Get away from the boring traditional grilled cheese sandwich and try these more sophisticated sandwiches. To make a grilled cheese gourmet use a good crusty sourdough bread and layers of melty cheese like Gruyere, fontina, or even cream cheese. Add flavor by adding caramelized onions, roasted jalapeno peppers, or thinly sliced apples. Meat like pepperoni, ham and bacon take grilled cheese to a new level. These grilled cheese sandwiches are all ooey gooey good!
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Caprese Grilled Cheese
Caprese grilled cheese stacks slices of mozzarella and tomato between buttered bread with pesto and balsamic glaze. This is a delicious twist on a classic caprese salad.
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Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese
Transform your favorite appetizer into a delicious meal with this grilled cheese. Creamy spinach and artichoke dip is sandwiched between bread and grilled until ooey gooey perfection.
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Steak Grilled Cheese
This grown-up grilled cheese combines grilled onions, cheese and tender slices of steak. This sandwich is perfect for dinner or lunch.
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Apple Bacon and Cheddar Grilled Cheese
Apple Bacon and Cheddar Grilled Cheese is a sweet and savory sandwich that combines all of your favorite flavors. Sweet fuji apples sliced thinly and paired with smoky bacon on top of cheddar and mozzarella cheeses on sourdough bread. You can't go wrong with this one!
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Hawaiian Grilled Cheese
The classic with a sweet and juicy twist. This Hawaiian grilled cheese sandwich is packed with melted cheese goodness and honey ham, but the secret ingredient is, of course, grilled pineapples.
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Heirloom Tomato Grilled Cheese
If you want a filling, easy-to-make snack for a picnic, this recipe is for you. Caprese salad turned into a grilled cheese sandwich. Fresh, juicy, and yummy!
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Starbucks Grilled Cheese
If you love simple grilled cheese sandwiches like the famous chain makes them, save this recipe. It has just the right crispiness on the outside and the perfect cheesy filling with 3 cheeses inside.
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Grilled Cheese with Cream Cheese, Roasted Peppers, and Basil
If you've never tried grilled cheese using cream cheese, you haven't lived yet. This cream cheese grilled cheese recipe is made with slices of fresh juicy tomatoes and topped with crispy salty bacon. It is the perfect appetizer to serve at brunch!
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Pizza Grilled Cheese
Pizza Grilled Cheese celebrates the marriage of two perfect foods: grilled cheese sandwiches and pizza! Tons of spicy pepperoni, gooey cheese, and vibrant marinara sauce make this recipe an irresistible lunch or dinner!
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Pimento Grilled Cheese with Bacon
A grilled cheese sandwich with Southern staple - pimento cheese. The recipe pairs Pepper Jack cheese, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, mayo, and pimentos with hot sauce, and bacon. You won't go back to boring sandwiches again!
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Taco Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Do you love tacos and grilled cheese? This sandwich recipe is a perfect hearty combo of both. Mouth-watering taco meat, melty cheddar, veggies, and crispy bread.
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Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This grilled cheese sandwich has a great spicy kick to it. But not only! It is packed with loads of melting cheese, and crunchy tortilla chips add a nice texture.
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Salsa Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
For a quick savory and comforting meal, these sandwiches are the go-to choice, especially if you have any leftover chicken. French-fried onions, mango peach salsa, crispy bread, and chicken - it is just that simple!
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3-Cheese Sourdough Grilled Cheese
The ultimate cheese overdose in one bite: cheddar, Provolone, and gruyere oozing out of warm toasted sourdough. A simple classic and an all-time favorite.
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Kimchi Grilled Cheese
This recipe combines Asian and American staples in one delicious filling sandwich. It has all the best flavors of classic grilled cheese and a nice little spicy kick!
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Gourmet Grilled Cheese
This grown-up grilled cheese sandwich will ruin you for anything else trying to pass itself off as a gourmet grilled cheese. It has a combination of flavors that will make you swoon. Melty fontina, salty pancetta, spicy jalapenos and sweet guava jam.
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Brie Grilled Cheese
This Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwich pairs creamy French Brie cheese with fresh blackberries and sweet peaches, delivering a truly delicious explosion of flavors in every unforgettable bite.
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Honey Banana Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This isn’t a dream! Try this Honey Banana Grilled Cheese Sandwich for a sweet breakfast treat or an easy dessert! It's a combination you can't miss out on.
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Knife and Fork Grilled Cheese
This simple, flavorful sandwich is one that the whole family will love. This meal comes together in about 15 minutes. Plus, you’ve probably already got the ingredients in your pantry and fridge.
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Havarti Grilled Cheese With Bacon And Caramelized Onions
This savory grilled cheese is made with two types of cheese and loaded with crispy bacon and sweet caramelized onions for a sandwich you will crave.
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Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese with Hot Honey
Sweet tart apple, creamy, earthy brie, crispy, buttery toast and a drizzle of honey. Honey adds both a sweet and savory flavor that makes this apple and brie sandwich stand out from the rest!
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Roast Beef Smoked Gouda Grilled Cheese
This roast beef smoked gouda grilled cheese is the perfect sandwich to go with a nice hot bowl of soup! Packed full of flavor you are going to want to give this delicious grilled cheese sandwich a try.
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Hot Honey Mushroom Grilled Cheese
A gooey, filling grilled cheese sandwich (toastie) full of garlicky mushrooms and a drizzle of sweet, spicy hot honey! This is one of my favorite ways to use hot honey to elevate a simple recipe into something fun and unexpected!
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Brisket Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Make the most of your leftover beef brisket by making this irresistible BBQ Brisket Grilled Cheese! Made with a few simple ingredients, this hearty grilled cheese sandwich will surely be a family favorite.
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Ham and Egg Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This breakfast sandwich is loaded with ham, delicious cheese, and a perfectly cooked egg. It is so easy to make and tastes amazing, you have to give this grilled cheese a try.
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Italian Beef Grilled Cheese
This Chicago Italian Beef Grilled Cheese combines tender, shredded beef and perfectly seasoned beef stock, and pickled peppers made in a Slow Cooker with the melty, buttery goodness of a grilled cheese. This Chicago classic is getting the upgrade you never knew it needed! Irresistible!
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Buffalo Chicken Dip Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
These (healthy!) Buffalo Chicken Dip Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are basically my ultimate crave-worthy creation. Two of my most favorite foods, together in one amazingly cheesy-gooey-awesome sandwich.
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Brie and Bacon Grilled Cheese
Bacon Grilled Cheese is a delicious easy meal that will have you wanting to make it all the time! With melted brie, crisp apples, sauteed onions, and delicious bacon, this grilled cheese will be your new favorite meal!
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