Grilled Cheese with Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms and Onions
This Grilled Cheese with Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms and Onions recipe takes grilled cheese sandwiches to a new level of goodness.
A great classic grilled cheese sandwich is hard to beat. A grilled cheese sandwich jacked up with Gouda cheese and roasted mushrooms and onions? Well, that’s a grilled cheese sandwich that is even harder to beat.
I could go on and waste your time rambling on about how so wonderfully scrumptious this Grilled Cheese with Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms and Onions sandwich was that it didn’t even make it to the table. No joking. But I’d rather just tell you to get you some bread, gouda, mushrooms and onions, and get to it.
It’s really that good. Really.
I promise you’ll be pleased with this grilled cheese.
A few helpful tips for making this fabulous Grilled Cheese with Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms and Onions sandwich:
- Roasting vegetables is such an easy step that adds so much flavor to vegetables and makes this sandwich so wonderfully tasty. You’ll find easy instructions for roasting in this recipe for one of my favorite (and super light too) soups: White Bean and Roasted Mushrooms Soup.
- The mushrooms and onions can be roasted ahead of time and stored, covered in a refrigerator until ready to assemble sandwich. If desired, rewarm roasted mushroom and onions up a bit in a microwave for a few seconds (maybe 20 seconds or so) or toss in a skillet on the stovetop to warm.
- Choose your favorite mushrooms to use. Baby Bella mushrooms are lovely but any mushrooms you can find (especially the ones on sale) will work just fine.
- Even though any sweet or yellow onion will work for this recipes, if you can find a sweet Vidalia onion to use for this sandwich, get it!
- Although I think Gouda is just perfect for this grilled cheese, a Gruyere, Jarlsberg or your favorite softer cheese — even a brie (oh my!) would be fantastic. This article from Food & Wine describing different kinds of cheese may help understand the differences between cheese and assist in choosing some good options for the best grilled cheese.
Grilled Cheese with Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms and Onions Recipe
Grilled Cheese with Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms and Onions
This grilled cheese will please even the pickiest sandwich eater.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 1 medium onion, sliced (the sweeter the better)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 slices bread of choice
- 1 cup gouda, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.
- On a baking sheet toss sliced mushrooms and onion in olive oil. Sprinkle with a few pinches of salt and pepper. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, or until roasted to preference.
- In a skillet stove top, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat.
- While butter is melting, assemble sandwiches. On one slice of bread, layer shredded gouda, the roasted mushrooms and onions, then more gouda. (Layering this way ensures that the melty cheese will hold the sandwich together.) Salt and pepper to taste. Top with the other slice of bread. Lightly press together.
- In the melted butter place one sandwich down for one second, then gently flip it over to the other side. Repeat with other sandwich. Cook for about 2 minutes, until lightly browned, then gently flip sandwich on other side, and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until cheese is melted and sandwich is browned to preference.
This could quite possibly be the best grilled cheese on earth! I love it!
Jacked up with gouda & grilled to perfection…yes, please!
I agree with Miss – this is quite possibly the best grilled cheese on earth! Oh hot dang!!
So when should I be there for dinner tomorrow? 😉
I think she said they didn’t make it to the table. Bring ingredients.
Wow what a sandwich!
Totally drooling over this!
oh yes. and yes and yes. I will take three please!
Oh my. I just had dinner not that long ago and this, this, this MONSTROSITY of a grilled cheese is now beckoning me to drag out my skillet. Seriously, you’re killing me!
I just passed out. I think 10 minutes have passed and when I look up I see this in front of me. Whoa! Take my breath away!
This looks delicious!
Such a great flavor combo!
I can’t tell you how fabulous that looks to me right now. I need to make this!
I am soooooooo in.
My word….. layers and layers of deliciousness. All I need now is a cup of soup!
THat looks like the world’s perfect sandwich. You done good girl!
I have become quite obsessed with caramelized onions so this looks totally amazing to me 🙂 Add mushrooms and you have the best ever grilled cheese sandwich!
That looks so good! Pinned it.
I may have drolled a little….okay fine, I drooled. Pinned it!
Some of my favorite things are mushrooms and onions together! Yum!
I love everything about this.
I want to make this with homemade sourdough bread. I’m literally salivating…
Do you have a sourdough recipe you love? Would you share? We have tried a few and did not love any of them
I so want this sandwich now!!!
Oh my, oh my, oh my does this ever make my tum o’rumble. *yum*
Perfect. The onions, the cheese, the grilling. Just gorgeous.
I want this. Today. Right now. I don’t care that it’s 9 a.m.
Oh man, I’m totally drooling right now!
Oh how I love Gouda!
You just can’t go wrong with a grilled cheese that looks like this! Such wonderful flavours…so excited for lunch now. Thanks for sharing!
-Shannon
Amy. How has this been on the internets for EIGHT DAYS and I’m just now seeing it. Oh my WORD. I want this every day for every meal. And perfect for Lent, too…forget the fish!!!
I just used your method to make roasted mushrooms and onions as a side for our dinner. Technically, my dinner since my hubby doesn’t like mushrooms. I doubled the mushrooms and they’re almost gone (gulp). Next time, I’m throwing them in a grilled cheese! That looks incredible!
I could eat this every day for all my life and be happy!
What a mouthwatering photo. This grilled cheese looks amazing. I can’t wait to make it for my kids – and myself! Thanks for the inspiration.
Lisa
Made this with a smear of dijon mustard and served with tomato soup. It was so good! Thanks for the idea!
Yum! I wish I had one right now instead of my healthy salad!
Seriously can’t believe how awesome this sandwich looks. I’m making for it for lunch tomorrow!
This sandwich was amazing! I didn’t want lunch to end! Thanks so much!!
Just made this sandwich for husband’s and my lunch…..they were excellent. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This grilled cheese looks so delicious. Have you entered it in the Grilled Cheese Academy’s recipe showdown? If not, you should! Here’s the website: http://grilledcheeseacademy.com
i made this for lunch today and it was AMAZING!!!
This does look amazing! I have never let onions caramelize in the oven. What a great idea! I will be making these for sure! Thanks!
I just love this…
Looks so fabulous!! My mouth is watering!! I want one!!
This looks mad delicious! Mushrooms and Gouda cheese a fave of mines. Yummy!
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Just add a little bacon Mmmmmm
How many calories is this?
I made these tonight for dinner for the family! They were absolutely amazing, although we did switch the gouda for havarti and provolone since we couldn’t find a good gouda. These were definitely the best grilled cheeses I have ever made!! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
So glad you enjoyed them! It’s one of my favorites too.
This looks amaaazing! 🙂
Absolutely delicious! And I thought I didn’t like grilled cheese! Silly me. My husband loved it and wants to add roasted red pepper to it as well. For heavens sake! But we’ll give it a try. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful idea.
So glad you enjoyed it! And roasted red pepper sounds like a terrific addition. Thanks for the idea!
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What type of sliced bread would work well with this sandwich?
Made this today and just finished it — THE MOST DELICIOUS SANDWICH I’ve ever had!! I roasted the mushrooms & onions following your recipe for the soup, and they were delectable!! So amazing!!
So glad to hear you enjoyed it, Keith! It’s difficult to not want to make one every single day.
Oh my goodness! I can’t wait to make this! This looks and sounds so amazing!
Good bye low-carb diet…HELLOOOOOO uber yummy, gooey, savory, crunchy, melty delicious sandwich!!! Best sandwich I think I’ve ever seen in my life…and I’m old.
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I’m not a fan of onions, so I was wondering if Roasted red peppers or Spinach would be a good option to add?
Looks delicious!
Looks fabulous. Has anyone tried adding garlic to the mushrooms and onions before roasting?
I have made various version of this tasty sandwich. Roasted red peppers, vidalia onion roasted and jarlsberg cheese is one of them. Gouda spinach and roasted mushrooms was another.
Hi Amy! I pinned this delciious looking sandwich the first time I saw your post. Now I am featuring it as one of the 10 great grilled cheese sandwich recipes. The post goes live tomorrow. Stop by?
I tried the grilled cheese with roasted onions and mushrooms to which I had added shredded leftover pot roast meat to, and it was fabulous! My husband, who is a just typical plan meat and potatoes type of person, devour 2 of them. Thank you for sharing this recipe with all of us!
I’m so happy to hear that y’all enjoyed it, Suzy! The Pot Roast addition sounds amazing.
Made this today and I added pesto and fresh minced garlic.. wow.. yummy…
Pesto and garlic sound like fabulous additions, Damon! YUM!
This has got to be the best grilled sandwich ever! It’s a keeper.
This sandwich was absolutely delicious. I used Jarlsberg cheese and couldn’t believe how amazing this grill cheese sandwich tasted. Definitely one of my favs. Thanks for the recipe ????
Great this post made me very hungry
matched with the rainy season in Indonesia
I made the and OMG, the best grilled cheese ever!! I will make them again and again…thanks for the recipe. And looking at the other posts, I may have to kick them up a little!!
Yay! So happy to hear you enjoyed it, Deb.
Yes and yes! Totally gonna make this asap! So simple and looks so delicious!
I hope you enjoy it, Janette!
Wow this was really great! Goodbye regular grilled cheese.
Wow.. Yummy i will try it thanks :3
Hi Amy, I’m making this, as I type I’m caramelizing the onions and mushrooms. May I ask a perhaps dumb question? Why put the sandwich on the buttered pan for one second then flip? Is there a reason for this?
I just like the one side to soak up a bit of the butter then flip so the other side can do the same. It really isn’t a critical step, just the way I like to do it.
Well, I can’t mess with perfection 🙂
I used Gruyere instead of Gouda and it was divine. Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe! 🙂
Fran
I was really skeptical about trying this because I only recently tried Gouda and mushrooms are kind of a mood thing. But it’s 4am, I’m hungry and I didn’t want to be up cooking a meal at this hour. So I threw the mushrooms in the skillet with some garlic butter and onions, got my sprouted bread and Gouda ready, crossed my fingers and put it all together.. Took a deep breath and a big bite… IT WAS A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I didn’t expect it to taste so good. It was so rich and flavorful. I’m an extremely picky eater but right now I’m on a really restricted diet so I have to try new things. I definitely don’t regret trying this! One of my new favorites ❤ Thanks for sharing.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Noah. I can’t wait to try it with sprouted bread!
Looks great…!!! 😀
Yummy! Absolutely delightful recipe with great repeat value!
Love this recipe. Have eaten it a number of times and I am putting a link to this on my blog for favourite recipes. Hope thats OK with you.
This recipe was a success! It will be my standard from here on out!
Besides sourdough, what types of bread would you recommend
Love this recipe… delicious!!
I am so excited to try this! Yum – thank you for sharing.
Very tasty grilled cheese. Loved it!! Thanks for sharing ????????
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OMG what a big mess. It’s hard to turn the sandwich without all the goodies falling out. I cut back on the amount of butter in the pan and it turned out fine. The sandwich is very rich tasting.
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Hi thank you very much for the details, but this recipe is recommended for athletes? even at night?
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flipping the sandwiches and making sure the filling doesn’t fill out was hard. but it tasted very good. all of my colleagues enjoyed the dish at the office party of our Limo company in Chicago
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