Grilled Cheese Recipes

ULTIMATE GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Assemble the sandwich by placing Cheddar and mozzarella cheese on the bread. Season with oregano, salt, and pepper.
• Heat butter in a pan over medium-low heat. Add sandwich and cook until cheeses melt, 3 to 5 minutes, increasing heat if needed. Flip and cook until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Cut in half and top with parsley and chives.

GRILLED CHEESE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• On a cutting board, butter each piece of bread with butter on one side.
• Flip the bread over and spread each piece of bread with mayonnaise.
• Place the cheese on the buttered side of one piece of bread. Top it with the second piece of bread, mayonnaise side out.
• Heat a nonstick pan over medium low heat.
• Place the sandwich on the pan, mayonnaise side down.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes, until golden brown.
• Using a spatula, flip the sandwich over and continue cooking until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
• Enjoy!

BIG CHEESE SQUEEZE

Steps:

• Place two 10-inch cast-iron skillets over high heat for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spread the mustard on one slice of bread. Distribute the cheese evenly over the mustard, season with pepper, and top with the second slice of bread. Brush the bread surface with the clarified butter. Go for even coverage, but don't soak the bread or it won't brown.
• When the pans are hot, kill the heat and place the sandwich, top-side down, in the middle of skillet number 1. Brush the newly exposed bread face with butter and lay the bottom of skillet number 2 right down on top of the sandwich. Wait. In 3 to 5 minutes, you will hear the sizzle of melted cheese oozing out into the pan. (If you don't, you went skimpy with the cheese.)
• Gently remove the top skillet and use a flat metal spatula to remove the sandwich to a waiting cutting board and wait 60 seconds. You will be hungry, so at this time you may want to examine skillet number 1 for toasty little bits of cheese, which you can hungrily devour. When 60 seconds is up, you may wish to cut the sandwich in half with a serrated knife. It won't make the sandwich taste any better, but there's something about biting into that cut side that's very satisfying.

ULTIMATE GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Add 1 1/2 Tbsp butter and olive oil to a skillet and heat over MED-LOW heat. Add diced onions, salt, pepper, fresh thyme and 1 tsp of fresh rosemary to the hot skillet and saute, stirring often, until onions are soft and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Stir brown sugar into the onions and cook another minute.
• Transfer onions to a plate.
• Spread one side of two pieces of bread with a little bit of mayonnaise.
• To the same skillet, add remaining butter and rosemary, and heat over MED heat. Swirl to coat the bottom of the skillet with the melted butter.
• Add both pieces of bread, mayonnaise side down, and cook until bread is golden brown and crunchy, about 2-3 minutes.
• As soon as you add the bread to the skillet, add a bit of cheese to the top of each piece of bread. Once it starts to melt a little, sprinkle a couple tablespoons of the caramelized onions over the top of one of the pieces of bread.
• When the bread is good and golden brown, sandwich the pieces of bread together and cook on LOW until cheese is fully melted.
• Transfer to a plate, repeat with remaining slices of bread and ingredients.
• Slice and enjoy!

THIS GRILLED CHEESE IS SO AMAZING, AND ALL THE INGREDIENTS CAN BE FOUND AT TRADER JOE'S

Steps:

• Start by making your garlic aioli. In a small bowl, combine your mayo with the minced garlic. Add in your lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika, and then stir until fully combined. Put your aioli in the fridge and let it sit for at least 30 minutes before using.
• Once your aioli is ready to go, grab two slices of sourdough bread. On one side of each slice, spread TJ's caramelized onion dip (use as much or as little as you like). On the other side of each slice, spread a thin, even layer of your aioli.
• Heat a large (preferably nonstick) pan on low-medium heat. Once your pan starts heating up, place both slices of bread aioli-side down on the pan.
• Grab your shredded Swiss and gruyere cheese and place an even amount on both slices of bread that are face-up (both sides should have the caramelized onion dip on them).
• Once you have your cheese on the bread, cover your pan and let the cheese melt for about 3-4 minutes.
• While you wait for your cheese to melt, you can chop a few thin slices of red onion.
• After 3-4 minutes, remove the lid. Your cheese should be getting melty, and the underside of your bread slices should be developing a brown, crispy texture. Add your red onion slices to one slice of bread, and optionally add a little more cheese to both. Put the lid back on and cook for about 1 more minute.
• Remove the lid and flip one slice of bread onto the other, forming a sandwich. You can continue cooking the grilled cheese for another minute or two on both sides, until your bread is toasty and your cheese is thoroughly melted.
• Turn off your stove and remove the sandwich. Slice the grilled cheese diagonally, and enjoy! Optionally, you can enjoy your grilled cheese with TJ's tomato soup or ketchup, but it's just as good on its own.

THE ULTIMATE GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth. Stir in the cheeses, garlic powder and seasoned salt. Spread 5 slices of bread with the cheese mixture, about 1/3 cup on each. Top with remaining bread. , Butter the outsides of sandwiches. In a skillet over medium heat, toast sandwiches for 4-5 minutes on each side or until bread is lightly browned and cheese is melted.

THE PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Oven method (great for a crowd of six or fewer): Put a rimmed baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Make one sandwich per person: Sandwich 2 slices of cheese between 2 slices of bread. Spread or brush the outside of the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of fat. Place on the preheated baking sheet and cook until the cheese starts to melt, about 5 minutes. Flip the sandwich and bake until golden brown, an additional 5 minutes.
• Panini press method (for crispy crunchy sandwich that needs minimal attention): Sandwich 2 slices of cheese between 2 slices of bread. Preheat a panini press to medium heat. Spread or brush the outside of the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of fat and place in the press. Close the top and cook until lightly browned and the cheese is melted, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Skillet method (fool-proof and low-tech): Sandwich 2 slices of cheese between 2 slices of bread. Preheat a skillet over medium-low heat. Spread or brush the outside of the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of fat and cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the sandwich, and continue cooking until browned and the cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes more.
• Great combos:
• 1. Pepper jack and sourdough, brushed with chili oil
• 2. American and white bread, brushed with butter
• 3. Swiss and rye, brushed with mayo
• 4. Cheddar and brioche, brushed with butter