Mushroom Grilled Cheese Sandwich (aka The Mushroom Melt)
Sauteed mushrooms and onions all covered in ooey gooey melted cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich. Buttery, toasty, and cheesy mushroom perfection!
Servings: makes 2 sandwiches
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
| 1 tablespoon | butter |
| 1 tablespoon | olive oil |
| 1 | small onion, sliced |
| 8 ounces | cremini mushrooms, sliced |
| 2 cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 1 teaspoon | thyme, chopped |
| 1/4 cup | white wine or broth |
| salt and pepper to taste | |
| 1 tablespoon | parsley, chopped |
| 1/2 teaspoon | truffle oil (optional) |
| 1 cup | fontina or gruyere, shredded |
| 1/4 cup | parmigiano reggiano, grated |
| 4 slices | bread |
| 2 tablespoons | butter |
Directions:
Melt the butter and heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the garlic and thyme and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
Add the cremini mushrooms and saute until the start to caramelized and turn golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.
Add the wine, deglaze the pan and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 2-3 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper, add the parsley and remove from heat and let cool a bit.
Mix the cheese into the mushrooms.
Butter one side of each slice of bread and place 2 in the pan buttered side down.
Top each with 1/2 of the mushroom mixture and finally the remaining slices of bread with the buttered side up.
Grill until the cheese has melted and the bread is golden brown, about 2-4 minutes per side.