The Not So Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Filed Under (Cooking, Lunch, Quick Meals) by Lisa on 20-01-2009
Tagged Under : cheese, Cooking, dill pickles, eating, food, grilled cheese, grilled cheese sandwich, healthy eating, Lunch, lunch ideas, pickles
When I was a kid my mom introduced me to what she called “grilled cheese sandwiches”. It was not until later in life that I learned that these sandwiches that she called “grilled” were not grilled at all. Instead they were baked.
I have had real “grilled” cheese sandwiches a few times in my life (in my 20’s), and from those experiences eating them I can say that they are nothing like the baked (grilled) cheese sandwiches that I grew up with. Both kinds are very good, but in different ways.
Here are the not so grilled cheese sandwiches that I grew up with.
I made them with whole wheat sliced Italian bread, and low fat marble cheese. I baked them in the oven for about 4 minutes on 375 degrees F. Then I placed some garlic style sliced baby dill pickles on top. That is it. There are no sauces and no margarine or butter. The fat in a low fat cheese is enough to make the bread (not dry).
I think the not so grilled cheese sandwich is a good alternative to “real” grilled cheese sandwiches because real ones seem to have butter or margarine in them (meaning more calories).
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Hi Lisa, you only need slice of bread and american single cheese to make grilled cheese. When your cooking add small amount of butter before adding one slice bread then add the cheese and cover with the other piece of slice bread. Turn each time. My son and hubby likes grilled cheese so much.
Your Question “Pizza Crust”
You can either make homemade pizza dough from the recipe online or you can buy the ready mae Pillsbury pizza crust. The one I make is Pillsbury pizza crust because too much work making homemade pizza crust. I use Ragu Pizza sauce. Good luck if you want to make one.