🧀 Grilled cheese sandwich
A grilled cheese sandwich is two slices of bread filled with cheese, buttered on the outside and cooked in a pan until the bread is crisp and golden and the cheese inside has melted. Cheddar or American cheese are the classic choices. It is a quick lunch or snack, often eaten with tomato soup.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 50 g cheddar, sliced or grated
- 10 g butter, softened
Method
- Butter one side of each slice of bread.
- Place one slice butter-side down in a cold pan, top with the cheese and the second slice, butter-side up.
- Cook over medium-low heat for 3–4 minutes until golden underneath.
- Flip and cook for another 3 minutes until crisp and the cheese has melted.
- Cut in half and serve hot.
How to make it lighter
- Use a thin scrape of butter: 1 tbsp butter ≈ 100 kcal.
- Use a strong cheese such as mature cheddar so less still gives plenty of flavour.
- Choose thin-sliced bread and serve with a salad instead of crisps.
History
Cheese melted on bread is an old idea in many cuisines, but the American grilled cheese took shape in the early 20th century, when sliced bread and processed cheese became cheap and widely available. It became a fixture of diners and home kitchens across the United States.
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →