Grilled Cheese Croutons from Closet Cooking

Grilled cheese sandwiches go so well with soups like tomato and chicken noodle. Instead of dipping your sandwich into your soup next time how about turning your crispy toasted grilled cheese into croutons?


Servings: make 1 sandwich

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
  • 2 slices bread, day old
  • 3 ounces cheese, grated/shredded, room temperature
Directions
  1. Heat a pan over medium heat.
  2. Completely butter one side of each slice of bread.
  3. Place one slice of bread in the pan, buttered side down, sprinkle on the cheese and top with the remaining slice of bread, buttered side up
  4. Turn the heat down a notch and cook until golden brown, about 2-4 minutes.
  5. Flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 2-4 minutes.
  6. Cut the edges from the grilled cheese, cut int 1 inch squares and use to garnish your favourite soup.