Oven-grilled cheese is a quick way to make lots of sandwiches at once! Baked grilled cheese will be melty and golden brown.
Here’s a trick to making multiple grilled cheese sandwiches at once: Grilled cheese in the oven! It’s never fun leaving a pan on while you’re making grilled cheese to order: especially when you’ve got a group of people over. Want to serve tomato soup and grilled cheese to a crowd? Turn on your oven! Baked grilled cheese will be melty and golden brown. In a way, oven-grilled cheese is more fun than the standard method. How to do it!
How to make grilled cheese in the oven
You can make so many grilled cheese sandwiches at once with this Oven Grilled Cheese Method. In reality, You can make as many sandwiches in your oven as you need. The exact amount depends on the size of the loaf and your oven. (Our oven isn’t a standard size and we can fit about 8 sandwiches in at a time.) Here’s the basic idea:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. The high heat toasts the bread until golden brown.
- Butter the bread and assemble the sandwiches. The buttered sides come out, then put the shredded cheese in. Shredded cheese makes the best gooey sandwiches (vs. slices)!
- Fry 6 minutes on one side, then 6 minutes on the other side. Check the degree of browning of the bread.
- Bake for a few more minutes if not golden brown. Is the bread still golden? Alternatively, grill each side for about 1 minute until golden brown.
Whimsical Grilled Cheese Ideas
You can use the grilled cheese recipe below for an easy grilled cheese. But feel free to substitute your favorite fancy sandwich idea in place of the base. In fact, the grilled cheese-in-the-oven method is perfect for making a grilled cheese idea for a quick dinner. Here are a few ideas we love:
What’s your favorite ingredient that you add to grilled cheese to make it even better? Let us know in the comments below.
Make it a meal: side dishes to serve
Want to make grilled cheese a healthy meal? Add to a salad, fresh vegetables, or bowl of soup to contrast the melty, toasty goodness of this oven-baked grilled cheese. Here are some ideas for side dishes:
Easier sandwich recipes
Sandwiches are quick and easy dinner ideas when you’re in a hurry! We often rely on them for quick weekday meals. Here are some fun sandwich ideas:
This Baked Grilled Cheese recipe is…
Vegetarian.
The description
Oven-grilled cheese is a quick way to make lots of sandwiches at once! Baked grilled cheese will be melty and golden brown.
For each sandwich*
- 2 slices of bread
- butter, spreadable
- ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup grated mozzarella cheese
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spread the butter on two slices of bread. Place one slice, buttered side down, on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar and mozzarella. Place another slice of bread on top, buttered side up. Repeat the process for the other sandwiches (you can bake as many as you need at the same time on your oven’s hotplates).
- Cook for 6 minutes, then turn and cook for another 6 minutes. If not yet golden brown, switch sides until golden brown, 1 minute at a time.
- Category: sandwich
- Method: Cooked
- Kitchen: sandwich
- Diet: vegetarian
Keywords: Grilled cheese in the oven
