This garlic bread grilled cheese is such a treat! Crispy buttery bread on the outside, gooey cheesy filling on the inside, and beautifully seasoned with garlic bread flavors! The perfect quick lunch, dinner, or snack! Great for dunking in your favorite soup and super kid friendly!
This recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make which makes it the perfect easy lunch, snack, or dinner! This also makes the easiest kid friendly cheesy snack!
Who doesn’t love grilled cheese and garlic bread! This recipe is perfect for dunking in soup, pairing with pasta, or serving as an appetizer at a party.
This recipe was inspired by another delicious bread recipe, my Black Pepper Focaccia!
Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese Ingredients
The best part of this grilled cheese recipe, is that it only contains 8 ingredients! Most of which you likely already have in your pantry or fridge! For this flavorful, and cheesy, garlic bread grilled cheese recipe you will need the following ingredients:
- Butter-I recommend using unsalted butter in this recipe since we are adding salt, however, you can use salted butter and just omit the salt in this recipe.
- Parmesan cheese-Grated or shredded parmesan cheese in this recipe will work well and gives that perfect cheesy, salty, garlic bread flavor!
- Mozzarella cheese-Mozzarella cheese, gives the perfect amount of gooey cheese pull that you would expect in a grilled cheese!
- Garlic powder-You can use garlic powder, dried minced garlic, garlic salt, or fresh minced garlic for this recipe. Note: If using garlic salt then be sure to omit the extra salt in this recipe.
- Dried oregano-Dried oregano, basil, or Italian seasoning will give your grilled cheese the most perfect Italian flavor.
- Salt/Black pepper-Remember to season with a little pinch of salt and pepper.
- Sliced bread-I used sliced white bread for this recipe but you can absolutely use any of your favorite sliced bread for this recipe.
See recipe card for additional details and quantities.
Grilled Cheese Instructions
For the full instructions and measurements for how to make this delicious recipe, please skip down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post!
Use the following step-by-step instructions for how to make this delicious garlic bread grilled cheese:
Combine cheeses, butter, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
Spread room temperature butter on one side of each slice of bread.
Then add half of the cheese mixture to the middle of two slices of bread and spread evenly.
Then place the grilled cheese in your preheated frying pan, butter side down. Cook on each side for about 2 minutes or until both sides are golden brown and the cheese is super melty in the middle! Enjoy!
Hint: If you would rather air fry, instead of pan fry, your garlic bread grilled cheese, then you absolutely can! Set your air fryer to 390 degrees and air fry for 4-6 minutes, flipping over half way through, until golden brown!
Garlic Bread Substitutions
Are you gluten-free or vegan? This recipe has the following substitutions so that you can still enjoy this easy grilled cheese garlic bread recipe!
- Vegan – instead of using regular parmesan, mozzarella, and butter for this recipe, substitute vegan options for these ingredients! So easy!
- Gluten-Free – use your favorite gluten free bread to easily make this recipe gluten-free!
- Protein – to make a higher protein option, add pepperoni or your favorite meat to this recipe!
Grilled Cheese Variations
There are so many fun stuffing variations for this easy grilled cheese recipe that can add even more flavor!
- Rosemary
- Truffle oil
- Thyme
- Tomatoes
- Mascarpone cheese
- Mushrooms
- Pesto
- Sundried tomatoes
For a savory dish that would pair perfectly with this Italian recipe, see my Roasted Eggplant Ricotta Pasta recipe!
Equipment
The TWO main pieces of equipment needed for this recipe are: a mixing bowl and a medium-sized non stick frying pan. Only TWO pieces of equipment to make this recipe super EASY!
Optional: If you would rather air fry, instead of pan fry, your garlic bread grilled cheese, then you absolutely can! You would just need an air fryer, instead of the frying pan.
Either way you choose, you will still only need two pieces of equipment.
Storage
Store your grilled cheese in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
You can also freeze your grilled cheese in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month. I recommend double wrapping your recipe in parchment paper and plastic wrap before storing the grilled cheese in a container in the freezer. This will help ensure freshness longer.
Top tips
- If you would rather air fry, instead of pan fry, your garlic bread grilled cheese, then you absolutely can! Set your air fryer to 390 degrees and air fry for 4-6 minutes, flipping over half way through, until golden brown!
- Instead of using regular parmesan, mozzarella, and butter for this recipe, substitute vegan alternatives for an easy vegan version!
- Don’t skip on the parmesan cheese for this recipe, it really gives this grilled cheese the garlic bread flavor!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Traditionally, butter is to be applied to one side of bread for grilled cheese. The butter is meant to create a perfect, buttery, and non-stick crust on the outside of the grilled cheese while cooking. This is why it is recommended to only butter one side of the bread.
Grilled cheese is traditionally made with butter to create that crisp, golden brown, buttery crust that compliments the melty cheese. While you can also use olive oil, it can create a more oily crust for your grilled cheese.
Toasting your bread before making grilled cheese is not required or recommended. Since your bread will toast while making your grilled cheese in a pan regardless, you run the risk of burning your bread if you toast the bread prior to pan frying.
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Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese
Equipment
- 1 Medium non-stick frying pan
Ingredients
Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese
- 2 Tbsp Unsalted butter (plus more for spreading on bread) Room temperature
- 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese Grated
- 1 Cup Mozzarella cheese Shredded
- 1/2 Tsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 Tsp Dried oregano
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/4 Tsp Black pepper
- 4 Slices White bread
Instructions
Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese
- Preheat medium sized frying pan, or griddle, over medium heat.
- Combine cheeses, butter, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- Spread room temperature butter on one side of each slice of bread. Then add half of the cheese mixture to the middle of two slices of bread and spread evenly.
- Then place the grilled cheese in your preheated frying pan, butter side down. Cook on each side for about 2 minutes or until both sides are golden brown and the cheese is super melty in the middle!
- Remove from the pan and allow to cool. Enjoy!
Super easy i made this in my kitchen and it was excellent!