Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

by Sabrina Snyder

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8 Sandwiches
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
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Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are the easiest way to make melty, crispy cheese sandwiches for a crowd in less than 30 minutes!

When it comes to simple, delicious Sandwiches for dinner, meals, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches pretty much reign supreme. Try this easy sheet pan version with Four Cheese Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and enjoy!

Sabrina’s Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Melted, gooey cheddar cheese between slices of toasty bread is a classic sandwich that never goes out of style. They’re easy to make in a few minutes with delightfully easy ingredients. Something about biting into the crisp bread and melty cheese just instantly transports you back to your childhood. Make 8 sandwiches all at once, and enjoy!

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Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are the easiest way to make ultimate cheesy, crispy cheese sandwiches for a crowd in less than 30 minutes!
Yield 8 Sandwiches
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
A Stack of cornered Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches stack vertically on a plate
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Ingredients
 

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 16 slices thick sandwich bread
  • 16 slices cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Brush butter on one side of each slice of bread.
  • Sprinkle with kosher salt.
  • Add 8 slices buttered side down to a large baking sheet.
  • Add 2 slices of cheddar cheese.
  • Add the remaining bread slices, butter side up (away from the rest of the sandwich).
  • Cook for 10 minutes, flip and cook for 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 749mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 691IU | Calcium: 379mg | Iron: 2mg

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About this Recipe

If you want to make Grilled Cheese for dinner and have a lot of people to serve it can be a hassle to make on the stovetop. The small cooking surface means you’ll have to make them in batches, and people either have to eat separately or wait to eat together while the sandwiches get cold. The Oven-Baked Grilled Cheeses come out wonderfully golden brown and crispy on the outside with a melty inside. They’re everything you expect from a delicious Grilled Cheese but made for a crowd.

Ingredients

  • Bread: A thick sandwich bread, like country white bread, will make your grilled cheese sandwiches nice and crunchy on the edges while still being soft on the inside.
  • Cheese: Using two slices of cheese per sandwich helps it melt faster and give you that beautiful cheese pull. Use mild, medium, or sharp cheddar, or a combination of your favorite cheeses.
  • Butter: We always recommend using unsalted butter for recipes. Then you can control how much salt is added to your dish. For these toasty grilled cheese sandwiches, sprinkling kosher salt over the unsalted will add a delicious savory bite to the outside of each sandwich without adding too much sodium to the cheesy meal.

What to Pair with Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

To make this classic comfort food into an even more satisfying dinner serve it up with a bowl of Creamy Tomato Soup. The sandwiches are perfect to dip, and the tomatoes and cheese just make the best combination ever!

How to Serve

  • Serve: Don’t leave your sandwiches at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
  • Store: Grilled Cheese is best enjoyed fresh, but if you have leftovers wrap them in plastic wrap and store them in the fridge for up to 24 hours. Reheat the Grilled Cheese in your oven or on the griddle.
  • Freeze: Kept sealed from moisture, you can also freeze the sandwiches for up to a month but they are best served fresh.

Ideas for Serving Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

  • Kid Cutouts: Cut sandwiches into fun shapes before baking to get kids excited for lunchtime!
  • Party Buffet: Put out an assortment of cheeses so guests can build their own sandwich before they all bake together.
  • Strips for Soup: Slice each sandwich in half, then half again lengthwise to make strips perfect for dunking into a mug of tomato soup.

Frequent Questions

Why make Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in the oven?

If you are feeding more than a couple of people, making Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in the oven is easy, simple, and feeds everybody at once! Get your favorite soups or sides ready to go then have these delicious, golden crispy cheese sandwiches ready to serve all at once.

Should I line the pan with parchment paper or foil to make Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese?

You may be tempted to line your rimmed baking sheet with parchment or foil for easy cleanup. However, for this recipe you will be better off placing your buttered bread directly on the baking sheet. You want the hot metal to toast the bread just like it would on a skillet. Paper would likely cause steam to build and prevent that nice crispy bread from toasting, and foil would do the same thing and possibly stick to the melted cheese.

Variations

  • Cheese: You can experiment with the types of cheese you use in your Sheet Pan Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Try out your favorite flavors with white cheddar, Monterey Jack, gouda, mozzarella, provolone, Pepper Jack cheese, Swiss cheese or any combination of cheeses.
  • Vegetables: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are a great way to use up and enjoy veggies. Try adding sliced tomato, bell peppers, spinach, arugula, onion, and mushrooms. They’re a great way to get some fresh flavor and extra texture in your sandwich.
  • Mayo: Instead of butter, try using mayo to grease your slices of bread. Place the bread mayo-side-down on your baking sheet to cook.
  • Mexican Style Grilled Cheese: Use a combination of Pepper Jack and cheddar cheese, along with sliced jalapenos and shredded chicken or carnitas, for a Mexican inspired sandwich. Serve with Tortilla Soup.
  • Italian Style Grilled Cheese: Sprinkle Italian seasonings over sliced mozzarella and provolone, and sprinkle parmesan and garlic powder onto the buttered bread. Serve with Italian Wedding Soup.
  • Caprese Grilled Cheese: Layer sliced mozzarella, fresh basil, and sliced tomatoes inside rustic bread. Serve alongside a fresh garden salad with balsamic vinaigrette.
  • French Grilled Cheese: Use brie or camembert cheese with thin slices of pear inside rustic French bread. Serve with fresh fruit.
  • Breakfast Grilled Cheese: Add ham or bacon to your Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and serve with scrambled eggs.
  • Cheeseburger Grilled Cheese: Use up leftover ground beef from tacos or Sloppy Joes by sprinkling it over cheese slices before baking and serve with french fries.
  • Pizza Grilled Cheese: Layer mozzarella, pepperoni, and your favorite pizza toppings inside Italian bread. Dip into warm marinara sauce.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. Absolutely amazing! With this method, the sandwiches are perfectly toasty, cheese is ooey-gooey, and I’m not standing at the stove cooking sandwiches for 30 minutes (while having little ones turn their nose up at “too dark” grilled cheese). Finally made this when family dropped by at lunchtime; while the sandwiches were in the oven, I chopped up some fruit and put together a salad, and threw together a complete meal in no time at all.

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    1. Thanks Emily! Happy that the little ones approved too. Thank you for the 5 stars.

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