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The Grilled Cheese

A rockin' grilled cheese sandwich

♨ stovetop Medium
◷ prep 2 min
◷ bake / cook 5 min
◷ total ~5-10 min
☰ serves 1 Grilled Cheese Sandwich
☰ posted June 28, 2026

Tools

  • ⌖ Pan Non-stick works best
  • ⌖ Grater Optional

Ingredients

Sandwich
amount ingredient
2 Slices Sourdough Bread ↳ Homemade is best.
2 Slices Gruyère Cheese
1 Slice American Swiss
2 Tbsp Mayonnaise ↳ Don't Cheap out. I love homemade if available.
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/4 Tsp Pepper
Optional Add-Ons
amount ingredient
1 Slice Thick Cut, Smoked Ham
2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
1/2 Tsp Crushed Garlic
1 Tsp Chopped Fresh Parsley

Instructions

Sandwich
  1. 1

    Preheat Pan to Medium heat

  2. 2

    Lather one side of each bread slice with Mayonnaise.

  3. 3

    Put a tiny bit of Mayonnaise on the inside portion of each slice. Go light. Season with Salt and Pepper

    • If I'm feeling spicy, I might trade mayo with a softened mixture of butter, garlic, parsley.
  4. 4

    On the bottom slice add one slice of Gruyère, one slice of swiss.

  5. 5

    On the top slice, add one slice of Gruyère

  6. 6

    Put bottom slice onto hot pan, immediately top with other slice of bread.

  7. 7

    Flip when bottom side has formed a nice brown crust

    • I like to just flip once, so I look for a Medium browning on the bottom side before flipping
  8. 8

    Wait until other side has developed a similar crust and cheese has melted. Remove from pan.

Optional Add-ons
  1. 9

    Ham: Throw a slice onto the hot pan. Cook on each side until warm / browned a bit.

  2. 10

    Combine softened butter, garlic, and parsley in a small bowl. Make this right before spreading.