This French onion grilled cheese is the ultimate grown up grilled cheese. With a layers of Gruyere Cheese and Creamy French Onions on top sourdough bread you will be making this on repeat.
Ingredients
- Butter – for the french onions and grilling the sandwich
- Onion – white onions are preferred, but yellow works
- Seasoning – salt, pepper, garlic
- Wine – while white wine is traditional in french onions, I love the flavor pack that a red such as Pinot Noir brings
- Balsamic Vinegar – dark balsamic not white
- Worcestershire – for the sauce
- Sourdough Bread – can swap for your favorite bread but sourdough always hits home
- Gruyere – the traditional cheese used for french onion soup, but swap for your favorite cheese
How to make french onion grilled cheese
- In a skillet add butter. Once hot and melted, add the onions, salt and pepper. Allow them to cook over medium low heat until deeply caramelize for about 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently, until the onions become very dark, soft and jammy.
- Add in the garlic, wine, balsamic, and Worcestershire. Allow the French onion sauce to simmer to 5 minutes until thickened.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread. Add to a skillet over medium heat and layer shredded cheese, French onions, more shredded cheese, and another slice of bread with butter side facing up.
- Cook until the bread has browned (about 2-4 minutes) and then flip.
- You can cover the skillet with a lid or place into a preheated oven if you need help getting the cheese to melt.
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French Onion Grilled Cheese
This French onion grilled cheese is the ultimate grown up grilled cheese. With a layers of Gruyere Cheese and Creamy French Onions on top sourdough bread you will be making this on repeat.
Ingredients
French Onions
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 large white onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup wine I used Résonance Pinot Noir
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Sandwich
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup Gruyère cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a skillet add butter. Once hot and melted, add the onions, salt and pepper. Allow them to cook over medium low heat until deeply caramelize for about 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently, until the onions become very dark, soft and jammy.
- Add in the garlic, wine, balsamic, and Worcestershire. Allow the French onion sauce to simmer to 5 minutes until thickened.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread. Add to a skillet over medium heat and layer shredded cheese, French onions, more shredded cheese, and another slice of bread with butter side facing up.
- Cook until the bread has browned (about 2-4 minutes) and then flip.
- You can cover the skillet with a lid or place into a preheated oven if you need help getting the cheese to melt.
Nutrition
Calories: 910kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 133mg | Sodium: 2121mg | Potassium: 436mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1335IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 773mg | Iron: 6mg
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