Yummy Grilled Cheese Recipes

 In light of the recent 2011 Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational, here are some fun recipes to look forward to over the weekend. Starting with the basic grilled cheese to some a little more extravagant. Have Fun!

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients

• 4 slices white bread
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 slices Cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Preheat skillet over medium heat. Generously butter one side of a slice of bread. Place bread butter-side-down onto skillet bottom and add 1 slice of cheese. Butter a second slice of bread on one side and place butter-side-up on top of sandwich. Grill until lightly browned and flip over; continue grilling until cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining 2 slices of bread, butter and slice of cheese.

Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 8 ounces shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 8 slices French bread
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, shredded cheese and garlic salt. Beat until smooth.
2. Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Spread cheese mixture on 4 slices of bread, then top with the other 4 bread slices. Lightly butter both sides of each sandwich. Place sandwiches in skillet, and grill until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. 

Italian Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

 

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
• 12 slices white bread
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (24 ounce) jar vodka marinara sauce

Directions

1. Preheat your oven's broiler.
2. Place 6 slices of bread onto a baking sheet. Spread a small handful of the mozzarella cheese over each slice. Top with the remaining 6 slices of bread. Mix together the butter and garlic powder, brush some over the tops of the sandwiches, or spread with the back of a tablespoon. Sprinkle with dried oregano.
3. Place baking sheet under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden brown. Remove pan from oven, flip sandwiches, and brush the other sides with butter, and sprinkle with oregano. Return to the broiler, and cook until golden, about 2 minutes.
4. Cut sandwiches in half diagonally, and serve immediately with vodka sauce on the side for dipping.

Tomato Bacon Grilled Cheese

Ingredients

• 8 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 8 slices white bread
• 8 slices American cheese
• 8 slices tomato

Directions

1. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Spread butter onto one side of each slice of bread. Lay 4 slices of bread, butter side down, in the skillet. Top with a slice of cheese, 2 slices tomato, bacon, and another slice of cheese. Cover with a slice of bread, butter side out. Fry sandwiches until golden on both sides.

Greek Grilled Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, softened
• 2 slices whole wheat bread, or your favorite bread
• 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
• 2 slices Cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
• 1/4 tomato, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Butter one side of each slice of bread. On the non buttered side of one slice, layer the feta cheese, Cheddar cheese, red onion and tomato. Top with the other slice of bread with the butter side out.
2. Fry the sandwich until golden brown on each side, about 2 minutes per side. The second side always cooks faster. 

Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

 

Ingredients

• 2 slices Italian bread
• 1 tablespoon softened butter, divided
• 1 tablespoon prepared pesto sauce, divided
• 1 slice provolone cheese
• 2 slices tomato
• 1 slice American cheese

Directions

1. Spread one side of a slice of bread with butter, and place it, buttered side down, into a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
2. Spread the top of the bread slice in the skillet with half the pesto sauce, and place a slice of provolone cheese, the tomato slices, and the slice of American cheese onto the pesto.
3. Spread remaining pesto sauce on one side of the second slice of bread, and place the bread slice, pesto side down, onto the sandwich. Butter the top side of the sandwich.
4. Gently fry the sandwich, flipping once, until both sides of the bread are golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.

Grilled Apple and Swiss Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 slices whole wheat bread
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

1. Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Lightly brush one side of each slice of bread with the olive oil. Place 1 slice of bread, olive oil side down into the skillet, and arrange the apple slices evenly over the top. Sprinkle the Swiss cheese over the apple, then top with the remaining slice of bread, olive oil-side up. Cook until the bread is golden brown, then flip the sandwich over, and cook until the other side is golden brown and the cheese has melted, 1 to 2 more minutes.

(photos and recipes via allrecipes.com)