12 Ways to Grill Your Cheese
April is National Grilled Cheese Month, so if you haven’t yet had a chance to celebrate America’s favorite cheesy sandwich, here are some non-traditional combinations to help you get the grilled cheese party started. Of course, we here at Brit gave you grilled cheese kabobs, heart-shaped grilled cheese and tomato soup, and grilled cheese croutons, but Jaymee Sire from eisforeat.com shares with us some of her favorites from around the food blogosphere.
1. Fried Chicken & Waffle Grilled Cheese: Who says grilled cheese has to be limited to lunch or dinner? Check out this twist on a breakfast favorite. (Recipe and photo: Tastespotting Blog)
2. Grilled Mac & Cheese with BBQ Pulled Pork: A comfort food trifecta: mac ‘n cheese, grilled cheese, and BBQ Pork. Yes please! (Recipe and photo: Panini Happy)
3. Pizza Grilled Cheese: It’s a pizza pie! It’s grilled cheese! It’s both! (Recipe and photo: Forkful of Comfort)
4. Green Bean Casserole Grilled Cheese Sliders: Your favorite Thanksgiving side dish takes on grilled cheese form with the help of some mushroom brie and fried shallots. (Recipe and photo: e is for eat)
5. Taco Grilled Cheese: Make a run for the border with this Mexican-inspired cheesy sandwich. (Recipe and photo: BlogChef.net)
6. Baked Potato Grilled Cheese: How about serving your steak with a side of baked potato grilled cheese? (Recipe and photo: BS in the Kitchen)
7. Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese: For your next football party, serve this spicy and tangy grilled cheese instead of traditional hot wings. (Recipe and photo: Tracy’s Culinary Adventures)
8. Caprese Salad Grilled Cheese: We already know grilled cheese and tomatoes make a perfect pair… how about combining it with another cheese & tomato favorite: Caprese salad? (Recipe and photo: Yammie’s Noshery)
9. Corned Beef Grilled Cheese with Guinness Caramelized Onions: Using beer in food recipes is nothing new on Brit. This one would be perfect for St. Paddy’s Day! (Recipe and photo: Closet Cooking)
10. Broccoli & Cheddar Soup Grilled Cheese: Eat your veggies! Trick your kids into eating broccoli by hiding it in a grilled cheese sandwich. (Recipe and photo: From Away)
11. Apple Cinnamon Swirl Grilled Cheese: Complete your grilled cheese meal with grilled cheese dessert! Apple cinnamon and cheddar cheese achieves the sweet and savory combo. (Recipe and photo: Closet Cooking)
12. Goat Cheese & Nutella Grilled Cheese: If that’s not enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, how about combining nutella and goat cheese? Sliced bananas and strawberries would be a tasty addition as well. Drool. (Recipe and photo: Very Culinary)
What are your favorite unconventional grilled cheese combinations? We’d love to try them out. Leave a note in the comments below or say hi on Twitter or Facebook.
Jaymee Sire is an Emmy-award winning sports reporter and anchor at Comcast SportsNet Bay Area in San Francisco. During baseball season, she covers the San Francisco Giants for CSN, and often anchors the network’s flagship show, SportsNet Central in the offseason. When she isn’t covering a sporting event, her true passion is food…whether it’s eating out or cooking at home. She writes a blog called E is for Eat, posting alphabet-themed recipes and restaurant reviews several times per week. She also contributes a weekly tailgate blog on csnbayarea.com called Authentic Eats.
