If there’s one thing that I make no secret of, it’s my love of cheese. Of all the foods in the world, it is quite easily my favourite and I add it to virtually any dish I can think of.
I make all kinds of meals with cheese, but for a quick lunch or an afternoon snack, there’s simply nothing better than a grilled cheese sandwich made with Kraft Singles cheese slices.
As luck would have it, April is National Grilled Cheese Month, and since I definitely don’t wait until April to enjoy grilled cheese sandwiches, I wanted to do something extra special to commemorate the event. And so the Grilled Cheese Party was born!
The boys and I created three gourmet twists on the classic grilled cheese sandwich with the help of an array of different toppings and bread. If you love grilled cheese, you will definitely want to try one of these tasty variations!
The first variation we tried was the Spicy Jalapeno Grilled Cheese. Thinly sliced red peppers and sliced jalapenos on light rye bread gave this grilled cheese just the right amount of kick. Zackary is a huge fan of spicy food so he loved this twist on a classic grilled cheese sandwich.
The second grilled cheese masterpiece we created was the Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese. For maximum decadence, I made this grilled cheese sandwich on a cheese bun and it was such a good choice! The salty bacon, gooey cheese and creamy avocado made for a sandwich that was bursting with flavour and incredibly rich and cheesy. Benjamin loved the combination of flavours in this sandwich!
My final grilled cheese creation was the Tomato Pesto Grilled Cheese. I wanted a firmer, denser bread for this sandwich so I used a multigrain Ciabatta bun. Store-bought Pesto sauce and sliced tomato paired with the melted cheese to give this sandwich a distinctly Italian flavour, and the bread crisped up beautifully for a grilled cheese sandwich that had gourmet appeal.
If you’re looking for a way to fancy up your next grilled cheese sandwich, you’ll love the great collection of grilled cheese recipes on the Kraft Canada What’s Cooking website!
Personally, I think I’ll be serving my next grilled cheese sandwich with this amazing-sounding Tomato-Basil Soup!
I love grilled cheese because it’s such a simple, classic food that can still be dressed up in so many different ways. And there’s no better time to enjoy one than National Grilled Cheese Month!
Grab a package of Kraft Singles and your favourite frying pan, and give one of these fun variations a try, or celebrate the month by creating your own grilled cheese masterpiece. Either way it`s sure to be a deliciously cheesy time!
Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich Three Ways
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread your favourite variety
- 1 Kraft Singles cheese slice
- 1 tbsp. butter
- Optional: tomato slices pesto sauce, avocado slices, cooked bacon, red pepper slices, jalapeno slices
Instructions
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Place cheese between bread slices. Butter outside of bread.
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Place frying pan over medium-high heat. -
Cook sandwich in frying pan approximately 3 mins, until golden.
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Flip sandwich and cook other side until golden. Cut in half and serve.
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For Spicy Jalapeno: Add red pepper and jalapeno to sandwich before cooking.
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For Bacon Avocado: Add cooked bacon and sliced avocado to sandwich before cooking.
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For Tomato Pesto: Spread Pesto sauce inside sandwich and add tomato slices before cooking.
mrdisco says
gourmet grilled cheese dishes is now a thing. crazy hipsters.
Kathryn says
Gourmet grilled cheese has always been a thing, MrD! Haven’t you ever had a Monte Cristo?
Paula Schuck says
Those look delicious!
Kathryn says
Thanks Paula! I was actually surprised how much I liked the jalapeno one; I’m not big on spicy food but with the cheese, it was delicious!
Soozle says
I so love grilled cheese.. such a SIMPLE dish, yet so delicious. I like the sounds of the variations you made – I actually love throwing banana peppers in mine for an extra kick 🙂
Erika B says
omg yum!! Thanks for the awesome idea!!
sarah sar says
Grilled cheese sandwiches are amazing! I’m going to have to try using avocado in mine.
Jenny says
looks yummy!
Lindsay C says
I’m not a fan of processed cheese slices in general, but they do make the best grilled cheese!
Pat says
We live off grilled cheese!! Love this post!
kristen visser says
mmmm that looks so good!! totally wanting to make that for dinner 🙂
Vesper Meikle says
love grilled cheese and tomato sandwich – though I have never bought cheese slices
michelle tremblett says
Gourmet grilled cheese, love it !! I have always loved grilled cheese but mine could do with a update 🙂
Wanda Tracey says
Oh I have to tell my son about this one.He will love the Gourmet grilled cheese with jalepeno because he can never like enough things made with cheese and he loves hot and spicy foods too.Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Stephanie LaPlante says
I absolutely love cheese! Those sandwiches look delicious.
Maryam sami says
This looks delish!!!
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
the problem with me and grilled cheese sandwiches first there has to be onion and bacon in them and 2nd I cant stop at one
kathy downey says
Those look delicious,oh i so want one right now
Kristi Renout says
Love grilled cheese! I like adding a bit of garlic to mine.
Lynda Cook says
the Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese looks so yummy, grilled cheese sandwiches are the bomb!!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
I love grilled cheese, I have to be careful though not to eat too much because of the cholesterol.
Monica F says
Grilled cheese is one of my favourites! Thanks for the variation ideas.
Meagan P says
Great. Now I’m hungry! 🙂
Judy C (Judy Cowan) says
Love Grilled Cheese, but have always stuck to the plain and classic just cheese. May have to start experimenting a bit!
Darlene W says
OMG grilled cheese sandwiches, they are so good. I think I will make them for lunch
marie says
looks yummy
Melissa Flavin says
For sure gotta try them all!!! =)
Sophia says
I enjoy a good grilled cheese from time to time and I’m loving these fun twists to them. I’ll have to give all three of your suggestions a try! (Soph Y)
JaimeeM says
Eh, I would rather use real cheese instead of processed. Still looked pretty good though
Ester G says
Nothing beats a Grilled Cheese Sandwich, and although overall I prefer the more “natural” cheeses like an old artisan cheddar, only cheese slices will work for me in a Grilled Cheese!
Amy Lovell says
oh my goodness that looks tasty! Thanks for sharing
Donnas says
We often have grilled cheese when we’re working late, and now I know of a few ways to kick them up a notch. Thank you.
angela m says
I have never tried anything else in my grilled cheese sandwiches, they look and sound great. thanks
Treen Goodwin says
These look DELISH … A must try in our home thanks for sharing 🙂
beth says
The grilled cheese with avocado would be yummy !
Shirley OFlynn says
Looks delicious!
Suzanne G says
The sandwiches look delicious. I have made grilled cheese with thinly sliced apple and fig jam–makes my mouth water just talking about it.
Neil Anderson says
Love grilled cheese sandwiches, my wife makes the best
Kristine Ewald says
That looks delicious 🙂
Deanna says
Love grilled cheese! Would use real cheese though instead of Kraft singles.
natasha severson says
this looks amazing!! My girls would love this!! I’m going to have to make it
Shelley N says
great way to add variety
Monica says
Look so good! A nice twist on a yummy classic
Victoria Ess says
Your creations look delicious!
tracey lynne says
I love grilled cheese; these look amazing!
Debbie W says
Grill cheese and tomato soup. My taste buds are dancing.
Lori R says
I love grilled cheese….there are so many variations. My favourite is cheese with chopped tomato and green onion. I cook it in a sandwich machine so none of the ooey gooey goodness leaks out until I bite in to it. mmmm…..now I am hungry…..lol!
Teresa Claire says
I love grilled cheese…great recipe!
Bev says
i love grilled cheese in any way! I would have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
nikki robak says
what great ways to dress up the grilled cheese sandwich
Bailey Dexter says
I will be trying the Spicy Jalapeno Grilled Cheese this weekend, I am sure the kids are going to love it! thanks for pointing out the product.
Leigh-Ann Murphy says
oh wow! grilled cheese is my absolute favourite. So many new ways to eat it, thank you lol