Dinner Tonight: Garlic bread grilled cheese
Barely-melted butter is flavored with garlic, parsley and Parm, then spread on sandwich bread before cooking.
Dinner Tonight
August 6, 2026

Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese

Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese
Ghazalle Badiozamani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Brett Regot.

Recipe by Kayla Hoang | Total time: 20 minutes

Grilled cheese gets the garlic-bread treatment in this recipe that packs a flavorful punch with little effort. Barely-melted butter is flavored with grated garlic, parsley and Parmesan, spread on bread sandwiching a generous helping of mozzarella and cooked low and slow. The garlic in the butter gently cooks, lessening its sharp bite and preventing it from becoming bitter and the Parmesan melts and creates a nutty, frico-like crust over the bread that contrasts with the soft center. Don’t skip buttering both sides of the bread slices: It’s the key to getting the soft and buttery interior and crisp exterior that makes garlic bread so delicious.

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