NATIONAL SANDWICH DAY

Today is National Sandwich Day. While you could celebrate with a trip to Subway, Jimmy John's, or my personal favorite, Jersey Mike's, why don't you explore something new? Here are 5 funky grilled cheese sandwiches to test out today. As for me...I'll be diving head first into a tuna melt.

1.) Bacon Pretzel Grilled Cheese

• Ingredients:
• frozen pretzel, thawed and sliced
• 3 slices of bacon, cooked
• 1 slice of Havarti cheese
• a little butter
• How to:
• Place bacon on bottom half of grilled cheese.
• Top with cheese and pretzel top.
• Melt butter in nonstick skillet and warm sandwich until cheese is melted.

2.) Loaded Nacho Grilled Cheese

• Ingredients:
• 2 slices French bread
• 1 tbsp sour cream
• 2 tbsp salsa
• Mexican shredded cheese
• 3 tbsp cooked ground beef
• taco seasoning
• diced avocado
• black beans
• 2 slices chopped jalapeno pepper
• 1 scrambled egg
• a little butter
• How to:
• Put sour cream on one slice of bread and salsa on the other slice.
• Layer cheese, ground beef, seasoning, avocado, beans, jalapeno, and eggs.
• Top with another layer of cheese and another slice of bread.
• Heat butter in a nonstick skillet and warm sandwich until browned.

3.) Dulce de Leche and Mascarpone Grilled Cheese

• Ingredients:
• 1 ounce mascarpone cheese
• 1 tbsp dulce de leche
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• a little butter
• 2 slices cinnamon raisin bread
• How to:
• In a bowl, combine mascarpone, dulce de leche, and vanilla extract.
• Butter one side of each slice of bread.
• Spread mixture on non-buttered side of each slice of bread.
• Put together, butter sides out, and warm on nonstick skillet for 1-2 minutes.

4.) Fried Chicken and Waffle Grilled Cheese

• Ingredients:
• 2 waffles
• 2 slices of cheddar cheese
• 1 piece of fried chicken, thinly cut up
• a little butter
• How to:
• Add a slice of cheese to each waffle.
• Arrange chicken on one side of sandwich.
• Put together and heat butter on nonstick skillet. Warm until cheese melts.

5.) Cream Cheese and Nutella Grilled Cheese

• Ingredients:
• 2 slices of Italian bread
• 1 ounce cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon Nutella
• melted chocolate
• fresh berries
• How to:
• Heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lay bread, separately, on baking sheet and toast until brown (2-3 minutes.)
• Spread softened cream cheese on one slice of bread.
• Spread Nutella on other slice of bread.
• Put sandwich together and broil in oven for 1-2 minutes.
• Drizzle with melted chocolate and top with berries.