Faux Cubano Grilled Cheese Recipe

Updated March 31, 2025

It's a Cubano sandwich but without the roasted pork and with the addition of a buttery, grilled crust.

Recipe Details

Prep 5 mins

Cook 15 mins

Active 12 mins

Total 20 mins

Makes 1 sandwich

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Ingredients

Melt one third of butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat until foaming subsides. Add both bread slices and cook, swirling occasionally, until pale golden brown on bottom side, about 2 minutes.
Transfer to a cutting board toasted-side-up. Place one cheese slice on top of one slice of bread. Top with ham, spread mustard on ham, then top qith pickle chips and second cheese slice. Close sandwich, with both toasted sides facing inwards.
Melt one more piece of butter in the skillet and reduce heat to medium low. Add sandwich and cook, swirling occasionally, until deep, even golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove sandwich using a flexible metal spatula. Add the remaining butter. Return sandwich to skillet cooked-side up. Season with salt. Cook, swirling occasionally, until second side is deep, even golden brown and cheese is thoroughly melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

10-inch nonstick skillet

Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories	831
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 53g	68%
Saturated Fat 27g	134%
Cholesterol 243mg	81%
Sodium 3486mg	152%
Total Carbohydrate 25g	9%
Dietary Fiber 3g	9%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 65g
Vitamin C 1mg	7%
Calcium 590mg	45%
Iron 3mg	19%
Potassium 889mg	19%
*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.