17 Gooey, Wonderful Grilled Cheese Recipes (2024)

Some might say the best thing since sliced bread is sliced bread with cheese. There is nothing better for your soul than delicious, gooey cheese, well, sandwiched between toasted, crunchy bread. Do enjoy these wonderful twists on the classics:

1. Red Wine Grilled Cheese

You love wine and cheese — so why not wine grilled cheese.

Get the recipe on BS in the Kitchen.

2. Rainbow Grilled Cheese

This is your standard grilled cheese with a colorful upgrade. Extremely Insta-worthy while delicious in taste, it's a must if you can't get enough of the unicorn-food trend.

Watch how to make it here.

3. Pesto Pizza Grilled Cheese

The good news is this baked pesto pizza grilled cheese is a cinch to make. The bad news is that you may be powerless to stop yourself from having seconds or thirds.

Get the recipe on Weary Chef.

4. Mozzarella Grilled Cheese

A handful of spinach and shredded mozzarella make for a simple yet sophisticated grilled cheese sandwich.

Get the recipe on An Edible Mosaic.

5. Strawberry Balsamic Grilled Cheese

This sweet and savory grilled cheese has plenty of perfectly melted American cheese along with a sweet, sour, amazing strawberry relish.

Get the recipe on An Edible Mosaic.

6. Grilled Cheese With Peach Bruschetta

Sometimes life calls for a slightly fancy grilled cheese —— casual, yet polished. The comfort food classic gets herbaceous and fruity with a basil-infused peach bruschetta. This approachable recipe is perfect for bringing strangers together and possibly makes for excellent bribery. Just putting that out there.

Get the recipe on Brooklyn Supper.

7. Bacon, Portobello, and Habanero Grilled Cheese

This sandwich ignores years of boring grilled cheese convention by pairing the unlikely, yet seriously delicious, flavors of bacon, Portobello mushrooms, and habañero jack.

Get the recipe on Foodness Gracious.

8. Croque Monsieur

Remember your study-abroad days in France, with rainy evenings spent alongside the Seine and that torrid affair with that hot French dude, all in one perfect bite of this homemade croque monsieur (even if it never happened).

Get the recipe on Brooklyn Supper.

9. Fontina, Apricot, and Chocolate Grilled Cheese

Dessert, dinner — who needs all these categories? Whatever you want to call it, one thing is certain —— with Fontina, apricots, and chocolate, breaking through the dinner/dessert barrier never tasted quite this good.

Get the recipe on Lemons for Lulu.

10. Turkey Grilled Cheese

This grown-up grilled cheese features plenty of mozzarella, along with goodies like sliced turkey, bell pepper, and scallions. But the bonus is that it's topped with a thoroughly addictive and nutty masala sauce. Spicy, fragrant peanut butter sauce on top of grilled cheese? Yes, ma'am! And it's every bit as good as you're imagining.

Get the recipe on An Edible Mosaic.

11. Grilled Cheese With Provolone, Tomato, and Arugula-Oregano Pesto

The next time you find yourself eating in, why not get fresh? This grilled cheese piles on all the good stuff for a meal that's certain to impress.

Get the recipe on Cafe Johnsonia.

12. Meatless Monte Cristo

Grilled cheese, meet French toast. French toast, meet grilled cheese. Who says you can't have it all?

Get the recipe on Oh My Veggies.

13. Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese

Like you and cheese, spinach and artichokes were meant to be together. Make everyone happy with this off-the-hook grilled cheese recipe.

Get the recipe on Healthy.Delicious.

14. Peanut Butter and Jelly Grilled Cheese

If you're planning on a night of partying, consider this the ideal base to see you through 'til the break of dawn (or the perfect thing to eat when you get home). It's peanut butter and jelly. It's grilled cheese. In one sandwich. Amen.

Get the recipe on Poet in the Pantry.

15. Turkey Panini With Goat Cheese Dressing

Tangy goat cheese is the perfect counterpoint to juicy turkey and sweet cranberry sauce. Why wait until Thanksgiving for the best grilled cheese ever?

Get the recipe on The Messy Baker Blog.

16. French Onion Grilled Cheese

Caramelized onions add huge flavor to this sweet and savory grilled cheese. (It's well worth the onion breath.)

Get the recipe on Mother Thyme.

17. Buffalo Chicken Panini

Have a little extra protein with your cheese. But be sure to make it over-the-top awesome by adding blue cheese and Buffalo sauce to the mix.

Get the recipe on Wine and Glue.

Elizabeth Stark is a food writer with a passion for seasonal food, great desserts, and inadvisable wine pairings. Read more on her blog, Brooklyn Supper.

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