French Onion Grilled Cheese
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 2 servings
- Calories
- 1254
- Total Fat
- 46
- Saturated Fat
- 25
- Carbohydrates
- 161
- Dietary Fiber
- 8
- Sugar
- 20
- Protein
- 50
- Cholesterol
- 119
- Sodium
- 2558
- Total: 30 min
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
3 tablespoons salted butter
1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon onion soup mix
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Four 1/2-inch-thick slices sourdough bread
1/2 cup grated Cheddar
1/2 cup grated Gruyere cheese
1/4 cup crispy onions, such as French's
Directions
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until the slices start to wilt and turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the onion soup mix, thyme and 2 tablespoons water. Turn the heat to low, then continue to cook, stirring and adding more water a tablespoon at a time if the mixture gets too dry, until the onions are very soft and golden brown, 5 to 10 more minutes.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Spread 1 teaspoon mustard onto one side of each slice of bread. Divide the Cheddar, Gruyere, caramelized onions and crispy onions between 2 of the slices of bread on top of the mustard. Top each with another slice of bread, mustard-side in, and lay the sandwiches in the pan. Cook, pressing down on top of the sandwiches, until the bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan and flip the sandwiches, cooking until the cheese is melted and the bottoms are golden brown, about 3 more minutes. Cut in half and serve.