Chopped Cheese Sandwich

These Chopped Cheese Sandwiches are famous on the streets of New York City, but they're also easy to make at home! Made with seasoned ground beef, onions, and lots of melty cheese on a toasted bun, these make a filling and easy dinner!

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 804kcal

Ingredients

Vegetable oil (to coat)
1 lb. 80/20 lean ground beef
1 small yellow onion (diced)
1 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon oregano
¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
4 sub buns or hero rolls
⅓ cup mayonnaise
3 Tablespoons ketchup
8 slices American cheese
8 thin slices tomato
2 cups shredded lettuce

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add the ground beef, onion, Lawry’s, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and salt. Stir to combine, then allow to cook, undisturbed, for several minutes to get some good browning. Stir and continue to cook until the meat is browned on all sides and most of the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat.
On a large sheet pan, open the sub buns and spread both sides with mayonnaise and ketchup. Divide the ground beef mixture evenly over the bottom half of each bun. Top with two slices of cheese. Bake for 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Place each sandwich on a large square of parchment paper. On top of the cheese, add two slices of tomato and a lot of lettuce. Sandwich with the top bun. It’ll be messy, just do your best to keep as much of the filling inside as possible.
Starting from a corner, wrap the parchment over the top of the sandwich, so the corner touches the other side. Roll the sandwich over once, and tuck the ends under, then finish rolling. Use a knife to cut through the center of the sandwiches, including the paper, and eat by peeling the paper back as you go.

Notes

Here's a short video tutorial to show you how to wrap the sandwich.
Time saving tip: no need to measure the mayo and ketchup, just make sure each side of the bread is well slathered in mayo and slightly less ketchup.
The ground beef mixture can be made up to 2 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator.

Equipment

Cast Iron Skillet

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chop cheese, chopped cheese, chopped cheese sandwich