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Grilled Cheese with Tomato
Buttery grilled cheese with fresh tomato slices inside.
$16.06 estimated ingredients
Ingredients
- bread — 4 slice Store item: King Arthur Bread Flour $7.49
- cheese — 4 slice Store item: Tillamook Cream Cheese Brick $3.99
- butter — 3 tbsp Store item: Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks $3.29
- tomato — 1 each Store item: Hunt’s Tomato Paste $1.29
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How to prepare
About this recipe
Grilled Cheese with Tomato adds fresh tomato to buttery, golden grilled cheese—a lunch favorite with melted cheese and juicy tomato in every bite. This american recipe serves 2 and is rated easy difficulty. Plan about 5 minutes of prep and 10 minutes of cooking.
What you will need ready
- 4 slice bread
- 4 slice cheese
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 tomato
Step-by-step
- Slice 1 tomato ¼-inch thick. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Butter one side of each 4 slice bread slice with 3 tbsp butter.
- Place two slices butter-side down in a cold skillet. Layer 4 slice cheese and tomato inside.
- Top with remaining bread, butter-side up.
- Cook over medium 3–4 minutes until golden.
- Flip carefully; cook 3–4 minutes until cheese melts.
- Press lightly with spatula to help cheese melt.
- Lower heat if bread browns too fast.
- Rest 1 minute before cutting.
- Cut diagonally and serve hot.
Serving
Serve with soup. Best fresh—tomato makes leftovers soggy.
Cook tips
- Pat tomato dry.
- Medium heat melts cheese without burning butter.
- Shredded cheese melts faster.
- Cover pan 30 seconds to trap heat.