Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

[Jean in Newcastle]

Ds17 wanted me to ask for your recipes for a grilled cheese sandwich.  He's on a quest for the perfect grilled cheese.

 

Today's recipe:

 

Two slices of white bread

Two slices of medium cheddar

Chopped red onion

dash of basil

thin slice of large tomato

small amount of an extra sharp white cheddar

 

It was constructed the normal way with buttered bread on a griddle.  

 

[wonderchica]

I like to use mozzarella cheese with garlic salt or garlic butter. Mmmm.

[zoobie]

Try using mayo instead of butter on the outside of the bread.

 

Smoked Gouda

Sharp cheddar and thinly sliced Granny Smith Apple

American and tomato

Provolone, tomato, pepperoni

Gruyere and caramelized onion

[Bambam]

We use butter on the outside of the bread and a thin layer of cream cheese on the inside of the bread. We'll use whatever cheese we have on hand at the time along with ham or pepperoni.

 

 

[Guest]

My favorite is grilled cheese with avocado.  

[happi duck]

Cheddar and meunster, miracle whip instead of butter

[kitten18]

There's a Grilled Cheese Truck in L.A., their menu has some great ideas.

 

http://thegrilledcheesetruck.com/Pages/menus.aspx

[hornblower]

This vegan one - either on sourdough or on rye

http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2012/05/tomato-basil-roasted-pepper-vegan.html

[Cinder]

I'm boring. Not a big fan of grilled cheese but when I have one it's just butter on whole wheat with a slice of colby/jack and a slice of muenster. If I have some garlic butter already made up I'll use that instead of plain butter. I don't like extra stuff in my grilled cheese. Dh likes his with sweet pickle relish. Ds1 likes his with pepperoni. Dd prefers quesadillas--tortilla vs bread. Ds2 thinks grilled cheese is gross.

[Jennifer132]

I shred the cheese and put some on the outside of the sandwhich so the cheese crisps up a little. Then put the rest of the cheese on the inside. I prefer it on sourdough.

[monstermama]

Fontina and provolone on Italian bread cooked with garlic butter, and roma tomatoes.  Yum!

[Um_2_4]

My secret is to lightly toast the bread before making, then use the butter/griddle method. We go for pretty classic style with whatever cheeses we have on hand. Sweet gherkins on the side.

[Ali in OR]

For my picky eater? American cheese on whole wheat, buttered on the outside. TJ's sourdough bread is good if we have it.

[lynn]

My dd likes traditionalkraftslices american cheese with ham and a little mayo on whatever bread we have

 

I like deli sliced mozzerella with basil leave and use olive oil instead of butter on pepperidge farm thin sliced bread

 

I usually have several kinds of sliced cheese in the fridge so sometimes it's co-jack, mozzeralla, provolone and perhaps swiss in any combination with a little guldens spicy mustard dash of pepper on whatever bread we have.

 

My all time favorite is kraft slices, thin sliced tomato a little mayo on buttered whatever bread

[Kathryn]

There needs to be bacon involved.

[applethyme]

pesto, swiss, turkey and tomato

bacon, sharp cheddar and tomato

swiss, cheddar and provolone

 

 

[Susan in TN]

American cheese. Add all the other fancy cheeses you like, but there needs to be a good layer of American cheese in it. My favorite is a thick (restaurant quality) slice of American cheese, some mozarella, crispy bacon, and just a touch of mayo. Generously buttered on both sides for grilling.

[AK_Mom4]

DD13 sautes mushrooms in butter and then adds those to her grilled cheese sandwich. Yummmmm!

[KrissiK]

I like mine plain Jane:

2 pieces of white bread, mostly frozen (so you can spread the butter)

Butter

1 slice American cheese

 

Spread butter on one side of each piece of bread. Put buttered since of one piece on griddle, place cheese on that, put the other piece on, butter side up. Grill until one side is browned, flip until other side is browned and cheese is melted.

 

Not your healthiest meal choice, but tastes good on a cold day with cream of tomato soup!

[Slache]

Bacon, eggs, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and sour cream on a grilled cheese made of wheat bread, cheddar, and mozzarella. Now ask me if I'm fat.

[Slache]

There needs to be bacon involved.

 

I think this response is applicable to most quandaries.

[Stacia]

No butter.

 

Gotta go simple -- just plain sandwich bread with cheese. You must squish it with a spatula when grilling so that it is super-flat. :lol:  (Yes, my aunt made them for me that way in a sandwich press when I was a kid & I still like really squished grilled cheese sandwiches.) And, I hate to say it because I'm a fan of 'good' cheese & 'good' bread, but for a basic grilled cheese like this, I want the single-wrap Kraft American slices & a loaf of white sandwich bread like Merita.

 

If you're feeling a little fancy, you can add tomato slices.

[umsami]

I use whole grain bread.  Put mayonnaise on the outside of the bread, spicy brown mustard on one inside side of one piece of bread, and good sharp cheddar cheese.

 

The mayo gives it a tanginess....but you can also use butter.

[nukeswife]

We have grilled cheese every monday night.  We're pretty boring though.  Just bread buttered on the outside with Kraft Deli Deluxe slices (must use 2 per sandwich)  My eldest like 2 slices of clausen pickles in the middle with the cheese.  DH likes bacon.  All of us dip them in ketchup though.

[Stacia]

Oh, and we haven't tried it yet, but ds wants to do a bacon weave for a sandwich.

Scroll down to see: http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2013/07/ultimate-bacon-cheeseburger-food-lab.html

 

:lol:

[Cinder]

When ds1 was little he thought they were Girl Cheese Sandwiches. So sometimes he'd ask for a Boy Cheese Sandwich which was a cold cheese sandwich of bread, cheese and ketchup.

[Critterfixer]

I'm kind of partial to Baby Swiss, but any good sharp cheddar, grated for ease of melting is good. I am GF, so I will use Udi's, but I've taken to melting the butter in the cast iron skillet first, and then putting the sandwich in, with an early flip to coat both sides with butter so it doesn't get soaked up. Udi's is bad about that.

The key, though, has to be what I put on the sandwich after--if I use cheddar, the topping will always be a thin layer of honey from my girls. If Swiss, honey is good, but raspberry or strawberry jelly goes on the bread. It's awesome. 

[Scarlett]

Barefoot Contessa's version

he can google it but my ds loves this one.....

 

2 TBLES MAYO, 1 TBLES Parmesan, 1 tsp spicy mustard. Mix well...it makes a thick mixture....heavily butter bread ( any good bread will do but, you know, not store bought---LOL ok that was the Contessa's comment....I totally use store bought bread).put mixture inside butter bread....add some shredded cheese and some crumbled bacon......toast in hot pan....to me that is the secret to a good grilled cheese.....a hot pan to brown the bread properly.....but not too hot that the cheese won't melt befor bread burns.

 

Yum.

[Scarlett]

When ds1 was little he thought they were Girl Cheese Sandwiches. So sometimes he'd ask for a Boy Cheese Sandwich which was a cold cheese sandwich of bread, cheese and ketchup.

That is cute but sounds kinda gross.

[LifeLovePassion]

Fresh mozzarella, pesto aND tomato

[shukriyya]

I haven't had grilled cheese in ages but growing up we used to make Welsh Rarebit a lot.

[Cinder]

That is cute but sounds kinda gross.

 

Now that he's 20yo he thinks so too! :laugh:

[KungFuPanda]

My daughter puts fresh herbs on the outside of the bread. She's our grilled cheese maestro. Homemade bread helps if he's serious.

[happypamama]

Now I want a grilled cheese sandwich! And I only have plain whole wheat bread and basic cheddar in the house. Might make one anyway.

 

I like turkey, whatever cheese we have, and a bit of wasabi mustard, all nice and toasty and melty. I'll take avocado or roasted marinated red peppers on it too.

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

I think this response is applicable to most quandaries.

 

Seriously! I can't believe it took 14 replies before someone stated the obvious.

[Ravin]

English toasting bread.

[momto10blessings]

A nice chewy bread

 

Mozz cheese

 

Cooked onions

 

Basil

&

Garlic salt

 

Oh yum!!

[Farrar]

I have never heard of the mayo thing. You people are really messed up, ruining perfectly good grilled cheese sandwiches with mayo like that!  :ack2:

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

I haven't had grilled cheese in ages but growing up we used to make Welsh Rarebit a lot.

 

:svengo:  I just read the recipe you linked to DH, and he said, "Can you please add that to your Plan to Eat database? Because I PLAN TO EAT that."

 

Thank you for sharing!

[Incognito]

There are a lot of good ways to go with a grilled cheese recipe.  

 

One variation that hasn't gotten much mention yet is to do buttered outside, jam and pickles inside, with cheese of your choice (white cheddar, perhaps), and a layer or two of thinly sliced ham.  Once grilled, let cool for a few minutes, then slice into dipping strips with the turner and dip into ranch or caesar dressing.

 

You're welcome. ;)

[Jean in Newcastle]

Mmm.  I'm letting ds read all of these.  Now I wish that I could eat bread!  

[Amy in NH]

tomato and garlic powder

[Mrs Mungo]

Gruyere, ham and German mustard.

[Pippen]

Brownberry wheat bread, good munster or cojack cheese, and real butter.

[Jaybee]

Heavy dense rye or whole wheat bread, sharp cheddar cheese, jalapeños. No mayo or mustard, just cook in butter. I bet the bacon added idea would make it even more perfect.

[Chris in VA]

There are a lot of good ways to go with a grilled cheese recipe.  

 

One variation that hasn't gotten much mention yet is to do buttered outside, jam and pickles inside, with cheese of your choice (white cheddar, perhaps), and a layer or two of thinly sliced ham.  Once grilled, let cool for a few minutes, then slice into dipping strips with the turner and dip into ranch or caesar dressing.

 

You're welcome. ;)

 

OMG that sounds disgusting.

 

No offense. :lol:

 

[Chris in VA]

I am so going to try some of these!

 

We just grilled plain wheat bread that's buttered, with American cheese inside. Now we use cheddar.

 

You sparked a memory--We used to have a Mickey Mouse press that was so cute--I remember using it to make grilled cheese for my son's 5th birthday party (he had a Peter Pan party...so we had a bit of a Disney thing going on).

[Desert Strawberry]

Swiss or provolone on rustic, artisan bread. Any good cheese, really, as long as the bread is good quality. 

[ScoutTN]

Sometimes I cut mine up into little squares and use them as croutons in my tomato soup!

[momto10blessings]

OMG that sounds disgusting.

 

No offense. :lol:

 

Seriously! The jam/pickle/ham combo got me