Kids Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 2 slices bread (you can use pre-sliced bread or buy a loaf of crusty artisan bread, which is our family’s favorite choice!)
• Cheese (Cheddar, American and Monterey Jack are all good choices, but our family’s favorite is Colby Jack, which has a nice cheddar flavor but melts well like Monterey Jack.)
• Softened Butter

Preparation

Step 1

1. If bread is unsliced, slice bread with a serrated knife.

2. Place a frying pan on the stove and turn the heat to “medium,” which should be halfway on your stove’s knob. If your stove knobs are on a scale of 1 to 10, medium would be 5.
3. Place two slices of bread on a cutting board or the counter.
4. Shred cheese and place on one of the slices of bread, making sure to cover the whole surface.
5. Place the second slice of bread on top of the cheese to make a sandwich.
6. Butter the top of the sandwich then carefully place it in the hot pan, buttered side down in the pan.
Once the sandwich is in the pan, butter the other side of the sandwich, which is now the top.
7. Let the sandwich cook for about 3-5 minutes.
8. Once the bottom is starting to brown, flip it over with a spatula/pancake turner and let it cook another 3-5 minutes. You can check to see how brown the bottom side is by carefully lifting just one corner of the sandwich with your spatula and peeking underneath, holding it together with the other hand.
9. Once both sides are golden brown (you can flip it back and forth to get it browner if you want), try to pull the slices apart to make sure the cheese is melted. If it’s hard to pull the slices apart or you can see that the cheese is melted completely, then the sandwich is done!
10. Transfer the sandwich to a plate with your spatula. BTDT (been there, done that) Tip: Place the “hot” side of the sandwich that was directly on the pan most recently face UP on the plate. By putting the cooler side of the sandwich face down on the plate, you minimize condensation build up on the plate under the sandwich.