Grown-Up Manchego Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Stacked grilled cheese panini. The bread shows the grill marks and the sandwich has melted cheese oozing down the bread. It's all sitting next to a spinach salad with tomatoes.

4.88 from 24 votes

Grown-Up Manchego Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Grown-Up Manchego Grilled Cheese Sandwich is simple to make but is fancy enough for company. It's buttery, sweet, savory and absolutely delicious.

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 35

Servings

Author Hostess At Heart

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

2 tsp unsalted butter divided 
1 tbsp fresh thyme 
1 yellow onion sliced thinly
16 oz mushrooms
sliced 
2 tbsp cooking sherry
or white wine  vinegar
3 oz Manchego cheese shaved 
2 cups Fresh baby spinach stems removed
2 tbsp  Fig jam or chutney
8 slices Sandwich bread of your choice

Instructions

In a heavy skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add sliced onions and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Cook on medium heat until browned and caramelized.
Add sherry and continue cooking until sherry has evaporated. Stir in fresh thyme.

Assembly

Butter one side of each slice of bread. On the non-buttered side, spread a thin layer of fig jam or chutney on only one slice. Layer 1/4 each of the mushroom-onion mix, fresh spinach, and Manchego cheese. Top with the second piece of bread, buttered side out.
Place the sandwich in a panini maker or *heated skillet. Cook the sandwich 7 to 10 minutes or until the bread is browned and the cheese is melted.

Video

Notes

You can use a hot skillet if you don't have a panini maker. After placing the sandwich in the pan, top it with another pan to lightly press the sandwich.

I used slightly thin sourdough bread. You can use any mild tasting bread.

Nutrition

This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.

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