Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese--Crazy Cooking Challenge

It's that time of the month again!  Time for the Crazy Cooking Challenge.  Can I tell you how much I love participating in this challenge every month?  It's so fun for me to go through others blogs and find recipes to fit the parameter of the challenge for the month.

This challenge was perfect for me.  I LOVE grilled cheese sandwiches.  I lived off them in college, and still eat them quite often.  I especially love when the cheese oozes out of the sandwich, becoming crispy and fried in the pan.  {{drool}}

This sandwich was quick to put together, and had the wonderful taste of spinach artichoke dip.  I used sourdough bread and it was perfect.

Don't forget to check out the bottom of this post (if you follow in a reader, you'll probably have to click over to the actual blog) and see all the other crazy cookers out there who made grilled cheese sandwiches!

SPINACH ARTICHOKE GRILLED CHEESE
Posted at: http://recipesofacheapskate.blogspot.com
slightly adapted from: A Couple Cooks

• 3 cups chopped fresh (washed) spinach
• canned artichoke hearts (about 3), chopped
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp sour cream
• 1 cup shredded cheese (I used a provolone mozzarella blend)
• 4 pieces bread (I used sourdough)
• garlic powder, salt

Heat the olive oil in a skillet and add the spinach.  Sprinkle with garlic powder and some salt.  Saute just until limp, then add the chopped artichokes.  Saute for another minute or two, until everything is heated through.  Drain off any liquid in the pan, and add the sour cream and some more salt (just a pinch).
On each piece of bread, spread butter on 1 side.  Heat a griddle pan to medium heat.  Add 2 slices of bread to the grill, spread some cheese, the artichoke-spinach mixture, and some more cheese (approx 1/2 cup per sandwich).  Top with the rest of the bread.  When the bottom is browned, flip the sandwich and cook until the other side is browned.