Chopped Cheese Sandwiches

Several hoagies on a baking sheet with beef, cheese, tomatoes, and shredded lettuce.

My Chopped Cheese Sandwiches put a backyard twist on a bodega classic, with chopped ground beef, American cheese, and veggies on a hoagie.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chopped Cheese Sandwiches

Servings: people

Author: Susie Bulloch

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef 80/20, you can also use patties
1 Tablespoon Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub or equal parts salt and pepper
8 slices American cheese
1 yellow onion sliced
4 submarine rolls
2 cups iceberg lettuce shredded
1 tomatoes sliced
mayonnaise
yellow mustard
dill pickles optional

Instructions

Preheat the griddle. Set your griddle up for high heat, around 425 degrees F.
Prepare your ingredients. The ground beef cooks up fast prepared this way, so I like to have everything ready ahead of time. Cut the onion into slices so you can cook them alongside the ground beef. Slice your onions as well, and remove the cheese slices from the packaging.
Grill the patties and onions. Place the ground beef patties in pairs (or about ½-pound loose ground beef) on the griddle, as well as the sliced onions. Sprinkle half the Beef Rub on the patties, then allow them to cook for 3-4 minutes.
2 pounds ground beef, 1 Tablespoon Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub, 1 yellow onion
Prepare the buns. While the ground beef is cooking, assemble the sandwich rolls. If you want to toast your buns, do that first, then add your desired toppings. I made mine with mayonnaise, mustard, tomato slices, pickles, and shredded lettuce.
Chop the beef. I like to lightly chop into the beef patties with my spatula, then flip them over and break them up the rest of the way. You can flip them over and then chop them up, if that’s easier for you. Season the other side with the rest of the Beef Rub, then allow to cook another 2-3 minutes.
Add cheese and onions. Place 2 slices of American cheese on each pile of grilled ground beef, then top with the onions. Cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until the cheese starts to melt and bubble,
8 slices American cheese
Assemble sandwiches, and enjoy! Use the spatula to serve the ground beef, cheese, and onions onto the prepared buns. Serve with your favorite fries or potato chips, or with anything else you enjoy alongside a hearty sandwich.
4 submarine rolls, 2 cups iceberg lettuce, 1 tomatoes, mayonnaise, yellow mustard, dill pickles

Notes

Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub

Grab a bottle from the Hey Grill Hey Store here

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