Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Grilled cheese sandwich is loved by all and is a favorite snack for most people. Here is an article about its recipe and nutrition facts about grilled cheese sandwich.

Cheese sandwich is a really popular food recipe that includes a great combination of various types of cheese with various types of bread. Along with cheese, these sandwiches also include different vegetables like tomato, potato, lettuce, pickles, various meats and condiments like mayonnaise, oil, butter and pepper or mustard. There are various ways of making cheese sandwich amongst which, grilled cheese sandwich is really very popular amongst people of all ages. Grilled cheese sandwich is nothing but a sandwich which is heated until the bread becomes crisp with completely melted cheese. Grilled cheese sandwich is called 'cheese toastie' in the UK and New Zealand and 'cheese jaffle' in Australia.

How to Make a Grilled Cheese Sandwich?

You can make a grilled cheese sandwich in various preferred ways. Some of the common methods of preparing grilled cheese sandwich include using a griddle, a toaster or a frying pan. You need to grill each side of the sandwich really carefully, until the bread starts to turn to golden brown in color. Typically, American cheese is considered to be the best cheese for grilled cheese sandwich, but you can also use cheddar, Brie, Gruyиre, manchego or blue cheese for making some delicious grilled cheese sandwiches. Here is the basic grilled cheese sandwich recipe. More on bread recipes.

Ingredients

White or brown bread, 2 slices

Salted or unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons

Cheese slices, 2

Procedure

Apply butter to one side of both the bread slices. Then place the cheese slices on top of one of the bread slices. Then place the other bread slice on top of the cheese in such a way that the buttered side of the bread is facing the cheese. Now, preheat the pan on medium heat for a while and then add the remaining of the butter to it. Once the butter is melted, place the sandwich on it and flip its side after 2 to 3 minutes. You will see that the flipped side has now turned golden brown in color. Now, heat the other side for just about a minute and remove the sandwich from the pan with help of a spatula.

Now cut the sandwich in two equal pieces with the help of a large kitchen knife. Serve this sandwich with tomato sauce, fresh vegetables or any other add on that you like. Once you learn the basic way of making grilled cheese sandwiches (which is grilling the bread) then you can try some really interesting variations with your plain grilled cheese sandwich. For instance, you can add slices of different vegetables, beef or pork patties, ham or bacon and tuna and other fish slices as well.

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts of grilled cheese sandwich vary depending on the kind of ingredients used, like the type of the bread and cheese that is used, thickness of the bread and cheese and the type and amount of the condiments that are used for making the sandwiches. Generally, there are 250 calories in a grilled cheese sandwich in which cheese alone accounts for about 200 calories. This was about a plain grilled cheese sandwich; in case of other additions, the calorie count of the other ingredients are also counted. Here is a chart that briefly explains the nutrients that are present in a grilled cheese sandwich made of 3 oz bread.

Nutrition

Amount

Daily Value (%)

Calories

670

-

Total fat

46 g

71%

Saturated fat

17 g

85%

Cholesterol

75 mg

25%

Sodium

935 mg

39%

Total carbs

40 g

13%

Dietary fibers

4 g

16%

Sugar

8 g

-

Protein

26 g

-

Calcium

550 mg

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These nutrition facts about grilled cheese sandwich are not much heartening for the weight watchers and healthy eaters. The biggest satisfying thing about it though, is the calcium that is present in the grilled cheese sandwich, due to cheese. All in all, people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or obesity should strictly refrain from turning grilled cheese sandwich into a staple food. Hopefully this article on grilled cheese sandwich, its recipe and nutrition has been enlightening. Eat healthy and stay fit!