April: National Grilled Cheese Month, Y’all!
Photo cred: GrilledShane
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, we are dedicating this week’s post to the classic comfort food we all know and love. We get it, one bite and nostalgia sets in – the smell of innocent childhood. For as long as we can remember, grilled cheese always existed. There was never a time without grilled cheese….or was there?
In fact, yes. Well, the delicious duo of bread and cheese has been around for centuries, but it wasn’t until the 1920’s when inexpensive processed bread and American cheese became easily available. Especially during the Great Depression, eating a grilled cheese sandwich was a simple way to get some protein, fat and carbs at a very low cost.
Today, the grilled cheese has transformed from the simple, low-cost sandwich it started as to many variations of gourmet culinary makeovers. Here are a few of our favorite grilled cheese recipes using your favorite sweet spud!
- Sweetpotato and Kale Grilled Cheese – Two Peas & Their Pod’s grilled cheese sandwich has some of our all-time favorite flavors: kale, caramelized red onions, rosemary, cheese and of course, sweetpotatoes. And let’s not forget the importance of bread choice. This hearty, nutty, buttered bread makes this grilled cheese a home run!
- Roasted Sweetpotato & Fig Grilled Cheese with Balsamic Reduction – Sweet, savory and tangy all in one bite? Oh yes! Big Girls Small Kitchen’s grilled cheese blends caramelized sweetpotatoes, tangy fig jam and salty Swiss cheese for the ultimate flavor punch.
- Sweetpotato Casserole, Brie & Bacon Grilled Cheese – How do you make sweetpotato casserole even more delicious? How Sweet It Is has the answer…bacon. This epic grilled cheese wins the prize for her flavor trifecta: sweetpotato casserole, bacon and brie. Wowza!
Are you a classic cheese & bread grilled cheese lover? Or do you get adventurous with your mix-ins? Share with us your favorite grilled cheese recipes and don’t forget to tag us at @sweet_taters!