Best 8 Gourmet Grilled Cheese Recipes

GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, shredded cheese and garlic salt. Beat until smooth.
• 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.

GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Saute onion in 1 teaspoon butter in a small skillet until tender and lightly browned. Add olives; cook 1 minute longer. Spread mustard over bread slices. Layer one slice with onion mixture and cheeses. Top with remaining bread. Spread outside of sandwich with remaining butter., Toast sandwich in a small skillet over medium heat for 2-4 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted.

GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE ON RYE

Steps:

• Heat grapeseed oil in a large skillet over medium heat; saute onion until softened and slightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer onion to a small bowl, reserving the oil in the skillet.
• Lightly brush each bread slice with grapeseed oil from the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Arrange half the bread slices, oil-side down, in the skillet. Top each bread slice with 1 slice Gouda cheese, 1 slice provolone cheese, artichoke hearts, and onion; top with remaining bread slices, oil-side up.
• Cook sandwiches until bread is browned and crispy and cheeses are melted, about 4 minutes per side. Slice each sandwich in half to serve.

GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place slices of bread on a cutting board. Brush topsides with olive oil. Turn over one side of bread (so oiled side is facing down).
• Top with desired fillings in the order listed.
• Place remaining slices of bread on top (oiled-side-up)and cook on a preheated nonstick griddle for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until golden brown and cheese is melted.

GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Place the beaten eggs in a wide, shallow bowl, and set aside. Place the grated Romano cheese in a wide, shallow dish, and set aside.
• Spread the goat cheese onto one side of each slice of bread. Sandwich two tomato slices between two pieces of bread, then dip both sides into the beaten egg. Allow the excess to drip off, then press the sandwiches into the grated Romano cheese, coating well on each side; set aside. Repeat to make 4 sandwiches.
• Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the sandwiches until golden brown and crisp, about 3 minutes per side.

GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Stir the cream cheese, Miracle Whip and Montery Jack cheese together.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over half of the bread, top with a cheese slice.
• Place another slice of bread over the cheese slice making a sandwich.
• Spread the second amount of Miracle Whip over the bread, using it like butter.
• Turn the sandwich over, spreading it onto that slice.
• Spray a frying pan with cooking spray and grill the sandwiches, turning once, until brown.

GOURMET GRILLED HAM & CHEESE

Steps:

• Make the Shasha sauce: Slice tops off peppers and discard. Roughly chop peppers and place in food processor. Add garlic, mustard and vinegar to processor and puree with peppers. Pour puree into nonreactive saucepan, add sugar and bring to boil over high heat. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes. Mix flour and water to form smooth paste. Whisk into simmering puree and return mixture to simmer. Cook for 20-30 minutes, stirring regularly, until sauce is very thick. Cool sauce, pour into nonreactive container and refrigerate. Can be refrigerated for up to 1 month. Makes about 3 cups. Delicious on sandwiches and grilled meats. Make the sandwich: Have all ingredients assembled so you can work quickly. Heat nonstick sauté pan over low and fry the soppressata until just crisped and some fat is rendered, about 2 minutes per side. Remove to plate. In same pan, fry egg, seasoned with salt and pepper, sunny-side-up. While egg is frying, drain onion and dry. Reserve fried egg. Layer prosciutto, reserved soppressata, onions and Swiss cheese on one slice of bread. Top with remaining slice of bread. Melt butter in hot pan and add sandwich, pressing down on sandwich. When bread is toasted on bottom side, turn over to grill other side, pressing down. Remove sandwich and place on cutting board. Remove top bread and layer basil leaves, Shasha sauce and fried egg over sandwich. Replace top and cut sandwich in half to serve.

MOM'S GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese onto the buttered sides. Place one slice buttered side down in the skillet, and place a slice of American cheese and a slice of Cheddar cheese on it. Top with the remaining slice of bread, butter side up. Fry until golden on each side.