Sheet-Pan Grilled Cheese Recipe (2024)

A light schmear of mayo rather than butter gives the bread a nice crust with less greasiness. Thank you Gabrielle Hamilton.

Good way to get a simple, easy dinner on the table fast and without fuss, and sometimes that’s what you need. I would make this without parchment next time - the sandwiches toasted better without it.

You only butter the bottom of the bottom slice. If you were making conventionally in a fry pan you'd also butter the top of the top slice so it would brown when flipped. Since you are flipping onto melting cheese you don't need to do this. No butter on the inside of the sandwich.

Add a nice slice of tomato or two to make it healthier and more interesting

Do not line your sheet pan with aluminum foil or your cheese will stick and you will lose a lot of the best parts of the recipe. Lesson learned.

This should really be called "Public School Cafeteria Grilled Cheese, circa 1975". Exactly the same brick of overbaked, super buttery, oozing cheese sandwich that I would beg my mother to let me "buy" that day (usually a Wednesday). I made it for a taste-trip down memory lane and it was right on, stomach ache and all.

This is the way to to do. This may just be my own eccentricity, but I put crumbled potato chips on the outside of the sandwiches.

I can make six to eight grilled cheese sandwiches on my two-burner cast iron griddle. Until I read this article I thought everyone had one!I don’t have an air fryer or an instapot, but I couldn’t get by without my griddle. I second using mayo instead of butter.

I tried the Asiago as the topping cheese today and found that it burned too easily- leaving a somewhat bitter taste to the grilled cheese. I’ll stick with Parmesan in the future.

I volunteer at an after-school program for 9 - 12 year olds & we have served these. So easy, and both kids & adults love them. We do not use parchment and bake 20 in a pan.

Sounds like a great method. I think I’ll add caramelized onions on top of the cheese.

Only the bottom slices of the sandwich are buttered?

I made this with sourdough bread and I added leftover ham. I did not use mayo, but I may try it the next time. Instead of the parchment paper, I put a light coating of olive oil in the pan. Grated cheese works better than waiting for a slice of cheese to melt.

For the love of God, please add some mustard, preferably dijon. +1 to the mayo recommendation. To really take it up a notch, try adding sliced tomato & raw thinly sliced onion.

The parmesan should be grated and--maybe goes without saying, but--higher quality than comes from a shaker-top version. I was tentative on using mayo in place of butter, but sure 'nuff, it works like a charm.

These sandwiches are delish! We used a gourmet cheese from our deli (likeness would be a sharp cheddar) and Gruyère for the outer, crispy cheese. We also added thinly sliced Granny Smith apples to the sandwiches and it sure added a tasty extra touch! We cooked to the directions, but did broil at the very end for just a few minutes to crisp them to perfection! Rave reviews by our dinner guests. We served with tomato soup and a green salad!

This recipe changed my life. After 50 years of grilled cheese sandwiches burnt on one side, I can successfully make grilled cheese, tuna melts, and Reubens successfully. Timing has to be adjusted based on the kind of bread you use. My favorite cheese these days for a grilled cheese sandwich is Trader Joe's asiago with rosemary with a couple of slices of Campari tomatoes unless it's tomato season. Thank you

Don’t overcook!

A convenient way to make grilled cheese sandwiches for a crowd, but they taste better made on the stovetop.

Mayo in place of butter is a fantastic substitute! This is a great way to get lots of sandwiches out quickly while you are preparing other dishes! Easily customized (some great suggestions in the comments here) for when you have differing sandwich opinions all under the same roof.

Great. I’d butter the second side as well.

“…sprinkle a thin layer of the hard cheese on the empty side of the pan.” Huh?

I added a sliced tomato and some bacon. My wife said it was the best grilled cheese she ever had.

I sometimes add grilled onion to grilled cheese after having it in a restaurant.It's delicious.Of course it adds an extra step to grill the onions, but we like it.

Use mayo every time, whether pan or sheet. That aside, find Chef Choi's recipe for grilled cheese sandwiches, and read it (and follow it) as though reading a holy scripture.

I put half the cheese on the bread and then add a light layer of carmelized Vidalia onions and 4-5 slices of well drained Heinz Hamburger pickle chip on each sandwich followed by the rest of the cheese. I usually make these on a heavy cast iron Le Creuset pizza pan on the stove top. I put a caste iron panini weight on top. I think it uses less energy than this method and cooks faster too.

i serve it with a roasted tomato soup. the girls love it.

Using mayonnaise instead of butter brings in more flavor, more crispiness, and less risk of burning.

During the 1950’s, my mother and her friends “grilled” cheese sandwiches for a crowd in the oven. It’s not rocket science.

Perhaps the very lightest sprinkle of garlic powder and/or cayenne onto the melting cheese?