Watching the melted cheese oozing out of the sandwich is always fun – who says grilled cheese sandwiches are only for kids?

ET does quite a bit of business travel and when he’s out of town, I like to prepare simple and quick dinners that could be conveniently eaten while I read a good book or magazine on the couch. Grilled cheese sandwich is one of my favourite quick dinner choices. It’s almost impossible to make a bad grilled cheese sandwich. The combination of melted cheese, crusty bread and tasty ham always promises successful results.

I use Canadian bacon in my grilled cheese sandwich because I like the meaty texture of Canadian bacons. Because Canadian bacons usually have a milder flavour than regular ham, I picked a 2-year aged white cheddar that has a very nice and strong flavour.

Place the bacon and cheese on a slice of bread. The thickness of the slice is a personal preference. For me, I prefer thinner slices rather than thick because I can taste more the bacon and cheese than just the bread. If you are like me who likes to stuff up a sandwich, then make sure the cheese and bacon are covering the entire slice (if they are not hovering over the bread!). And yes, this means there are no white corners.

Butter the top and bottom of the sandwich. As a tiny effort to be healthy, I used margarine instead of butter this time.

Heat a non stick pan. Place the sandwich into the pan by placing side with cheese into the pan first. Turn the heat to low and cover the pan, grill one side until golden brown, about 1 minute. Gently flip the sandwich to the other side and grill with the pan uncovered for another minute.

Cut the sandwich in half, watch the cheese oozes out, and eat!