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Italian grilled cheese sandwiches sliced in half and stacked up on a wood plate.

Quick And Easy Italian Grilled Cheese Recipe

Melissa
Add an Italian twist to your classic grilled cheese sandwich with this quick and easy recipe. With gooey Italian cheeses, olive oil, and good Italian bread, this grilled cheese will become your new favorite comfort food.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, lunch, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2 sandwiches
Calories 732 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices Sliced Italian bread or any sliced bread
  • 4 ounces Mozzarella shredded
  • 4 ounces Fontina shredded
  • ⅛ cup olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt divided

Instructions
 

  • Shred the cheese then sprinkle on ½ of your salt on to the cheese and mix well.
    4 ounces Mozzarella, 4 ounces Fontina, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Preheat a large heavy bottom pan over medium heat for a few minutes.
  • Add half of the olive oil to the pan then add 2 slices of bread to the pan.
    4 slices Sliced Italian bread, ⅛ cup olive oil
  • Add cheese evenly to the sandwiches/
  • Top with more bread. and cook until the bread is nice and golden brown (use a spatula to lift the sandwiches and check them.)
  • Flip the sandwiches then add remaining olive oil and move the sandwiches around in the oil and cook the other side until golden brown.
  • Place cooked grilled cheese sandwiches on a cutting board and cut in half.

Nutrition

Calories: 732kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 31gFat: 57gSaturated Fat: 27gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 1289mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 861IUCalcium: 705mgIron: 1mg
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