Mushroom Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe - Savory Nothings (2024)

There’s really nothing better for lunch than this crunchy and melty Mushroom Triple Cheese Grilled Cheese recipe! With just 5 minutes of prep time, you’ll be digging in in no time!

I can’t believe there’s not a single grilled cheese recipe post on this blog yet! Seriously, myself. Get yourself together a bit. It’s one of my favorite quick lunches to whip up – and the kids go crazy for it, too! I love to add a little bit more than cheese to our sandwiches to make them more filling (and let’s be honest… less greasy, I like myself some cheese, button a greasy sandwich).

That’s why I use some mushrooms and roasted red peppers here, as well as a mix of melty cheese (mozzarella), sharp cheese (cheddar) and less greasy cheese (goat’s cheese). They make the perfect blend in this recipe!

Ingredients you’ll need

Here is an overview of the ingredients in the recipe – it’s handy to use at the grocery store as a visual overview of what you need.Skip to the recipefor quantities.

Ingredient notes

• butter: if you’re using a very soft bread, or if you don’t have any butter – just use mayo instead! It really works quite well for a grilled cheese.
• mushrooms: either use one or two large portobello mushrooms, or a few brown button ones.
• bread: I prefer a white, crusty sourdough here – but go with your favorite bread for grilled cheese, if you like.
• goat cheese: not a fan? Just use a cream cheese spread instead.

Step by step photos

1 – Grill the mushrooms

I prefer grilling my mushrooms here, because they need no fat added this way. You can also sauté them in butter, if you prefer.

2 – Assemble sandwich and grill

This recipe is super quick and easy, so all that’s left to do once the mushrooms are ready is to assemble and grill the sandwiches. For the best, crustiest finish on the sandwich, spread the outside of the bread slices with butter before you assemble. Here is a very professional infographic of where butter goes and where filling goes ?

I like going with a simple grill pan with a heavy cast iron lid on top because I try to keep my kitchen pretty minimalistically stocked. If you have a special panini press or the like – absolutely use it here!

Tips and tricks

• Don’t skimp on the butter, if you do your bread could stick to the pan and ruin your sandwich.
• Make sure to pat the red pepper really dry with paper towels, otherwise the sandwich could come out soggy.
• I use pre-sliced mozzarella and grated cheddar cheese when I make this, because I find they melt the best in a grilled cheese.

Grilled cheese FAQs

In addition, due to the mushrooms in this particular recipe, I do not recommend reheating this sandwich. Read more here.

Side dish suggestions

• if you enjoy tomato soup with grilled cheese, try my garlic roasted version!
• for something fresh, try a salad – my strawberry spinach salad or my tomato cucumber salad are both great matches.

Ah, grilled cheese. What a lunch! By the way, did you know there’s a National Grilled Cheese Day? And an entire Grilled Cheese Month? Yep, it’s April. But if you ask me? Grilled cheese year is in order ?

More sandwich recipes

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I originally published this post on April 16, 2015. I re-published it to make it better for you on May 16, 2020.