Gourmet Grilled Cheese Recipes and the Best Soups to Pair Them With (2024)

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Everybody loves grilled cheese and soup! Kick it up a notch with my Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and the best soups to pair them with! These grilled cheese ideas have it all. We go beyond the traditional grilled cheese and soup pairings and bring you new favorites everyone at the table will love!

How to Make a Perfect Grilled Cheese

Best Bread for Grilled Cheese

Making the perfect grilled cheese starts with picking the best bread. Forget about the bread aisle, and instead pick up fresh bakery bread for the best results! You want it to be fresh and crisp. Or, make it yourself:

• Easy Sprouted Grain Bread
• Easy French Bread

Best Cheese for Grilled Cheese

Pick a cheese that melts easily for the best results with your gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches! This is the most important part of choosing your cheese. Here are some of the best cheeses for melting:

• Fontina
• Mozzarella
• Gruyere
• Cheddar
• Colby Jack

Best Toppings for Grilled Cheese

• Millionaire’s bacon: Sweet candied bacon with a kick of heat
• Slow cooker pulled pork: Delectably tangy teriyaki pulled pork
• Sauteed mushrooms and onions: The perfect pairing of caramelized onion and mushrooms
• Homemade buffalo sauce: Spicy and easy homemade buffalo sauce

Recipe Tips

• Butter both sides of your bread. This adds flavor and keeps your grilled cheese from burning. Another choice is to use a little mayonnaise in place of butter.
• Use Texas toast instead of regular bread!
• Give it toppings! The best grilled cheese ideas are not plain. My favorite topping is our delicious French Fry Seasoning… it is just amazing!

Gourmet Grilled Cheese Recipes

We love trying new grilled cheese ideas! Below are our favorite gourmet grilled cheese recipes and all of the best soups to pair them with. You and your family will love these creative grilled cheese recipes!

The Crispiest Air Fryer Grilled Cheese

Crispy, crunchy bread, with ooey, gooey cheese – that’s the sign of a perfectAir Fryer Grilled Cheese! This crispy grilled cheese sandwich recipe takes just 10 minutes to make and is easily the best one you will ever eat.

Mushroom Grilled Cheese and French Onion Soup

This is the gourmet grilled cheese of your dreams! Mushroom grilled cheese is magical.

Pesto Mozzarella and Italian Vegetable Soup

Sourdough, basil pesto, mozzarella cheese, tomato, and a little butter make these pesto mozzarella grilled cheese sandwiches SO flavorful! Alongside a bowl of homemade Italian vegetable soup, this is one of our favorite gourmet grilled cheese recipes.

Soups to Pair with Grilled Cheese

• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Hungarian Mushroom Soup
• Chick-fil-A Tortilla Soup
• Italian Wedding Soup
• Ham Soup

What’s your best soup with grilled cheese pairing? I would love to hear from you! Leave a comment below with your favorite grilled cheese and soup, or share with me on Pinterest.