Grilled Cheese Roll Ups
So much easier/tastier than traditional grilled cheese! 3 ingredients is all you need for this epic cheesiness!
Guys, it’s finally here – it’s National Grilled Cheese Month!
Yes, it’s the best month of the year. And to celebrate, I share with you my absolute favorite and easiest grilled cheese recipe of all time.
It’s grilled cheese literally rolled up with good quality American cheese slices, cooked in melted butter until you get that beautiful golden brown crust. From there, these work as the perfect dunkers into your tomato soup.
You know very well you can’t have any kind of grilled cheese without a piping hot bowl of tomato soup, right?
Best of all, you can also celebrate this fabulous month by entering the 2016 Grilled Cheese Recipe Showdown!
All you have to do is submit your best original grilled cheese recipe for your chance to win $15,000.
Yes, $15,000. Contest ends May 15, and you can enter as many recipes as you would like!
So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get cooking!
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Grilled Cheese Roll Ups
Ingredients
- 8 slices white bread*, crusts trimmed
- 8 slices Wisconsin cheddar cheese*
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
Instructions
- Using a rolling pin, flatten bread squares to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Place cheese slice on top of each slice of bread, rolling up tightly.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Working in batches, add roll ups to the skillet, cooking until all sides are golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 3-4 minutes, adding more butter as needed.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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I baked mine and skipped the butter! Really cute and perfect for dipping into tomato soup.
These were a great addition to our leftover meatball soup during the nor’Easter yesterday. Thank you so much for such a cute and fun recipe. The kids and I both enjoyed
Very delicious and goes over beautifully with little guests. In your opinion would these work if you prepared them early in the day and refrigerated until close to serving time, then bringing to room temperature and reheating them for about 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven before serving. Seems like that would work out well for a mixed group of adults and children.
These are super tasty. Even better if you add bacon bits to it. Make sure not to over roll or they’ll fall apart. Also, this recipe is very good for when you don’t want to throw away your last slices of bread but don’t know what to do with them!!
I cannot wait to try these with soup! Any ideas as to how I can keep them warm — particularly if I want to take them to work where there is no oven?
Thanks in advance.
I made these yesterday for lunch and they were fantastic! I didn’t realize until later that I didn’t follow the directions! I rolled them after they finished in the pan and they were sooooooooo good! They weren’t too hot to roll so I’ll probably keep doing it my way so I don’t have to move them around in the pan. A fun take on a classic! We loved them!!
Even better! Glad this worked out and you enjoyed this recipe, Elizabeth! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I was thinking that would be easier too – rolling after cooked
I made these and they were a lot better because they were cheesier and faster to make then the classic grilled cheese.
I need a way to make these without putting in skillet to fry. Could I put in toaster oven on broil ,keep turned and use butter brush work just as well?
Hi Nancy! Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Just wondering if these can be made ahead and frozen? My kids would love these! It would be perfect for a quick snack or part of a meal
WOW, amazinly yummy, yummy, and yum!
Making this tomorrow for dinner!With fried okra with cummin, sprinkled with 3 differant cheeses & hot sauce(like serache) ,hot pepper flakes.salt & pepper, garlic& onion powder. Rolled up long finger size, & onion ouder. Served with lasagne. Put them in oven, keep turning till golden brown…Yummy!
This is really clever! Love it (:
How about wrapping these a slice of cooked bacon?
Sounds amazing!
Any suggestion on how to keep them crispy while I finish rest of them . Keep on warm setting in oven ? Anybody tried that way ? Like to serve as appetizers for parties
Thanks in advance
Yes, you can absolutely try to keep them warm in a low oven (about 200 degrees F). But please note that this is truly best when served immediately. 🙂
370 degrees
3-5min
Air fryer
Boom baby it’s so good!!
Any chance you have the Tomato Soup recipe?
Yes, absolutely! 🙂
https://damndelicious.net/2017/11/28/slow-cooker-tomato-basil-soup/
Or you can use these magical thinhs called TOOTHPICKS 🙂
My mother always made these for our birthday parties but used toothpicks to secure ,brushed with melted butter & baked till golden .In those days no cheese slices so spread with softened Velveeta.
bread breaks while rolling.
how to prevent ??
I recommend using thicker bread.
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Clever! What a great treat for guests. Thank you.
My bread keeps breaking along with the cheese when i roll it up. Any solutions?
What kind of bread are you using?
Looks yummy! Gonna make this for school lunch tomorrow for my kids…
So I know this is the simplest of recipes but It still did not come out right. First off there was no mention of temperature. I melted the butter on medium but an actual instruction would help. Secondly they crumbled and fell apart during rolling. I think I may have over-rolled them. I’s give it two stars instead of one, because it tasted good but with cheese, butter and bread- what wouldn’t taste good? However- it looks terrible and nothing like the photo. I will try one more time with thicker bread and thinner cheese. If that doesn’t work- then I’ll stick to my regular grilled cheeses.
Arielle, medium heat is just fine – an exact temperature isn’t really needed – it’s a very forgiving recipe! Also, as mentioned in the comments section, you can press the rolls down with a spatula or a pair of tongs to keep them from unfolding.
Just tried these and it worked pretty well for a first attempt. Very tasty!
A few notes:
– My cheese slices were a bit too thick, and cracked when rolling, which made it hard to roll tightly, an tore the bread in places. Next time I’ll use thinner slices.
– I don’t usually use straight-up white bread, but I saw comments about bread unrolling, and remembered that white bread tends to keep the shape you give it better, so I went ahead and used it. This was the right move. I used regular old Wonder classic white bread.
– When I rolled the bread, it very quickly became more like 1/8″ thick than 1/4″ thick. This actually worked well.
Summary: I think with white bread rolled 1/8″ thick and good, thin cheese slices I’ll get a really good roll that holds its shape next time, and the final product will turn out even better!
These are good, and the trimmed crust can be frozen for bread pudding.
Great idea! Making these for my boys this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration!
They look SOOOO good! I got to try them!
These look delicious and I will definitely make them for my kids. They begged to be dunked! But I do need to chuckle at your description. If trimming crusts, flattening bread, and holding them together while frying is “so much easier than traditional grilled cheese,” than I must have been making it wrong all these years!
My normal grilled cheese takes about 10 mins each sandwich to make so who knows. My mom can make them quick but they taste no where near what mine taste like.
This looks so delicious and easy to make! You can’t go wrong with grilled cheese!
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I keep trying your recipes, because they look so good. Nothing ever turns out like it looks like in your photos and I’m getting really bummed out. I am a good cook, and even the easiest ones just turn out terribly. The asparagus gratin was a disaster, this one, made with squaw and wheat bread, totally fell apart. 🙁
Avalon, I’m sorry that you are having so much trouble. Can you first explain what the issue was with the asparagus gratin? Also, please note that using substitutions such as squaw and wheat bread can result in a completely different outcome.
What is squaw? Just curios, Thanks
Cool!!! And very creative!
These look delish. What a great twist on grilled cheese!
Easy to cook and delicious looking! Lovely cheese!
Well, I can’t think of many better ways to eat grilled cheese than this. It’s kind of like a cross between a mozzarella stick and a grilled cheese. Amazing!
I wish I lived next to you. Mmmmmmm Cheese. I made the Ranch Pork Chop last night, WINNER!!!
Genius!
What stops the cheese from melting out of the bread into the skillet? I have to try this. We LOVE grilled cheese. Thank you for posting.
You can press the rolls down with a spatula or a pair of tongs to keep them from unfolding.
Having my Grand daughter for a sleepover tomorrow. She’s 8 and getting more interested in cooking and loves grilled cheese. Looking forward to trying these out with her.
This sounds/looks heavenly!!!
How do you keep everything all rolled up while cooking?
You can press the rolls down with a spatula or a pair of tongs to keep them from unfolding.
I’ve found the best way to cook anything rolled up, is to start on the seam. Especially with these, the cheese will melt onto the seam and seal it for you! 🙂
These must taste really good. Grilled cheese is the best!
Looks like the perfect NBA playoff snack!