Everyone needs to know how to make a classic grilled cheese sandwich. Whether you’re a beginner cook or an old pro, you’ll come back to this top-rated grilled cheese recipe again and again.
How to Make Grilled Cheese
You’ll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the recipe below, but let’s go over the basics:
Grilled Cheese Ingredients
This classic grilled cheese sandwich recipe calls for just white bread, sliced cheese, and butter. It’s easy to switch up the bread and cheese to suit your taste preferences and, if you like, you can substitute mayonnaise for butter.
Best Cheese for Grilled Cheese
This recipe calls for sliced Cheddar, which is a wonderfully crowd-pleasing cheese. You can use sharp Cheddar, mild Cheddar, or a blend of both. Another classic choice is plain ol’ sliced American cheese – it tastes nostalgic and gives you a gorgeous cheese pull.
Other delicious options are Gruyere, Brie, Fontina, Gouda, Pepper Jack, and havarti.
Ingredients
4 slices white bread
3 tablespoons butter, divided
2 slices Cheddar cheese
Step 1
Gather all ingredients.
Step 3
Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Generously butte one side of a slice of bread.
Place bread butter-side down in the hot skillet; add 1 slice of cheese.
Butter a second slice of bread on one side and place butter-side up on top of cheese
Step 4
Cook until lightly browned on one side; flip over and continue cooking until cheese is melted.
Repeat with remaining 2 slices of bread, butter, and slice of cheese. Serve and enjoy your grilled cheese sandwich
