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Buttery, crispy, and filled with delicious melty cheese and garlicky mushrooms, this Mushroom Grilled Cheese will change the way you think about grilled cheese recipes! Ready in minutes and so tasty, you'll wish you'd made extra.
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Mushroom Sandwich
My family and I are big mushroom fans. We love mushrooms with almost every meal, so when we had leftover garlic butter mushrooms and our favorite bread, I knew what had to be done: I needed to make a mushroom sandwich!
This mushroom grilled cheese is one of the best grilled cheese recipes you will ever try. The earthy, garlicky mushrooms pair so well with melted cheese, sandwiched between two crispy pieces of bread. Use an artisan bread for this recipe, and you will truly have a gourmet grilled cheese.
Even better when you pair it with a side of soup. French onion is my favorite for this dish!
Mushroom Grilled Cheese Ingredients
- Garlic butter mushrooms
- mushrooms of choice (button mushrooms work well)
- butter
- minced garlic
- parsley
- salt
- pepper
- Cheese of choice - I used provolone
- Butter, softened
- Italian seasoning
- Bread of choice
Mushroom Sandwich Instructions
- Heat a skillet to medium heat. Melt butter, then saute mushrooms for 2-3 minutes and season with salt and pepper. When soft and golden brown, remove from heat and add parsley.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread. Flip one of the slices over.
- Add 2 slices of cheese, then top with garlic butter mushrooms, Italian seasoning, and 2 more slices of cheese.
- Add the other slice of bread, buttered side up.
- Air fry at 350°F for 5 minutes on one side. Flip, then cook for an additional 5 minutes. To make in the oven instead, place on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes on each side at 450°F.
Serve, and enjoy! I love serving this mushroom grilled cheese recipe with a side of soup. French onion works very well to complement the flavors of a mushroom sandwich.
Mushroom Cheese Sandwich Recipe Tips
- Try my favorite 10-Quart Air Fryer for this recipe.
- Try other cheeses according to your preference! For a spicy mushroom cheese sandwich, you could use pepper jack cheese. If you like yours even creamier, you could use a rich cheese like gruyere and cut it with the sharpness of a slice of white cheddar.
- Use whichever mushrooms you like best. I used garlic butter button mushrooms for this recipe, but you could even use pan-fried portobello mushrooms.
Isabel's Air Fryer
It's amazing what you can cook with an air fryer! I love mine and highly recommend it. It even has a steaming function to re-hydrate stale bread!
photo courtesy of Our Place
Mushroom Sandwich Recipe FAQs
Mushrooms pair well with almost any kind of cheese. Swiss, gruyere, provolone, or an aged cheddar are all classic choices, but creamy cheeses like goat cheese and brie are great for pairing with mushrooms, too.
The secret to a perfect grilled cheese sandwich is to butter the outside of the bread before baking or air frying it. You can pan fry grilled cheese too, but baking melts the cheese to perfection without burning the outside of the bread, so you get the perfect ratio of crispy on the outside and creamy in the center.
Grilled Cheese Recipes
Soup for Grilled Cheese
- Instant Pot French Onion Soup
- Chick-fil-A Chicken Noodle Soup
- 15 Bean Soup Recipe
- Mushroom Soup
- Chick-fil-A Chicken Tortilla Soup
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Mushroom Grilled Cheese
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Equipment
- 1 Air fryer or oven
- 1 Skillet to cook mushrooms
- 1 Butter knife
Ingredients
For mushroom filling
- 3 ounces mushrooms of choice
- ¼ Tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic - minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ Tablespoon parsley - or to taste
For mushroom grilled cheese
- garlic butter mushrooms - (above)
- 4 slices cheese - I used provolone
- 1 Tablespoon butter - softened
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 slices bread - of choice
Instructions
- Heat a skillet to medium heat. Melt butter, then saute mushrooms for 2-3 minutes and season with salt and pepper. When soft and golden brown, remove from heat and add parsley.3 ounces mushrooms of choice,¼ Tablespoon butter,1 clove garlic,salt and pepper to taste,¼ Tablespoon parsley
- Butter one side of each slice of bread. Flip one of the slices over.1 Tablespoon butter
- Add 2 slices of cheese, then top with garlic butter mushrooms, Italian seasoning, and 2 more slices of cheese.4 slices cheese,1 teaspoon Italian seasoning,2 slices bread,garlic butter mushrooms
- Add the other slice of bread, buttered side up.
- Air fry at 350°F for 5 minutes on one side. Flip, then cook for an additional 5 minutes. To make in the oven instead, place on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes on each side at 450°F.
Notes
- Try other cheeses according to your preference! For a spicy mushroom cheese sandwich, you could use pepper jack cheese. If you like yours even creamier, you could use a rich cheese like gruyere and cut it with the sharpness of a slice of white cheddar.
- Use whichever mushrooms you like best. I used garlic butter button mushrooms for this recipe, but you could even use pan-fried portobello mushrooms.
Cindy Kerschner says
A cheese lovers jackpot! I often order French Onion Soup when I go out. I got to try this combo at home!
thatskinnychickcanbake says
What a wonderful combo!!! Mushrooms will be in my next grilled cheese!!!
Amy says
I'm going to try this with all veggie broth and extra mushrooms. You can't beat grilled cheese sandwich and soup. Yumm!
Laura Dembowski (@piesandplots) says
A double dose of cheesy bready goodness. Sign me up!
Mariam says
Very good
Isabel Laessig says
Thank you very much, Mariam!