Cheese-Crusted Grilled Cheese
Cheese-crusted grilled cheese is just like what its name implies. It's a grilled cheese sandwich whose insides are oozing with your favorite cheese while the outside is coated with a crisp, crunchy Parmesan crust. Sigh.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon (1/2 oz) unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 slices white bread
- 1 cup of your favorite shredded melting cheese, such as Cheddar, American, provolone, Monterey Jack
Instructions
- In a 10-inch nonstick skillet over mediun-low heat, melt the butter.
- Meanwhile, lightly beat the egg in a small bowl. Scatter the Parmesan on a plate.
- Place all 4 slices bread on your work surface. Lightly brush the top of each slice with the egg and then press each eggy side of the bread into the Parmesan.
- Place 2 slices of bread in the skillet, eggy cheesy side down. Cook until the cheese begins to brown. Then sprinkle the melting cheese on the bread slices in the skillet, divvying the cheese up evenly among the bread. Top with the remaining bread, eggy-cheese side up.
- Continue to cook, flipping each sandwich as necessary to keep it from overbrowning, until the cheese on the outside is crisp and melted and the cheese on the inside is gooey and melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Devour immediately. Originally published April 18, 2018.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 560kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 187mg | Sodium: 1082mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g