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The Best Gourmet Grilled Cheese Recipes

Find over 35 of the best gourmet grilled cheese recipes that will take your sandwich to a whole new level. With delicious and sophisticated combinations of flavors. Whether you’re looking for a simple sandwich or something more complex, these recipes will tantalize your taste buds.

There’s something about a grilled cheese sandwich that just makes everyone happy. It’s simple, classic, and satisfying. But you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy one. Adults can make them too and make them a whole lot more delicious.

Grilled cheese is the perfect comfort food. It’s simple, easy to make, and always hits the spot.

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The Best Gourmet Grilled Cheese Recipes

The Best Gourmet Grilled Cheese Recipes

If you’re looking for some of the best grilled cheese recipes, look no further. We’ve got everything from savory to sweet, with crispy bacon, caramelized onions, fig jam, thinly sliced apples, and everything in between.

Raspberry Brie Grilled Cheese

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Raspberry Brie Grilled Cheese sandwich is sweet, savory, and easy to make. Mild-tasting and gooey brie cheese is the perfect complement to the raspberries in this amazing grilled cheese sandwich; a classic comfort food.

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Grilled Leftover Meatloaf Sandwich

Grilled Leftover Meatloaf Sandwich

Once you have tried this grilled leftover meatloaf sandwich, you will want to make sure that you make extra in the future. My family just loves this juicy, cheesy, and crispy sandwich as much as they do the meatloaf on the first day.

Bacon and Gruyere Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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It’s easier than you might think to have this grown-up grilled cheese sandwich on your plate. With crisp bacon and gooey cheese, this melt is a winner.

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Italian Scamorza and Prosciutto Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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Combine two classic Italian flavors for an interesting twist on the grilled cheese sandwich. You’ll love the smoked cheese and salty ham.

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Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwich (Turkey, Bacon, Huckleberry)

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Grilled buttery sourdough bread is loaded with sliced turkey, thick-cut bacon, pepper jack cheese, sweet and spicy Huckleberry (or blueberry) Habanero Chutney, and more.

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Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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The Swiss and fontina cheeses melt and complement the pork and BBQ flavors in this pulled pork grilled cheese sandwich.

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Fancy Grilled Cheese Sandwich Casserole

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Use the oven to get the cheesy, crispy bread texture. Delicious casserole that is a bit heartier and filling. All the flavors of your favorite childhood sandwich and turns it into an easy, one-pot meal.

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Chicken Nachos Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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 This gooey cheese melt combines the taste of cheesy nachos with the classic grilled cheese sandwich.

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Chicken Caesar Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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A delicious grilled cheese sandwich out of your favorite salad. The romaine lettuce adds a nice crunch to the gooey melted mozzarella cheese and parmesan crusted bread.

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Three Cheese Pesto Avocado Melt

THREE CHEESE PESTO AVOCADO Melt

Smooth melty cheese mingles with the sharp herby pesto, all rounded out by rich creamy avocado, and topped off by some wonderfully nutty seed wheat bread.

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Air Fryer Grilled Cheese

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Grilled cheese is always good, but this recipe swaps out the traditional cheddar cheese for mozzarella and adds tomato and a layer of pesto to really kick it up a notch.

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Roasted Hatch Chile Grilled Cheese

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A crispy, buttery, and cheesy Roasted Hatch Chile Grilled Cheese is a fantastic way to enjoy Hatch chiles while they’re in season.

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Pesto Grilled Cheese

Pesto-Cheesy melt

This sophisticated grilled cheese sandwich with Gouda, Parmesan, pesto and tomatoes only takes 20 minutes to make. It is a delicious gourmet sandwich perfect for lunch or a light dinner. 

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Blackberry Brie Grilled Cheese

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This sweet and savory combo gives a fun twist on the classic. You can keep it simple and just use blackberries and brie cheese, or you can get fancy and drizzle a little honey and/or cinnamon on for a little extra sweetness.

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Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese with Honey and Pecans

Honey and Pecans Toasted melt

The soft, tasty goat cheese with honey is a delicious combination and the crunchy pecans give it a delicious bite. A quick and easy lunch.

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Grown up grilled cheese

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Cheesy melt with two sauces, two types of cheese, and two kinds of fruits (including tomato). Loaded with flavor.

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Quick and Easy Kimchi Sandwich

QUICK AND EASY KIMCHI sandwich

A satisfying and hearty sandwich featuring the Korean condiment paired with melted cheese on toasty sourdough bread.

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Bacon Toasted Sandwich: Camp Food

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Crisp smoky bacon. Rich gooey cheese. Buttery toasted bread. It’s a fantastic way to knock it out of the park when you’re camping. Another recipe for your cast iron skillet.

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Irish Apple Pie Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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Melted Dubliner cheese, tart apples, sweet apple butter, and cinnamon bread combine to make this amazing Irish Apple Pie and Cheese Sandwich.

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Grilled Turkey Cranberry Cream Cheese Sandwich

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The perfect light meal after a decadent Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.  Creamy and tart on the inside, toasty on the outside. The best way to use Holiday dinner leftovers.

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Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Caprese-melt

Every bite of this melt is brimming with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, pesto and fresh basil leaves, all the flavors of a summertime Caprese salad.

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Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich Casserole

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Slices of brioche bread filled with bacon and American cheese, and soaked in an egg custard, and baked until the bread is crunchy on top.

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Tex Mex Grilled Cheese

Tex-Mex-Cheese melt

Up your cheese game with ground beef seasoned with all the best southwestern flavors and gooey melted cheese between buttery slices of toasted white bread. The perfect update to the standard and a fun twist for taco night.

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Cheesy Panini Sandwich with Pesto

Cheesy Panini Sandwich with Pesto

A delicious recipe for lunch and really easy to prepare. Gouda is just the best cheese for pairing with ham and pesto.

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Three Cheese Sandwich

Three-Cheese Sandwich

Having more than one type of cheese will boost your grilled cheese beyond the nostalgic flavors of American cheese. Two cheeses should be flavorful cheeses like sharp cheddar and Parmigiano-Reggiano. 

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Tomato Soup Dipped Melt

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A go-to childhood favorite for so many of us growing up. Bring it up-to-date dipping it in tomato soup. Lots of great flavor. It just might become one of your favorite ways to enjoy cheese melts.

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Apple & Brie Grilled Cheese with Baby Greens

Apple Brie with Baby Greens

This fall-inspired grilled cheese features luxurious brie cheese, crisp apple slices, fresh baby greens, and a honey-mustard dressing between two toasty slices of bread. 

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Buffalo Chicken Toasted Cheese Sandwich

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Gooey, messy, cheesy. Celebrate Grilled Cheese Month with Buffalo Chicken Toasted Cheese made with two types of cheeses.

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Roast Beef & Smoked Gouda Sandwich

Roast Beef Smoked Gouda Sandwich

Homemade Cheesy and Gooey goodness. Take your cheese melt to the next level with caramelized onions, beef, and gouda. Pair with potato chips for a whole meal.

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Jalapeno Popper Toasty Melt

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It’s a a great grilled cheese with a little heat from the jalapeno. All sorts of different types of cheese will work with this recipe. This recipe has Colby jack cheese, but a cheddar cheese would work well too.

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Toy Story Land Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Toy Story Land Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

This Toy Story Land Sandwich is one best grilled cheese sandwiches so far. It’s a pretty simple recipe, but when the flavors melt together, the result is amazing.

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Grownup Gooey Cheesy Sandwiches

Grownup Gooey Cheesy Sandwiches

These grilled cheese sandwiches are simple, but ooey-gooey delicious. Pair a hearty slice of bread with a good melting cheese like Havarti or Swiss and a sharper cheese like cheddar or provolone.

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Pie Iron Recipe For Camping: Pepperoni Grilled Cheese

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Cooking with a pie iron recipe for camping can be a fun way to gather around the campfire. This recipe for pepperoni grilled cheese lets you enjoy that campfire taste and take care of your craving for pizza. 

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Disney’s Grilled Cheese

Disney’s Grilled Cheese

A delicious twist on a simple classic that has become a fan favorite among Disney World guests. Disney somehow manages to make something as simple as grilled cheese into something magical.

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Caprese Panini Sandwich

Caprese-panini-Sandwich

A yummy and fast recipe for the Caprese Panini Sandwich. It only takes a few minutes to make and a few more to toast and melt the cheese to a gooey delicious filling.

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Brie Cheese Melt Sandwich

Brie-Cheese melt Sandwich

Fill this Brie sandwich with slices of cheese and sweet jam. It makes the best grilled cheese to enjoy with a bowl of tomato soup.

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