Grilled Cheese Your Way: Updating a classic for modern tastes
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| January 25, 2010
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Featured Recipe: “New-Fashioned” Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
What are your favorite combos for grilled cheese sandwiches? We started experimenting after eating several “mod” versions at our favorite neighborhood sandwich shop and realizing that a hearty sandwich is a great way to fix dinner for one or two people.
It almost doesn’t matter what you add to a grilled cheese, so long as the flavors are bold, you’ll have a hit. Think of this recipe is a starting point, then get creative.
Here are some more of our favorite go-with’s for grilled cheese.
Please leave yours in the comments section following this post.
- Bacon slices, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil leaves
- Pickled jalapeno peppers and a dollop of bean dip
- A smear of hummus and roasted red peppers
- A shake of dried Italian seasoning and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese
- Deli ham and watercress leaves
Comments
From Ella - January 25, 2010
Cooked onion and tomato slices
From Patti Gehred - January 25, 2010
I've been grilling cheese sandwiches in olive oil that I've heated on the pan and added different spices like rosemary, or garlic, or seasoned salt to the oil as it preheats. It really adds a nice new flavor to each sandwich.
From Beverly Mills - January 25, 2010
I am so loving these great ideas! Keep 'em coming!
From Ann L - January 25, 2010
Some of our favorites are: 1) Roasted Red Pepper 2) Slice of Raw Onion 3) Goat Cheese and Fig Jam - especially good on multi-grain 4) Love adding some Pepper Jack to American cheese to spice it up
From Beverly Mills - January 25, 2010
From April of Greensboro, NC, via email: Thank you, thank you for the much needed new recipe category "Cooking for One or Two". I just printed the tilapia recipe to prepare for dinner tonight. Cooking for one or two will be great for us who no longer have children at home, singles, college students and even those just wanting to cut their portion sizes.
From Lillian - January 25, 2010
chopped green onions in between two slices of cheese
From Beverly Mills - January 25, 2010
From Roberta of Chapel Hill, NC, via email: GREAT GREAT IDEA Since my husband's retirement we have both enjoyed being in the kitchen and have some ideas for "2" I am sure....We too do some of our "favorites" and freeze several extra meals, as others suggested. We find more time to utilize items when in season, as well. He enjoys reading grocery ads and using coupons and I love that he has taken that over!
From Alicia Ross - January 29, 2010
Love all these great ideas! Thank you!
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From Linda Adams - January 25, 2010
Swiss cheese and apples.