Grown-Up Grilled Cheese

Grilled cheese sandwiches are practically a staple in a kid's diet - but that doesn't mean that you have to stop eating them once you grow up. These recipes are definitely not the grilled cheese sandwiches you grew up with!

I roasted asparagus especially for making this recipe, but my more likely scenario is I'll roast extra at dinner the night before, then use the leftovers for the sandwich the next day. I tested trimming the stalks of the asparagus before roasting versus not trimming, and honestly, trimming was a waste of time. Broiling these babies will simply melt away any toughness you may encounter. Don't skip the last step of a squeeze of lemon. It adds a brightness to the sandwich that would be sorely missed.

This bacon jam recipe is full of flavor and adds the perfect touch to a simple grilled cheese sandwich!

This sandwich is meaty without having meat in it because it’s packed full of veggies.

Homemade bread is loaded with fresh veggies, banana peppers, vegetarian deli slices, and vegan cheese - then grilled to buttery perfection. It is a sandwich that takes less than 10 minutes to make, but tastes like it took all day.

A gooey grilled cheese stuffed with sauteed mushrooms, and lactose-free mozzarella and cheddar.

Thick slices of mozzarella, sweet roasted tomatoes, fresh baby spinach, and a smear of pesto get stuffed between two pieces of crusty bread and cooked until gooey and oozing.

This Ham and Smoked Gouda Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich that keeps us rolling in cheese for the most important meal of the day, breakfast.

This chicken bacon spinach grilled cheese is packed full of flavor and perfect for dinner or lunch. Super cheesy and grilled to ooey gooey perfection.

Roasted Cauliflower Grilled Cheese-roasted cauliflower, onions, arugula, lemon mustard aioli, Havarti, and Gouda cheese! This grilled cheese sandwich is out of this world good!

This is a perfectly melty and delicious sandwich that exudes ultimate comfort food. A pizza in grilled cheese form? Yes, please!

This caprese grilled cheese sandwich is loaded with melted mozzarella, chicken, and marinara sauce. It’s an easy comfort food dinner recipe!

If for some reason you can't find brioche, challah is an excellent substitute. I used a 60% bittersweet chocolate but this would also be wonderful with a darker chocolate or a milk chocolate! The chocolate doesn't need to melt completely into the sandwich; in fact, it’s better if it stays slightly solid in the middle while melted around the outside. It will give the grilled cheese a nice bite.

Pesto, Artichoke, and Havarti Grilled Cheese - this simple grilled cheese sandwich is bursting with flavor!

Tater tots, chorizo, and colby cheese all grilled up in a breakfast sandwich

All of the flavours of a banh mi sandwich in grilled cheese form encased in crispy, buttery golden brown bread and plenty of melted cheese!

I went ahead and made one of my favorite sandwiches in all of the land for you guys. It’s full of my favorite pimento cheese recipe. And then, because I'm nuts, I also add some perfectly crispy and crunchy fried green tomatoes.

This is my current favorite grilled cheese, with a high satisfaction to effort ratio. Some extra-special grilled cheeses make kind of a pain in the ass out of what's supposed to be an easy meal (and hey, I cook those sometimes too). But this one has all the panache and minimal fuss.

Who doesn't love bacon? Meeting in the middle of savory and sweet, this candied bacon and nuts grilled cheese is great for lunch but makes a unique dessert too.

These are not just any grilled cheese. Grilled cheese with funky gruyere punctuated by rich salty bacon and caramel sweet dates.