With the weather being so bad and cold I wanted to make something to remind us it will get warm quick here in TX. We also had a busy night so we needed something quick.

This is just a basic grilled cheese with ham and pineapple.

I spent $14 on everything for dinner, we had tomato soup with it also. I bought 1 lb. each of cheese and ham. We only used 1/2 lb on 7 sandwiches, so I have a bunch left over for kids lunches tomorrow.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Yield: Serves 4
Cost per Serving: $1.45

Ingredients
8 slices white bread
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
4 ounces deli ham
8 slices Cheddar or American cheese
1 cup canned pineapple chunks packed in juice, drained and patted dry
Mustard, optional

Preparation
1. Spread one side of each slice of bread with butter. Lay ham on unbuttered side of 4 of the slices. Top each with 2 slices of cheese and pineapple chunks. Spread unbuttered sides of remaining bread slices with mustard, if desired. Place those 4 slices, buttered sides up, on top of pineapple.

2. Place sandwiches in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat and cook, pressing down on them occasionally with a spatula, until golden on one side, 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully turn and continue to cook until golden on the other side, about 3 minutes longer. Cut each sandwich in half and serve immediately.

** My daughter has transformer Valentines tattoos on her forehead…. I could not even tell you why she thought that was the best place to put them?!

If you were going to the store to purchase these items for this meal here are some coupons you might want to use:

• Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat Printable HERE
• $1/1 Kraft Deli Fresh Slices, exp. 3-13-11 (SS 02/06/11)
• $0.75/1 Kraft Deli Fresh Natural Slices, exp. 2-20-11 (SS 01/16/11)