White Pizza Grilled Cheese.
Cheese please.
I’m introducing you to massive cheese overload.
Cheese insanity, if you will.
All the cheesus.
Hail cheesus.
Okay now that it’s out of my system.
A few weeks ago, I taught a little grilled cheese class. I hesitate to call it a “class” considering I really just stood in the front of the room and awkwardly made a grilled cheese before I got my bearings and felt like a normal person. And then continued to slather butter (or maybe even bacon grease… ) on the outsides of bread and piled way too much cheese in between two slices before burning one grilled cheese and barely cooking the next.
It was super fun though.
I’m doing a burger class in June – not just plain old burgers but regular burgers plus. Like regular burgers plus vegetarian options and even some seafood options. If you would like to come, you can sign up here and I believe there are a few spots left. Beware that I will surely humiliate myself in one way or another.
But I’ll feed you!
The point of all that jazz was that this was one of the grilled cheeses I made. In addition to this caprese one (served over dressed arugula greens) and this roasted strawberry brie one (I die) and a bacon cheddar one and a buffalo chicken one. I will tell you about the latter two if you really care. They were quite delicious because, well… BACON.
But! THIS ONE.
White pizza grilled cheese.
Based on my childhood adoration for white pizza. Inspired by this crazy white pizza dip, minus the tomatoes.
This grilled cheese is, in a word, PACKED with cheese. As it should be.
First, we make an roasted garlic herb studded mascarpone spread. This goes on the insides of each bread slice. Then we have three different cheeses, mixed together: sharp provolone, mozzarella and parmesan.
The bread is up to you. In class, I used a class Italian bread. Here, I used a rosemary sourdough bread. I don’t know which I like better. You seriously can’t go wrong.
Oh oh. You can totally add tomatoes if you’d like. In any form. You can add some roasted tomatoes inside the sandwich, or roasted a few cherry tomatoes and pile them on top. You can even serve a tomato jam or marinara for dipping, though that kind of defeats the whole white pizza thing.
I’ve perhaps held my favorite grilled cheese secret back from you all this time. I’ve ranted on and on about how I adore burnt and bubbly cheese for years. So I like to use freshly grated cheese – not only because it melts quicker and easier and I am one of little patience – but because more often than not, many cheese shreds fall out of the sandwich and into the skillet and then because attached to the bread. It’s like, golden crunchy cheese pieces on your bread.
I KNOW.
White Pizza Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 bulbs garlic
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pinch of salt
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- ¼ cup freshly chopped basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped rosemary
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped oregano leaves
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
- 8 ounces sharp provolone cheese, freshly grated
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, freshly grated
- 2 ounces parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 8 thick slices Italian or sourdough bread
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Slice off the top of the bulb of garlic and remove any of the outside paper from the bulb. Drizzle the exposed cloves with olive oil. Wrap the bulb in foil and roast for 1 hour, until the cloves are golden and caramely. Let the garlic cool slightly.
- Squeeze the cloves out in a bowl and add a pinch of salt. Mash the cloves with a fork until they form a paste. Add the mascarpone to the bowl and stir to combine. Add in the basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano and parsley, stirring to combine.
- Toss together the provolone, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Spread the outsides of the bread with softened butter. Spread the insides of the bread with the mascarpone cheese mixture. Place a slice of bread butter-side down in the skillet and add a few handfuls of cheese on top. Follow it with another slide of bread, butter-side up. Cook until the cheese is melty and each side is golden, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Serve the sandwiches with a garnish of extra chopped herbs.
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123 Comments on “White Pizza Grilled Cheese.”
Good lord this looks ridiculously good! Definitely trying this on our next Fun Food Friday!
I saw this recipe this morning, thought about it all day at work, made it for dinner and thank you so much! It was amazing!!!! We had it with spicy tomato soup.
Holy…. YUM! Oh my goodness, totally not what I needed to see right now as… yep…. all the ingredients in the fridge.
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Holy Lord.
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Oh sweet dear grilled cheese… I am dyyyyying over this! I think – no, I know – this is lunch!
This really looks delicious. The roasted garlic puts it over the top and there is never too much cheese! Thanks, :)
Hail Cheesus, indeed! This looks so decadent and comforting. White pizza and grilled cheese are 2 of the best foods ever, so this has to be spectacular!
Girl you had me at “roasted garlic herb studded mascarpone spread.” ::hand clap emoji:: I just love this so much.
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Yessss, please! I was so excited to see this in my inbox the other day!!! I can’t wait to make this!
This looks like absolute carb heaven, even at 9AM!
This looks SOOOO good, and I totally would have taken your grilled cheese class :)
I need to eat this. Right now. My apple and peanut butter is NOT cutting it after seeing this goodness!
I am totally slacking on grilled cheese month. This looks yummy!
I SERIOUSLY wish I could take one of your cooking classes. OMG. I would die. I would also wear a denim vest and neon. Just for you.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so amazing. Damn this diet to hell.
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I love the shot of the fresh herbs. Just beautiful
It’s great
I like to eat pizza, but I often eat in restaurants because I do not know how to do it.
Maybe I will try to follow your recipe, I think it’s simple and not time consuming.
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there is a restaurant here in central florida called toasted and it only sells different types grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup :) and a rogue burger
This homemade pizza is the most attractive I’ve ever seen
I’m not a handy man, but I will try this recipe with my wife and kids
Thanks for amazing recipe
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I thought I knew how to make grill cheese but this is another level and am going to do it this weekend… Gosh!! U got me thinking!!
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The word pizza is misleading.
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It look so goood. I will make it for your kid.
I would gladly watch you make grilled cheese all day if you could come up with stuff like this. Happy Friday jessica!
It looks so yummy.I will definitely make this again!
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Cheese !! Cheese always make me crazy because I love cheese so much. Thank you very much for taking your time writing this, I have saved and will surely try your recipe!
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for white pizza grilled cheese recipe. I will try this to-night. Hope, you will post more recipe like this one.
Vow……Your white pizza grilled cheese make me watering mouth :) :) :) How yummyyyy!!!!
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