College Cuisine: Cheap, easy eats for busy students

Ashley Evert, Assistant L&A&E Editor

September 17, 2013

Grilled Chicken Melt

This ooey gooey grilled chicken melt is easy to make and doesn’t break the bank. Try doctoring it with barbecue sauce or ranch once in a while and you’ll have a college cuisine staple that you can make often

The Basics:

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 8 minutes

Cost per serving: about $1.75

Ingredients:

Hearty bread (sourdough works well)

Butter

American cheese

Instructions:
1. Heat a small skillet on medium heat and warm the chicken until heated through. Chop, if desired, and put aside.
2. Heat another small skillet (or clean the other one and use it again) on medium-low heat
3. Butter one side of each slice of bread
4. Place one slice in the pan with two slices of cheese and add the chicken. You can throw some shredded muenster on top if you’d like, too.
5. Place the other slice of bread on top of the sandwich and flip when the bottom is golden brown.
6. Wait for the other side to brown and cheese to be fully melted. Cut in half and serve for a delicious, quick and easy lunch or dinner

About the Contributor

Ashley Evert, Managing Editor

Ashley Evert is a senior Communications Studies major studying dual concentrations in journalism and public relations. She is also studying three minors: English, Integrative Media, and Women's and Gender Studies. Ashley has written a beauty column for The Beacon since her freshman year and moved her way from staff writer to L&A&E assistant editor to her current position as Managing Editor.

The Beacon has given her a chance to dabble in other types of writing such as an alternative sports column and college cuisine column.

Ashley hopes to use her organizational and interpersonal skills to recruit new members who will grow, strengthen and diversify The Beacon.