Feta Fried Eggs Grilled Cheese (Printable)

Crispy feta-fried eggs paired with melted cheese and grilled bread create a rich, savory dish.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dairy & Cheese

01 - 4 oz crumbled feta cheese
02 - 4 slices cheddar or mozzarella cheese
03 - 2 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature

→ Bread

04 - 4 slices sourdough or country-style bread

→ Eggs

05 - 2 large eggs

→ Pantry

06 - 1 tbsp olive oil
07 - Freshly ground black pepper to taste
08 - Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)

# Cooking Steps:

01 - Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Sprinkle half the crumbled feta in two circles roughly the size of the bread slices directly onto the skillet.
02 - Crack an egg into the center of each feta circle. Season with black pepper and optional red pepper flakes. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until feta is golden and crispy and egg whites are set. Flip carefully and cook 1 more minute for soft yolks or longer for firmer yolks. Remove from skillet and set aside.
03 - Butter one side of each bread slice. Place two slices buttered side down on a clean surface. Layer each with two slices of cheddar or mozzarella. Top each with a feta-fried egg, then cover with the remaining bread slices, buttered side up.
04 - Wipe out the skillet and return to medium heat. Grill sandwiches for 2 to 3 minutes per side, pressing gently, until golden brown and cheese is melted.
05 - Slice sandwiches in half and serve immediately.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The feta gets crispy and complex while the egg stays rich and runny—two textures fighting in the best way.
  • It comes together in 20 minutes but tastes like you planned something special.
  • It's the kind of sandwich that makes you feel like you've discovered something no one else knows about yet.
02 -
  • Feta crumbles and crisps rather than melts, so don't wait for it to become liquid—watch for golden edges instead, which signals it's done.
  • If your yolk breaks while flipping, you haven't failed; you've just created an egg scramble situation, and it's still delicious inside the sandwich.
03 -
  • Room-temperature butter spreads without tearing the bread, and that matters more than you'd think when you're building something this delicate.
  • Pressing the sandwich gently while it grills helps the cheese melt faster and the bread brown more evenly, but go easy—you don't want to squeeze out your egg.
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