French Toast Grilled Cheese Recipes

FRENCH TOAST GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, dijon, onion powder, sugar, and pepper until completely combined and cohesive.
• Place one piece of the Swiss cheese on top of a slice of the bread, top with a few slices of ham, and then another slice of Swiss cheese. Top with the second slice of bread. Then repeat with the remaining bread until you have four sandwiches.
• Heat a large griddle or skillet on medium-high heat.
• Dip each sandwich into the egg mixture so that both sides are coated.
• Turn the griddle down to low and add the butter. Coat the griddle with the butter. Place the sandwiches on the griddle and cover each one with a small lid.
• Once that side is browned and the cheese is slightly melted, flip the sandwich and cover with the lid again.
• Once the other side is brown and the cheese is completely melted remove it from the griddle, cut in half, and serve with the raspberry jam or honey mustard.
• Serve with homemade fries or a fresh green salad to make a complete meal. Enjoy!

EGG IN A HOLE FRENCH TOAST GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Whisk half-and-half, 1 egg, sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl until batter is smooth.
• Place 2 bread slices on a work surface and top each with 1 slice American cheese, 1 slice Cheddar cheese, and crumbled bacon. Top each with a second piece of bread, making a sandwich. Cut a 2-inch hole in the center of each sandwich using a biscuit cutter or 2-inch wide glass.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, tilting the skillet to cover entire surface with butter. Dip both sandwich rings and cut-out holes in the batter until evenly coated.
• Place the dipped sandwich rings and cut-out holes in the melted butter in the skillet. Immediately crack an egg into the hole of each ring. Cook until egg white is set, bread is golden brown, and cheese is softly melted, about 2 minutes per side.

GRILLED CHEESE FRENCH TOAST WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat a griddle melt 1 tablespoon butter.
• Mix eggs with buttermilk.
• Quick dip bread to cover with egg mixture and place on hot griddle, brown one side, and turn place 1 slice of cheese and 2 slices of bacon on cooked side of 3 slices of bread.
• Place other 3 slices of bread cooked side down on bacon.
• Flip when bottom is browned.
• Using the other tablespoon of butter as needed.
• Garnish with Syrup or raspberry jam if you want.

CROQUE-MONSIEUR: CLASSIC FRENCH GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Position a rack 6 to 8 inches from the broiler and set the oven to broil.
• Trim the crusts off of the bread, making the slices as square as possible.
• Spread both slices of bread with butter.
• Flip bread over and spread them lightly with Dijon mustard.
• In a bowl, combine the cheese and half of the béchamel sauce, and mix until the cheese is fully coated.
• Spread half the cheese mixture evenly onto one slice of bread (on the mustard side, not the butter side). Lay the sliced ham atop the other slice.
• Press both halves of the sandwich together.
• Spray a bit of cooking spray onto the surface of a nonstick pan. Heat the pan over medium heat until the oil is hot and glistening but not quite smoking.
• Place the sandwich into the pan and cook for about 2 minutes, or until the bottom of the bread is a nice shade of golden-brown.
• Use a nonstick spatula to flip the croque-monsieur over. Lower the heat a bit and cover the pan. Cook for another minute or two, or until the second slice of bread is also golden brown, and the cheese inside the croque-monsieur is fully melted.
• Transfer the sandwich to a cutting board. Top with the remaining cheese mixture, then spoon the other half of the béchamel over the top.
• Place sandwich on a sheet tray and broil the sandwich, béchamel-side up, until the top of the sandwich is nicely browned, 1 to 3 minutes. Serve right away.

FRENCH ONION GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until the slices start to wilt and turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the onion soup mix, thyme and 2 tablespoons water. Turn the heat to low, then continue to cook, stirring and adding more water a tablespoon at a time if the mixture gets too dry, until the onions are very soft and golden brown, 5 to 10 more minutes.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Spread 1 teaspoon mustard onto one side of each slice of bread. Divide the Cheddar, Gruyere, caramelized onions and crispy onions between 2 of the slices of bread on top of the mustard. Top each with another slice of bread, mustard-side in, and lay the sandwiches in the pan. Cook, pressing down on top of the sandwiches, until the bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan and flip the sandwiches, cooking until the cheese is melted and the bottoms are golden brown, about 3 more minutes. Cut in half and serve.