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    BeeyondCereal » Recipes » Lunch Recipes

    Baked Grilled Cheese

    Modified: Oct 17, 2023 Published: Jun 27, 2022 by Nicole Durham This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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    5 from 1 vote

    Making Baked Grilled Cheese is a great way to make sandwiches for the whole family in just minutes! Perfectly toasty and filled with melty cheese in every bite.

    Recipe: $1.86 | Per Serving: $0.31 | Servings: 6

    metal spatula lifting up a grilled cheese from the baking sheet.

    Grilled cheese sandwiches are a classic and they're one that can often take a lot of time to make, especially when you're making them for the entire family. This "life hack" of a recipe helps to reduce time, effort, and more thanks to your oven and a sheet pan.

    If you're only making one sandwich though, then I'd recommend sticking with a Microwave Grilled Cheese, since sheet pans are more convenient for larger batches.

    Of course, two other great grilled cheese sandwiches worth checking out soon include our Air Fryer Grilled Ham and Cheese and Rainbow Grilled Cheese.

    Jump to:
    • 🍯 Why This Recipe Works
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🔪 Instructions for Baked Grilled Cheese
    • 🍴 Recipe Tips
    • 🥗 Side Dishes
    • 💭 Recipe FAQs
    • ❤️ More Delicious Lunch Recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🍯 Why This Recipe Works

    1. It's fast. Preheat the oven while you prep the sandwiches and have them ready to eat within just minutes.
    2. Minimal dishes. This recipe doesn't use any more dishes than a standard recipe for grilled cheeses would. You can make your baking sheet grilled cheese less messy to clean up after by lining the pan with foil too!
    3. Perfectly toasted. The oven baked grilled cheese sandwiches will come out perfectly toasty on both sides and have melty cheese in the middle making them truly perfect. You can cook longer to make them darker in color or pull them from the oven more quickly for paler bread if desired.

    🥘 Ingredients

    ingredients needed for grilled cheese on a sheet pan.

    Ingredient Notes:

    Sliced Cheddar Cheese- You can use any sliced cheese variety of choice, but grilled cheeses are traditionally made with cheddar cheese or American cheese.

    Sliced Sandwich Bread- Use any sliced bread of choice including white bread, whole wheat or even low carb.

    Butter- You will want some softened butter to use to help coat the outsides of the bread so that the bread can turn into a nice golden brown color as they cook.

    For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.

    📖 Variations

    To make these oven baked grilled cheese sandwiches more unique you can swap out the bread for any of your favorite sliced bread. You can also swap out the cheeses for different flavors or even add in some sliced sandwich meat like ham or turkey.

    Adding a few slices of deli meat like in our Air Fryer Grilled Ham and Cheese or Air Fryer Turkey Sandwich, won't increase the cooking time in the oven.

    🔪 Instructions for Baked Grilled Cheese

    Step 1: Preheat your oven to 450F degrees and arrange your bottom bread slices on a baking sheet.

    Step 2: Butter the tops of the bread slices or spray with cooking oil and then turn them so that the covered side is facing the baking sheet.

    read arranged on baking sheet.

    Step 3: Arrange the cheese on the prepared bread slices.

    cheese on top of bread on baking sheet.

    Step 4: Add the top bread slice and then spray it or spread the top with butter.

    buttered bread on baking sheet.

    Step 5: Bake for 5 minutes, flip the sandwich over and then bake for an additional 3-5 minutes until golden and toasty.

    grilled cheese sandwiches on a baking sheet.

    🍴 Recipe Tips

    Some people enjoy spreading mayo on the outside of their grilled cheese sandwiches instead of using butter. I have not tested that with this recipe so I don't know how that will turn out. It could stick to the pan a bit when you go to flip or remove your sandwiches.

    🥗 Side Dishes

    You can serve your sandwich with any of your favorite sandwich side dishes like potato chips, fresh fruits, or cut vegetables. We like to serve this grilled cheese sandwich with anything that we have on hand. (Usually strawberries and grapes).

    💭 Recipe FAQs

    Can I make grilled cheese with shredded cheese?

    Yes, you can! I happen to do it quite often but keep in mind that you should pile the cheese in the center of the bread and give a little space around the edges where the cheese doesn't look like it's falling out of the closed bread. This will help to prevent the cheese from melting and sticking to your pan which can be a hassle to clean later.

    Can you butter the pan instead of the bread for grilled cheese?

    I recommend spreading softened butter on the bread because it's easier to control the bread to butter ratio and you don't have to worry about under buttered or soggy sections of the bread.

    Do you use salted or unsalted butter for grilled cheese?

    You can use either one depending on what you prefer. We like to use salted butter because it helps enhance the flavors but unsalted butter is great for when you're trying to reduce some sodium from your diet.

    How long to heat up grilled cheese in oven?

    Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Remove your sandwich from the foil bag and position it atop the bag. Bake for 10-12 minutes, then flip the sandwich and bake for another 10-12 minutes.

    grilled cheese on a plate next to baking sheet.

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    If you tried this Baked Grilled Cheese, please leave a ⭐️ star rating and share your feedback in the 📝 comments section below. I would truly appreciate it!

    📖 Recipe

    grilled cheese sandwiches on a baking sheet.
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    Baked Grilled Cheese

    Making sheet pan grilled cheese sandwiches is a great way to make sandwiches for the whole family in just minutes! Perfectly toasty and filled with melty cheese in every bite.
    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Servings: 6 sandwiches
    Calories: 465kcal
    Cost Recipe $1.86 / Serving $0.31
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    Equipment

    • Butterknife
    • Baking Sheet
    • Spatula

    Ingredients

    • softened butter or cooking spray
    • 12 slices sandwich bread ($0.72)
    • 6 slices cheddar cheese ($1.14)
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 450F degrees and arrange your bottom bread slices on a baking sheet.
    • Butter the tops of the bread slices or spray with cooking oil and then turn them so that the covered side is facing the baking sheet.
    • Arrange the cheese on the prepared bread slices. Add the top bread slice and then spray it or spread the top with butter.
    • Bake for 5 minutes, flip the sandwich over and then bake for an additional 3-5 minutes until golden and toasty.

    Notes

    Bread Swap: Use your favorite type of sliced bread for a personalized touch.
    Cheese Variety: Experiment with different cheese flavors or incorporate sliced sandwich meats like ham or turkey.
    Cheese Placement: If using shredded cheese, focus on placing it in the bread center, leaving some space around the edges to prevent sticking to the pan.
    Mayo Instead of Butter: Some people prefer spreading mayo on the outside of their grilled cheese sandwiches for a unique twist.
    Butter Choice: You can opt for salted or unsalted butter, depending on your flavor preferences and dietary needs.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.1g | Protein: 22.5g | Fat: 27.6g | Saturated Fat: 14.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7.6g | Trans Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 779.1mg | Potassium: 130.6mg | Fiber: 1.6g | Sugar: 3.7g | Vitamin A: 249.9IU | Calcium: 621.2mg | Iron: 2.2mg
    Author Nicole Durham
    Course lunch, Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Diet Vegetarian
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