanks for sharing, this would be a great recipe to link to Family Fun Friday, we’d love to have you stop by. Have a great week!
I hope he enjoys it! My kids loved it 🙂 I’ll stop by and check out the Family Fun Friday! Thanks so much
This is a different twist on a grilled cheese sandwich. Kind of a sweet and salty flavor. Pinned on my lunch board. Visiting from the Show Stopper Blog Party.
Thanks for stopping by Erlene 🙂 I’m trying to get a little more creative with the grilled cheese to truly celebrate grilled cheese month!
That picture of the melting cheese is amazing! Gooey foods are so hard to photograph, but you nailed it! Ham and pineapple sounds refreshing and filling … perfect for hot days. Haha, I cracked up at the mohawk story! I can relate 🙂
Gooey foods are sooo hard to photograph! And you have to be quick to get it at the right time before it’s just a soggy mess! And I know, poor baby girl has my hair, it’s coming in slightly curly and easily messy!