Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
Love a grilled cheese sandwich? Try these Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches that are baked! These are made with homemade pimento cheese and baked until crispy on buttery toasted bread. Oozing with cheese in every bite, these Southern favorites might just be one of the best foods in the world, and your whole family will love them!
These Pimento Cheese Sandwiches…
Pimento cheese sandwiches are one of the many staples recipes of Southern Carolina cuisine. If you have never heard of it or even tried one, then today you are in for a treat! Everyone should taste these sandwiches and find out what makes this delicious cheese spread a true Southern delicacy!
Our grilled pimento cheese sandwiches:
- Are loaded with pimento cheese flavor!
- They make great little appetizers, especially if you cut these sandwiches into 4 mini triangles, as I did here.
- The kids will love them too!
- Serve them alone or serve them with a side of soup or salad.
- Best part? These pimento cheese sandwiches are baked in the oven… so you can make as many as you need, and all at one time!
What is pimento cheese?
Have you ever heard of pimento cheese? Well, you’re not alone. Pimento cheese is a cheese spread made here in the South using locally sourced ingredients, sharp cheddar cheese, diced pimentos, and Duke’s mayonnaise (which hails from South Carolina), and makes a true Southern delicacy.
A few years ago, we posted a recipe for The Palmetto Cheese Burger, and it is topped with this classic pimento cheese. It has a delicious flavor that is even addicting, after your first bite. You can bet that there is a cocktail party here in Charleston, there will no doubt be a tray of mini white bread sandwiches filled with pimento cheese as one of the hors d’oeuvres being served.
And they are SO yummy!
Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches are one of the best foods in the world with melted cheese oozing in every bite! Also, you may want to try another one of our all-time favorites, our Grilled Cheese and Pear Sandwich and our Easy Pimento Mac and Cheese!
Try these grilled pimento cheese sandwiches, they won’t disappoint!
How to Make it:
All you need is few slices of bread, some pimento cheese, and a large cookie baking sheet to bake them. Full directions are in our recipe card, located on the bottom.
We prefer making pimento cheese from scratch, simply because it is so much better and healthier! Besides, baking them in the oven is easier than grilling on the stove-top. And, it saves a lot of time. 😉
Ingredients Needed:
- extra-sharp cheddar cheese
- cream cheese
- jarred pimentos
- Worcestershire sauce
- white sandwich bread
- butter
- mayonnaise
- yellow onion
- dry mustard
- cayenne pepper
Quick Overview On Directions: (*full recipe card on the bottom)
Let’s discuss how to make these Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches.
- Sauté the Onion: You will need to saute the onion in a skillet with some of the seasonings, until softened.
- Make the Cheese Mixture: In a mixing bowl, stir all the rest of the ingredients, along with the cooked onions.
- Make the Sandwiches: Take your sliced bread, and spread some of the pimento cheese mixture on one side. Spread some melted butter on the bread. Close the sandwich.
- Bake: Place your sandwiches on a cookie sheet pan, and bake for 4 minutes, per side. Remove and slice them diagonally, and serve.
Can we find this “popular pimento cheese” already made in containers?
- Yes, you can.. and definitely in every supermarket here in the South.
- But if you look carefully at the list of ingredients on those containers, you will see more “unwanted ingredients”, including preservatives and corn syrup.
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Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
Best Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches are ones that are baked with a buttery toasted bread until crispy and crunchy! Oozing with cheese in every bite, these Southern favorites might just be one of the best foods in the world!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise - divided
- 1 Tbsp. finely grated yellow onion
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
- dash of cayenne pepper
- 2 cups (8 ounces) finely grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 ounces of cream cheese ( 1/2 of 4-ounce package) - softened
- 1/2 cup drained jarred pimentos- finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 12 slices of white sandwich bread - crusts trimmed
- 6 Tbsp. butter(3/4 stick) unsalted butter - melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Arranges a rack to be in the center of the oven. Place a baking sheet in the middle rack while the oven is preheating.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of the mayonnaise in a small skillet over medium heat. Add onion, dry mustard, cayenne pepper and sauté until the onion is softened about 3 minutes.
- Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add cheddar cheese, cream cheese, pimentos, Worcestershire, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise. Here is where you can add more mayonnaise, depending on the desired thickness (about 2 to 3 tablespoons).
- Stir until well combined. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Spread pimento cheese on 6 slices of bread and press the remaining slices over them. Brush on both sides of each sandwich with melted butter.
- Using Oven Safe Mittens, remove the heated baking sheet from the oven, and set it on the stovetop. Arrange 6 sandwiches on a baking sheet and transfer to the middle rack of the oven.
- BAKE for 4 minutes, until the sandwiches are golden brown and remove and flip them over to the other side and continue to bake for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove and transfer to a rack to cool for about 2 minutes before cutting them diagonally into halves, or into 4 triangles. Use a sharp, pointed knife to cut them. Serve warm.
- Yields: 6 sandwiches, or if cut into fourths, 24 mini sandwiches
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12 servingsServing Size:
1 serving (half sandwich)Amount Per Serving: Calories: 229Total Fat: 16.3gCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: .3gSugar: 2.7gProtein: 7.6g
Recipe adapted from Maria Del Mar in her book Winter Cocktails.
Happy Cooking! 🙂
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This grilled cheese was incredible!!! Pimento cheese!!! Thank you so much. Incredible and tasty
Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed our recipe for these grilled sandwiches, our family loves them too. Have a great rest of your week. 🙂
I think you are going to love this one Susan,
It’s really good !!
Thanks for leaving a sweet comment! 🙂
I still have yet to taste pimento cheese! I do love a good grilled cheese occasionally 🙂
Great post. Keep sharing your creative insights and keep inspiring us! Happy Easter to you ! Lots of luv n regards, Sonia
Thank you so much Sonia! And we hope you have a blessed and wonderful Easter as well!
xo Anna and Liz