Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Three Easy Ways with Daiya Cheese! Everyone in the family will love these!
I’ve partenered with Daiya Foods and their new and improved cheese slices to bring you grilled cheese sandwiches three easy ways your whole family will love! Their new cheddar style, swiss, and provolone style cheese slices are now cheesier than ever! Daiya is a great plant-based alternative for anyone looking to eat a little better, is vegan, or with any dairy sensitivities or allergies.
You wanna know what one of my favorite guilty pleasure foods is? Grilled Cheese. A hot, buttery, cheesy sandwich. Serve it with a side of tomato soup and I’m in heaven! And it’s one of my go to-s to whip up for the kiddos. They never say no to a grilled cheese! And Daiya’s Slices melt and stretch just like real cheese so kids never even know the difference! It’s a great option for kiddos with a dairy intolerance or allergy! Or mama’s who are nursing and have to cut out the dairy–I’ve had to do that and it’s SO hard. Wishing I would have known to try Daiya back then!
Look how ooey and gooey the cheese is?? Mmmmm my favorite:) Let’s break it down and talk about these simple, cheesy sandwiches!
You’ve got a BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese, Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese, and a Turkey, Apple and Swiss Grilled Cheese! You really do have to try them all.
BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese
Yield 1
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked and shredded chicken
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 slices Daiya cheddar style cheese
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 slices bread of choice
Instructions
- Combine chicken with barbecue sauce until evenly incorporated (use more or less BBQ sauce to taste)
- Heat a panini press or skillet to medium high.
- Butter one side of each of the slices of bread.
- Place one slice of bread, butter side down on the panini press or pan. Place the slice of cheese on top, then spread out the BBQ Chicken in a even layer.
- Top with the other piece of bread, butter side up.
- Close the panini press and cook until the bread is browned and cheese is melted.
- If using a pan, reduce heat to medium, cook and cover the sandwich with a lid to trap the heat and melt the cheese.
- Cut in half and serve!
My boys especially loved this Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese. Can’t go wrong with anything that tastes like pizza!
Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese
Yield 1
Ingredients
- 2 slices of bread
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 slices Daiya provolone style cheese
- 8 slices of pepperoni
- 2 tbsp pizza sauce
Instructions
- Heat a panini press to medium heat or skillet pan to medium.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread.
- Place one slice of bread on the panini press or pan, buttered side down.
- Top with a layer of pizza sauce, pepperoni slices, and then provolone slices.
- Place the other slice of bread on top, buttered side up.
- Cook in the panini press until bread is browned and cheese is melted. If using a skillet, cook for several minutes on each side (flipping half way through), covering with a lid to trap the heat and melt the cheese.
And lastly, this suuuper tasty (maybe a bit more adultish) Turkey, Apple and Swiss Grilled Cheese. Thinly sliced apples paired with deli turkey and Daiya’s Swiss Style Cheese Slices. Such a fun combo of sweet and savory with a slight crunchy from the apple!
Turkey, Apple and Swiss Grilled Cheese
Yield 1
Ingredients
- 2 slices of bread
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 slices Daiya Swiss Style Cheese
- 4 slices of thinly sliced apple
- 3-4 slices of deli turkey
Instructions
- Heat a panini press to medium heat, or skillet pan to medium as well.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread.
- Place one piece of bread, buttered side down on the panini press or skillet.
- Top with two slices of swiss style cheese, then an even layer of the apple slices, topped with the turkey slices.
- Place the other slice of bread on top, buttered side up.
- Cook in the panini press until the bread is browned and cheese is melted. If using a skillet on the stovetop, cover with a lid and cook on each side for several minutes until brown and cheese is melted, flipping half way through)
- Cut in half and serve!
You can always use a non-dairy free cheese for these sandwiches, but I love how good the Daiya dairy free cheese slices taste, especially when you create fun, flavorful sandwiches like these!! I love making recipes that not only my family can enjoy, but also give any of you with food sensitivities or allergies ideas as well. And if you’re looking to make any of these sandwiches completely plant based, just omit or replace the pork, pepperoni, or turkey slices with a plant based alternative!
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