Grilled Cheese Skillet Panini

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Grilled cheese skillet panini.

A toasted sandwich grilled cheese sandwich cheese toastie or grilled cheese is a hot sandwich made with one or more varieties of cheese a cheese sandwich on bread it is typically prepared by heating cheese between slices of bread with a cooking fat such as butter on a frying pan griddle or sandwich toaster until the bread browns and the cheese melts. Speaking of which grab a wide spatula. So let s do it right. It is very versatile and great for a quick snack or a dessert that will leave everyone wanting more.

Continue grilling until cheese is melted. We lean on reduced fat cheddar but add a little canola mayo to stretch the cheese and encourage extra meltiness for a mixture that has 50 less. It has to be cooked on low heat in order. Cook in a skillet with butter until golden don t press the bread is soft and there s not a lot of filling.

While your skillets are heating up put your panini together. A gooey golden crisp grilled cheese sandwich is the perfect partner to our creamy roasted tomato soup. There is an art to making a grilled cheese sandwich. Using a panini press is one of the fastest and easiest methods for creating the perfect grilled cheese sandwich the heat is evenly distributed from both sides the weight from the top of the grill presses the sandwich perfectly and most importantly there s no flipping involved.

You can use whatever meat cheese and veggies you d like but we d suggest using a heartier bread like ciabatta french bread or thick sliced sourdough. A nonstick skillet or well seasoned cast iron skillet is the best pan to use because it will brown the bread nicely and allow you to flip the sandwich with ease. We lean on reduced fat cheddar but add a little canola mayo to stretch the cheese and encourage extra meltiness for a mixture that has 50 less sat fat than regular cheddar and saves 190mg sodium over processed american cheese. We re not making a toast sandwich.

Blt grilled cheese thinly slice a tomato pat dry and season with salt. Press the sandwiches with a heavy object of cooking in a pan. Fat always goes on the outside of the grilled cheese. Obviously a skillet is your go to pan when making a grilled cheese sandwich.

Place bread butter side down onto skillet bottom and add 1 slice of cheese. Grill until lightly browned and flip over. If there s no fat on the outside of the bread it s really just melted cheese between two pieces of toast. Nothing more disappointing than ordering a grilled cheese or a panini and having a dry outside.

Butter a second slice of bread on one side and place butter side up on top of sandwich.