Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwiches - Oven and Skillet Method

5 from 3 votes

Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwiches - Oven and Skillet Method

Ultimate Grilled CheeseSandwiches start by using three kinds of cheese for the best complex flavorsand melty goodness. Combining butter and mayonnaise on the outside of the breadbefore grilling gives a nice tang.

Prep Time5

Cook Time7

Total Time12

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 680kcal

Equipment

1 sheet pan or baking sheet for oven cooking method
1 cast-iron or non-stick skillet for skillet cooking method
1 spatula

Ingredients

8 slices sourdough bread or your favorite white bread
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp butter
8 slices Cache Valley Creamery Medium Cheddar pre-sliced
4 slices Cache Valley Creamery Havarti pre-sliced
4 slices Cache Valley Creamery Gouda pre-sliced

Instructions

Skillet method

Mix the mayonnaise and softened butter. Spread ½ tablespoon of the mixture on one side of each slice of bread.
Set the skillet over medium heat and place 2 slices of bread in the skillet, butter/mayonnaise side down.
Stack 2 slices of Cache Valley Creamery medium cheddar, and 1 slice each of the Havarti and Gouda on the toast and tent with aluminum foil to help melt the cheese. Once the breads are golden, top the sandwiches with the remaining 2 slices of prepared bread, butter-mayonnaise mixture on the outside.
Immediately flip the sandwich so the other piece of bread can toast. Once it starts to turn golden on the bottom, press down gently on the bread to help the cheese stick to it. Flip and press again gently, but don't smash the sandwich too thin.
Once the bread is at your desired doneness, remove sandwiches to a cutting board and tent the sandwiches while you repeat with the next two sandwiches. Place the second set of sandwiches on the cutting board, cutting all sandwiches on a diagonal and serve immediately.

Oven method

Preheat oven to 425℉.
Mix the mayonnaise and softened butter. Spread ½ tablespoon of the mixture on one side of each slice of bread.
Place on the cookie sheet, mayo/butter side down.
Place cheese on half the slices of bread.
Place the second piece of bread on top of the cheese, mayo/butter mixture facing out.
Bake approximately 4 minutes.
Flip sandwiches over and bake an additional 3 minutes or until darkly golden.
Remove the sandwiches to a cutting board and cut, slice on a diagonal and serve immediately.

Notes

Other Cache Valley Creamery cheese that is delicious in this recipe are Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, and Swiss.
You can add other ingredients to the sandwich before closing the bread- bacon, tomatoes, Dijon mustard, jam, whatever you like. This is a great springboard recipe to customize however you like.
If using the oven method, please note that if you add additional slices of cheese or if your bread is a bit smaller than the cheese, more of the cheese will melt out during the first half of baking. It'll still taste delicious but will look a little messy.
If you have any leftover sandwiches, they can be wrapped and refrigerated for a day and reheated in a 400F degree oven for 5 minutes. I don't recommend microwave reheating as the bread may get too soft.

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