Mushroom Grilled Cheese
This mushroom grilled cheese sandwich is loaded with 3 different cheeses. Better still - it couldn't be easier to make!
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Servings (click & slide): 3 sandwiches
Calories per serving: 673kcal
Cost per serving: £2.50 / $3
Equipment
- Large Pan & Wooden Spoon
- Side Bowl (for mushrooms)
- Spatula/Turner
- Cheese Grater
Ingredients
- 6 medium slices of White Bread (here I use Soft Farmhouse, but something like Sourdough also works great)
- 1lb / 500g Mushrooms, sliced (see notes)
- 1/4 cup / 60ml Cream or Milk
- 3.5oz / 100g Cream Cheese
- 3.5oz / 100g Gruyere, grated
- 3 large slices of Emmental (see notes)
- 2 tbsp Butter, plus more as needed
- 1-2 cloves of Garlic, finely diced/minced
- 1 tsp Fresh Thyme Leaves, finely diced (see notes)
- Salt & Black Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Mushrooms: In a large pan over medium heat melt in 1 tbsp butter then add half of your mushrooms. Spread out across the pan and leave to fry until golden on one side. Flip them over and fry the other side until golden. Remove from pan and repeat with 2nd tbsp butter and the rest of your mushrooms.
- Creamy Mushrooms: Add all the mushrooms back into the pan, then add garlic and season with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for 1-2mins until the garlic lightly browns, then add in cream cheese, cream/milk and thyme. Give it all a good stir until the cream cheese melts, then remove to a side bowl.
- Grilled Cheese: Wash out pan or use 2nd pan and place on the stove with the heat OFF. Add 1-2 slices of bread and spread with butter, then flip so they're butter side down. Add Emmental, then top with mushrooms. Sprinkle over Gruyere then add a second slice of bread. Spread the tops with butter.
- Fry: Turn heat to medium and fry both sides until golden, with the cheese nice and gooey. Remove and repeat with the 3rd sandwich. Enjoy!
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Notes
a) Mushrooms - If the mushrooms are dirty at all, just use a damp cloth to clean them. Don't rinse them, they're already with packed with a tonne of water. It's important to fry in batches and space them out so they don't steam. You want them nice and golden to bring out the flavour.
b) Cheese - You can realistically use any cheese you fancy, I just LOVE mushrooms with Swiss style cheeses. You'll find Emmental and Gruyere in most mainstream supermarkets. If you want a more mellow flavour sub one of them with mozzarella. Gouda also goes great, as does a nice sharp cheddar if you want more of a powerful flavour.
c) Herbs - Thyme and mushrooms are a match made in heaven, but chives, rosemary or parsley all work well depending on your flavour preference. In all cases make sure they're fresh. Dried herbs won't have time to infuse properly & they won't soften enough.
d) Calories - based on using heavy cream and 2 tsp butter per sandwich to spread the outside. Calories per sandwich (3 in total).
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Nutrition:
Nutrition Facts
Mushroom Grilled Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 673
Calories from Fat 426
% Daily Value*
Fat 47.29g73%
Saturated Fat 28.596g179%
Trans Fat 0.0017g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.633g
Monounsaturated Fat 13.339g
Cholesterol 139mg46%
Sodium 767mg33%
Potassium 673mg19%
Carbohydrates 33.42g11%
Fiber 6.7g28%
Sugar 8.01g9%
Protein 31.52g63%
Vitamin A 1510IU30%
Vitamin C 4.2mg5%
Calcium 992mg99%
Iron 4.26mg24%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Nutrition is based on the absence of salt unless stated as a measurement in the ingredients. Cost is worked out based on ingredients bought from UK supermarkets, then divided by the number of servings. In both instances these values are just for guidance. Please check out my FAQ Page for more info.
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