How to Make a Great Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A grilled cheese sandwich can be as simple as placing a soft piece of cheese in between two slices of bread, or more complicated by adding olives, bacon or pickles to the cheese.

The cheese should be a softer variety to insure it melts quickly. Good choices are American, Velveeta, Cheddar, Swiss and grated Parmesan cheese.

Choose a soft white or wheat sandwich bread or specialty type breads like sourdough, Italian, French or potato bread.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Butter
American Cheese
Cheddar Cheese
Velveeta Cheese
Parmesan Cheese
Bread
Frying pan and spatula
Stove top

Step 1

Frying pan

Use a flat non stick frying pan and a non metal spatula to fry the sandwich. Slice the bread and cheese if necessary, lay the cheese on top of a slice of bread. Cover with the second slice of bread. Spread some softened butter on the outsides of both slices of bread. Place the sandwich into a heated skillet.
Step 2

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Cook on medium heat. Watch your grilled sandwich closely because butter burns easily. Flip sandwich several times to ensure the cheese is melted completely. When the bread is evenly browned, it is ready to remove from the pan. Let cool before eating.
Step 3

Olives

Some delicious options – add some sliced green olives and bacon to the cheese. Use three different cheeses, American, Parmesan, and Cheddar. Ham, turkey, bologna or tuna fish make tasty additions.

Tips & Warnings

When you start to fry the grilled cheese sandwich, stay close by, it only takes a few minutes to cook.
Keep the flame to medium or low because butter burns easy.
You can also use whipped types butter spreads or even Miracle Whip salad dressing instead of butter.