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#1 Secret for the Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

#1 Secret for the Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Oozy melty cheese and toasty crisp bread. It could really only mean one thing... the perfect grilled cheese. Are you hungry yet? This post may contain affiliate links.

Best Grilled Cheese Ever

This delicious cheesy sandwich is grilled and melted to absolute perfection.

If you're obsessed with that perfect mix of crispy bread and delightfully oozy cheese, this is going to be your new go-to way to make an epic grilled cheese.

I'm only wondering how it took me so long to discover this bit of magic.

Many know of the secret and others simply have never heard of it before now.

The best throwback meal that never gets old... in fact it just got a little better. 

Grilled cheese sandwiches. This secret ingredient makes for the best grilled cheese sandwich in just 5 minutes.

I'm sharing a delicious secret ingredient for a perfect grilled cheese sandwich that makes for a delicious quick bite. 

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One of my favorite memories from childhood involved grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.

Whenever I visited my Aunt, she would make us this glorious combo.

That's exactly why this is the best comfort food with a side of nostalgia for me.

There's almost no day that I couldn't throw a grilled cheese or two back.

You know what I mean?

Even after all these years, I can still go for one of these yummy sandwiches at almost any point in a day.

amazing cheese pull from a simple grilled cheese sandwich being held by a woman's hand. Bottle of hellmann's in the background.

Now, I have to admit that making a grilled cheese should be fairly easy right?

But, I actually kind of stink at it.

At least until now.

This yummy little miracle performs in a way I never imagined.

You could say it's genius or a super hack.

BEST GRILLED CHEESE RECIPE

Grilled cheese sandwiches. This secret ingredient makes for the best grilled cheese sandwich in just 5 minutes.

Who knew that swapping out butter for Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise or any high quality mayo would make the process not only fool-proof but completely awesome.

That's right!

We're putting mayo on the bread and into your pan mayo-side down.

Sounds crazy, but I promise it's worth it.

In just 5 minutes, your sandwich is going to be toasted to perfection and the cheese will be perfectly melted.

Some know this as an old school trick, but so many have not heard of this... including me.

Grilledcheesesandwiches.Thissecretingredientmakesforthebestgrilledcheesesandwichinjustminutes.

So, I hope this fun grilled cheese hack finds the ones...

The ones that don't know this cheesy crispy magic trick.

Just look at this crazy goodness.

I'm practically drooling as we speak.

Grilled cheese sandwiches. This secret ingredient makes for the best grilled cheese sandwich in just 5 minutes.

Updating in 2022 to say that sprinkling a little sea salt over the mayo before or after grilling is the a delicious tweak to this method of preparing grilled cheese.

The beauty of the basic grilled cheese sandwich is that you can add different ingredients for something new.

Pesto and sun dried tomatoes anyone?

A new melting cheese that you haven't tried before?

Oh no, now I have a new craving. {Runs to the kitchen}.

Secret Ingredient for the Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

For a buttery flavor, you can butter the insides of your bread for a special added touch.

Bonus, you can also make the perfect grilled cheese in an air fryer. YUM.

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Making a quick weeknight dinner is made easy and you can add toppings to customize each sandwich that your family members love.

Mmm. Take a bite!

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Grilled cheese sandwiches. This secret ingredient makes for the best grilled cheese sandwich in just 5 minutes.
grilled cheese with extra cheese oozing out of it. Served on restaurant style checkered wax paper and ruffled chips

What are your favorite toppings to add to grilled cheese sandwiches?

grilled cheese served as a meal with ruffled chips on a dish lined with checkered red and white wax paper
Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes

Old fashioned recipe to make an amazing crispy grilled cheese that turns out perfect each and every time.

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp. Hellmann's® Real Mayonnaise, divided 
  • 2 slices crusty Italian bread or thick bread of choice
  • 2 ounces sliced cheddar cheese (or other meltable cheese)

Instructions

  1. SPREAD one slice of bread with Hellmann's® Real Mayonnaise.
  2. Place bread mayonnaise-side- down into hot skillet; add cheese.
  3. SPREAD other slice of bread with mayonnaise and place Mayonnaise-side up on top of the cheese.
  4. COOK until lightly browned on one side.
  5. Flip over and cook until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 508Total Fat 32gSaturated Fat 13gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 16gCholesterol 62mgSodium 820mgCarbohydrates 36gFiber 2gSugar 3gProtein 19g

This nutritional information is for reference only. We are not responsible for these calculations.

Tell me your unique ways to make a grilled cheese?

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elaine

Wednesday 20th of March 2024

Quetion? Can you use Miracle Whip for instead of the mayonnaise?

Sue

Saturday 2nd of March 2024

I like to use double the cheese !

Sue

Sunday 19th of November 2023

When my kids were small and we lived in cold, snowy West Virginia I accidentally stumbled on grilling sandwiches on the waffle grids of my grill instead of the flat side. The sandwich comes out with little pillows of cheese or what ever you have put between two slices of bread. This recipe works on well oiled waffle irons. In addition to grilled cheese the kids liked “waffled” PBJ also!

Carol

Thursday 24th of August 2023

Thank you for such a simple tasty recipe. Thanks also to the many comments with a variety of ideas. Sometimes my eating disorder kicks in and I don’t eat. Simple recipes like this help enormously. Even just a couple of bites a few minutes apart makes such a difference even if it takes all day. I made this with pepper Jack and white cheddar with a slice of tomato to add moisture. Thank you again.

Stephanie

Thursday 17th of August 2023

Add avocado and cooked bacon with the cheese!! Yum…..

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