See how to grill cheese sandwich in a non stick plate with buttered bread and American Cheddar for a standard hot sandwich.

It's time everyone learned to make the classic grilled cheese sandwich. But whether you're a total beginner cook or an old pro, you'll find yourself going back to this top rated grilled cheese recipe over and over again.

How to Make Grilled Cheese

You'll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the recipe below, but let's go over the basics:

Grilled Cheese Ingredients

This recipe for the classic grilled cheese sandwich is nothing fancy, it just needs sliced cheese, white bread and butter. Switching up the bread and cheese is easy, and so is substituting mayonnaise for butter, if you prefer.

Top Cheese for Grilled Cheese

Sliced Cheddar is a wonderfully crowd pleasing cheese in this recipe. Sharp or mild Cheddar or a mixture of both. Plain ol' sliced American cheese is another classic choice that tastes nostalgic and has you wondering what your missing if you're not eating cheese, in which case you are pulling a cheese pull.

There are other delicious options: Gruyere, Brie, Fontina, Gouda, Pepper Jack, and havarti.

Best Bread for Grilled Cheese

Basically, this is a plain white sandwich bread recipe. You can also use sourdough, brioche or ciabatta. You really can put grilled cheese WITH ANY kind of bread you like as long as the loaf is sturdy enough to handle the heat. They will fall apart quickly, thin sliced delicate breads.

Grilled Cheese! How to Make it Best!

Here's a very brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade lasagna:

  1. Turn your bread butter side down on the hot skillet and butter the other side.
  2. Put cheese on top, then put another slice of bread on top (butter side up).
  3. Brown the bottom slice lightly, flip.
  4. Cook until the cheese is melted.

Grilled Cheese Sides

And while grilled cheese sandwiches are amazing pair with every good side and main dish, they're truly meant to be paired with tomato based soups or broth based stew. Try one of these top-rated recipes:

  • Fresh Tomato Soup
  • Easy Homemade Chili
  • Italian Sausage Soup with Tortellini

Allrecipes Community Tasting Tips and Praise

"I like my first grilled cheese it tasted good," says Chinwe Ogolo. "I enjoyed the simplicity. Thank you for the recipe."

"Okay, simplest thing — in a restaurant I learned to put that sandwich over medium low heat in a bigger pan, let the outside get some golden color on it, and the cheese is gonna melt perfectly," Davidson explained.

Sheri Cooper suggests that "To make a GREAT sandwich awesome, just sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on the buttered bread before putting it into the skillet." "This is WOW, what an upgrade in flavor."

Contributions from Corey Williams, an editorial writer.

Ingredients

  • 4 slices white bread
  • 3 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 2 slices Cheddar cheese

Directions

Step 1

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Butter one side generously of a slice of bread. Again, place bread butter side down in the hot skillet, layer 1 slice of cheese over it and put a slice of bacon on top. Place butter side up on top of cheese and butter another piece of bread on one side.

Step 2

Keep cooking until lighter brown on one side and flip over to keep cooking until cheese is melted. Complete with remaining 2 pieces of bread, butter, and one slice of cheese.