“The best grilled cheese?!” you say. I can hear you now. “The BEST? Are you SURE?” There you go again. “Are you really so bold as to make that claim?” Okay, quiet! Yes, it’s a bold claim. Maybe an impossible claim to make. There really are so many ways to level up a grilled cheese. But this way is truly very good. And it requires only ingredients that I keep in my fridge.
I love apple butter. I’ve talked about it a lot, so I won’t go on and on about it here. But it’s a magical spread. It’s delicious when it’ sweet, and it is delicious when it’s savory. And I won’t go on about caramelized onions. All of that together, with the cheese? Incredible. Simple. Delightful.
I hope by now you’re saying “Oh I see now! I can see how this is the best grilled cheese!” I hope my mind reading predictions of what you are thinking are accurate. I am almost positive they’re correct.
This recipe is very barebones. I find writing a recipe for a sandwich… very difficult. Like that classic writing/proof-writing challenge they give you in grade school where they ask you to write the instructions for a PB&J and then do it to a tee. Do I need to tell you to take the bread out of the bag? Exact portions for each item? No! Measure with your heart!
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PinIngredients
- 1 onion
- 3 tablespoons butter, separated
- apple butter
- good bread
- Medium white cheddar
Instructions
- Slice the onion, and then use two tablespoons of butter to caramelize your onion. (You’ll have leftover caramelized onion to make more of these later.)
- Once your onions are caramelized, assemble the sandwich. Butter the outsides of your bread. Spread apple butter on the inside of each of them. Layer slices of cheese with a scoop of caramelized onion – enough to fill the sandwich, but not too much.
- Grill according to your preferences, and enjoy warm.