Cheesy goodness: Favorite grilled cheese sandwich recipes

16 Recipes

Cheesy goodness: Favorite grilled cheese sandwich recipes

By Noelle Carter

Feb. 7, 2017

Croque monsieur

10 minutes

Makes 2 sandwiches

Wedge some grated fontina cheese between slices of country white bread, the simple sandwich brushed with fresh sage-infused olive oil before grilling. Recipe: Grilled fontina and sage

Fontina and sage grilled cheese

20 minutes

Makes 2 sandwiches

Love blue cheese? For a slight twist on the comforting classic, put crumbled blue cheese between slices of raisin brioche, along with thinly sliced pear. Recipe: Grilled blue cheese with pear

Grilled blue cheese and pear sandwich

25 minutes

Makes 2 sandwiches

Recipe: Grilled cheese with sweet onion

Grilled cheese sandwiches with sweet onions

45 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

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Grilled cheese sandwich with Gorgonzola (un 'toast' alla vicentina)

20 minutes

Serves 8

Everyone loves a Reuben, right? Recipe: Grilled swiss chard reuben

Grilled swiss chard reuben

35 minutes

Serves 2

Melted cheese, crisp bread and white wine. Recipe: Lucques' grilled cheese with shallots

Lucques' grilled cheese with shallots

30 minutes

Serves 1 or 2

Grilled cheddar cheese with apple butter

25 minutes

Makes 2 sandwiches

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Grilled panini with peppers and goat cheese

25 minutes

Serves 4

Grilled eggplant, arugula and mozzarella panini

15 minutes

Serves 4

Grilled Panini With Roasted Portabello Mushrooms and Red Onions

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 4

Grilled Ratatouille and Cheese Panini

Total Preparation Time: 18 to 20 minutes

Serves 1

Sometimes simple is best Recipe: Classic grilled cheese

Classic grilled cheese

10 minutes

Serves 1

Smokey gouda is perfect for this grilled cheese sandwich, stuffed with bright, herby marinated tomatoes. Food styling by Ben Mims, with Julie Giuffrida. Props by Nina Cueva at PropLink in downtown Los Angeles.

Grilled Cheese with Marinated Tomatoes

25 minutes

Serves 2 to 4

Shishito grilled cheese.

Shishito grilled cheese sandwich

25 minutes

Makes 1 sandwich

Grilled cheese and meatloaf sandwich.

Grilled cheese and meatloaf sandwich

35 minutes

Makes 1 sandwich

Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.

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