This delicious Fried Egg Sandwich Recipe combines eggs, American cheese, and smoked ham all layered between buttered slices of bread all grilled to perfection. You can whip one together in just a few minutes and it tastes like heaven! They can be easily customized to suit your taste by swapping cheese or adding ham, crispy bacon, or cooked sausage patties.
My family and I are huge breakfast nuts. We just love eggs. We love them scrambled, easy over, hard boiled, poached, and sunny side up. I mean who doesn’t love omelettes, quiches, egg salad, deviled eggs, stratas, fritatas and egg sandwiches? This breakfast sandwich is so quick and simple. I am sure that even a novice cook can handle this recipe. I have seen other recipes for breakfast egg sandwiches but they look a little complicated. I am not saying they aren’t delectable but in the morning every minute counts!
Do you like eggs? Do you like your yolks runny or firmed up? You can adapt this recipe very simply to the way you like your eggs cooked. You can scramble them, poach them, or cook them like an omelet.
How do you make an Egg Sandwich?
First assemble the bread, ham and cheese so when your eggs are ready you can slide them on. Place one slice of white American or cheese of your choice on one slice of the bread. Then place one slice of yellow American or cheese of your choice on the opposite slice. Top each side with a thin piece of honey ham, crispy bacon, or cooked sausage patty.
Now cook one egg per sandwich over easy in a little butter or olive oil over medium heat. You can cook it so the yolk is set or runny. Sprinkle with a little kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. If runny gently slide it on to the sandwiches and put the sandwiches together. Don’t press down hard or the yolk will crack. Heat a skillet over medium low heat. Now brush the melted butter on the top slice of bread and carefully move it to the hot skillet. Place it in the skillet butter side down. Brush the slice that is top side up with the melted butter . Cook over medium low heat and cover the skillet loosely with aluminum foil. Flip to brown both sides.
Tips on making awesome Egg Sandwiches!
- Use good quality bread. It really does make a difference. Try it on hearty multi grain bread, sourdough, whole wheat bread, bagels, or split English Muffins.
- Don’t skip the cheese. It brings everything together and makes it so tasty. Try different cheese like cheddar, white American, Swiss, Havarti, Pepper Jack, Colby, or Monterey Jack.
- For a change of pace top that sandwich with lettuce, arugula, tomato, onion, or mayo.
- Melted butter or mayonnaise makes the bread brown so nicely and adds fabulous flavor. You can use salted or unsalted butter.
- If you like runny yolks don’t push down on the sandwich. It will all come together as everything melts and browns like an egg in a grilled cheese sandwich.
- Cover the skillet loosely with foil so the cheese melts around the egg and is ready when the bread browns.
Other delicious Egg Sandwich combinations
- Bacon and Monterey Jack
- Pepperoni and Mozzarella
- Brisket and Swiss
- Ham and Cheddar
- Leftover Meatloaf and Gruyere
- Sausage Patties and Gouda
Enough said. These sandwiches are a shoe in with your family and perfect for school days. They can be prepared in a matter of minutes. You and yours are going to love them!
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Fried Egg Sandwich
Ingredients
- White bread or sourdough bread
- White American cheese slices
- Yellow American cheese slices
- Sweet Ham deli sliced
- Large Eggs
- Melted Butter
- kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place one slice of white American on one side of the bread and place one slice of yellow American on the opposite slice. Top each side with a thin piece of honey ham. Have sandwiches assembled so as you remove the eggs from the pan you are ready to go.
- Cook one egg over easy per sandwich. Sprinkle with a little kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. Remove from the pan without over cooking and gently add one to each white American side. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Bring both sides of the sandwich together. Do not press down or you will break the yolk.
- Heat skillet over medium low heat. Brush each sandwich with melted butter. Place butter side down in skillet. Brush the top with melted butter. Cover loosely with aluminum foil Cook until the bottom is browned. Flip and cook until the other side is browned and cheese is gooey and melted.
Notes
- Use good quality bread. It really does make a difference. Try it on hearty multi grain bread, sourdough, whole wheat bread, bagels, or split English Muffins.
- Don't skip the cheese. It brings everything together and makes it so tasty. Try different cheese like cheddar, white American, Swiss, Havarti, Pepper Jack, Colby, or Monterey Jack.
- For a change of pace top that sandwich with lettuce, arugula, tomato, onion, or mayo.
- Melted butter or mayonnaise makes the bread brown so nicely and adds fabulous flavor. You can use salted or unsalted butter.
- If you like runny yolks don't push down on the sandwich. It will all come together as everything melts and browns like an egg in a grilled cheese sandwich.
- Cover the skillet loosely with foil so the cheese melts around the egg and is ready when the bread browns.
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This post was originally published February 27, 2016 and republished June 5, 2020 with new content.
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Toni
This was really amazing! My kids loved it too!!
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Toni! I am glad that the kids loved it too!
Autumn Murray
It has literally been years since I’ve made an egg sandwich. Your pictures made me want to change my menu for this Saturday morning and treat my family to a surprise! Thank you.
Beth Pierce
Fantastic! I sure hope they enjoy them! So easy and delicious!!
Emmanuel Damian
I love Bacon and Monterey Jack Egg Sandwich. I like to play with my sandwich by changing it with different variants of cheeses.
Shahrom Martijn
Looks like a very simple dish to make. I am going to try this egg recipe out this weekend. Let see how it goes…
Ashley
Good tip on covering the skillet with foil!
Beth Pierce
Yes indeed to get that cheese all melty! Yummy!
Theresa
My husband eats eggs for breakfast every morning. I bet he’d really dig this egg sandwich recipe!
Beth Pierce
Awesome! You should make him one! He will love it.
Marcie W.
Now this is my kind of breakfast. It seems so flavorful and well balanced. Your other sandwich combination suggestions sound delicious as well.
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Marcie! So glad that you stopped by!
Stacie
I LOVE a good egg sandwich. I like to make them like this but with one variation. I make the bread French toast. Yummo!
jaye shields
Thanks for including the nutritional info. This looks super delicious and I’ll have to try it!
Beth Pierce
You are most welcome Jaye! I hope you enjoy it!!
Subhashish Roy
Such a simple dish & my favorite breakfast option.Eggs are my favorite anytime really.
Beth Pierce
Eggs are my favorite too! So easy, nutritious and delicious!
Bill Sweeney
I do love a good breakfast sandwich. This one is definitely going in the must-make file. It looks perfect.
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Bill! I sure hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Liz
I found this recipe on Pinterest and made this grilled cheese for my husband last weekend! He gave this rave reviews! A hit for us both.
Gayle
It seems like it would be nigh on impossible to keep the sandwich together in the skillet without breaking the yolk(s)?
Beth Pierce
No not if you are careful. It works every time.
Brenda Black
I have been making these for a long time but never knew there was an actual receipt for them. My husband calls them “Sloppy Egg Sandwich. We make them for dinner sometimes, they are tasty anytime of day or night.
Beth Pierce
Yes they really are and oh so easy! We love them!
Jonathan orrico
I am going to make this tomorrow so exited!
Beth Pierce
Thanks! It is an easy delicious sandwich…so good! Okay now I am hungry!
Erin
I love that you left the yolks runny on these sandwiches! I would eat these sandwiches for supper 🙂
bpierce
I love this sandwich. Of course breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! 🙂
Brenda Taylor
All I cannot say is … Oh my! Yummmmy. I Loved this!
bpierce
Thanks. I love that sandwich!