If you get bored of eating those traditional veggie sandwiches or if you want to give some twist to your favorite grilled cheese sandwich, why not add something healthy like mushrooms to this breakfast? The combination of sautéed mushrooms and onions with a lot of melted cheese is something that you will want to have every day.

This grilled mushroom cheese sandwich recipe is a perfect breakfast to enjoy buttery, toasty, and cheesy mushroom within a few minutes. If the mushroom is one of your favorite foods, this grilled cheese sandwich with mushroom and onions filling is a treat for you. The process is quite simple, no special ingredient is required and everything can easily be available in your kitchen. You can skip some ingredients, like white wine and truffle oil, if you don’t have them. Still, the flavor will be awesome.

Once all the cheese in the sandwich gets melted and starts squeezing out while cooking, it means your sandwich is grilled perfectly and is ready to enjoy the great taste of cheesy mushroom in crunchy bread slices. You can’t wait for a second to have a bite of this unbelievable grilled mushroom cheese sandwich. 

Mushroom Sandwich

Quick Stats:

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: 2

Ingredients:

grilled cheese sandwich
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil or vegetable oil
  • Sliced onion 1
  • 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms
  • 2 chopped garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon of chopped thyme
  • 2-3 tablespoons of white wine or broth (optional)
  • Salt and black pepper as per the taste
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
  • Half teaspoon of truffle oil (optional)
  • 1 cup of shredded gruyere cheese
  • Three-fourth cup of grated parmesan cheese
  • 4 bread slices 
  • 2 tablespoons of butter

Method to Prepare:

  • Take a pan and melt butter and olive/vegetable oil in it over medium-low heat. Then, add sliced onions and sauté them for about 5-6 minutes or until they turn translucent.
  • Once they are done, you have to add chopped garlic and thyme and sauté them for nearly 1 minute or until you get the aroma.
  • Now, add sliced mushrooms and sauté all ingredients until mushrooms turn golden brown, it may take around 10-12 minutes.
  • If you have wine or broth, add it in the pan and mix it well with other ingredients and stir it until it evaporates or for about 2-3 minutes. This step is optional, if you are not using wine, simply skip this step and move to another one.
  • Add salt and black pepper as per your taste, and then add chopped parsley and remove the pan from the heat and let onion and mushroom mixture to cool.
  • Now, add gruyere cheese and parmesan chest to this mixture and mix them well.
  • Take one slice of bread and spread butter on one side of it and place one mixture on the other side.
  • Now, place another slice over the mixture and spread butter on the top side of the second slice. Make another sandwich in the same manner.
  • Grill the mushroom cheese sandwich until the cheese melts and the bread turns golden brown, it may take around 2-3 minutes each side of the sandwich.

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Final Words

Instead of having that common crispy filling of veggies in your sandwich, you must try this latest grilled mushroom cheese sandwich recipe and enjoy something new as your breakfast, brunch, or lunch. Though mushrooms are soft, the texture of onions and cheese with sautéed mushrooms makes it a perfect sandwich with tons of earthy flavor.