Ultimate Cheese Toast

Here’s the very best cheese toast: you won’t believe the flavor! This easy recipe is a great fast meal or snack: it takes only 5 minutes to make.

Hangry and need food now? Try cheese toast! It’s simple but…man! You won’t believe the flavor in this recipe. A few simple ingredients make for over-the-top flavor. This fast and easy recipe works as a snack, with tomato soup for lunch, or with a green salad as a throw-together dinner. Did you grow up with cheese toast? Sources tell us it’s a UK and Australian thing…but we’ve love to know your experience with it. Here’s how to make the best version of cheese toast you’ll have!

Ingredients in the best cheese toast

This isn’t any old cheese toast. Don’t go thinking this is a recipe for melting a slice of cheese onto bread. No, this is the best cheese toast! You could serve it in a restaurant and still impress eaters. Here are the keys to the mind-bending flavor:

• Mayonnaise. Just a thin coating of mayo on the bread adds ultra-savory flavor.
• Dijon mustard. Goes hand in hand with mayo! The Dijon adds just the right tang.
• A mix of cheeses. You can use whatever you have on hand: but using a mix of cheese varieties adds complexity! We used a blend of sharp cheddar, mozzarella and Parmesan.
• A pinch of salt. Sounds simple, but a simple pinch of salt heightens all the flavors.
• Dried oregano. Add a little pizzazz with a sprinkle of oregano.

Key to the fastest cheese toast: broil it!

Turns out, there are lots of techniques for making cheese toast! Some methods use the oven: but who wants to wait 10 to 15 minutes for their oven to preheat? This is an easy throw-together recipe for when you’re starving, so it needs to be fast too. Right?

The secret? Broil it. First, you’ll broil the bread 1 to 2 minutes per side. Then, add the toppings and broil again, just 1 to 2 minutes until the cheese melts. That’s it!

When to eat cheese toast…and how to serve it!

This cheese toast recipe is for when you need a throw-together meal, but you want a little class. Once you make it one time, you won’t need to measure the quantities anymore: just throw them on and broil away. Here are some ways to eat it:

• As a snack. Throw some apple slices on the side for a healthy accompaniment.
• With tomato soup. It makes the perfect easy lunch! Try Easy Tomato Basil Soup or Tomato Artichoke Soup.
• With a green salad. Two pieces of cheese toast with a salad = fast and easy dinner! Try it with Easy Arugula Salad, Spinach Apple Salad, or BEST Kale Salad.
• With vegetable soup. Cheese toast makes our Homemade Vegetable Soup a meal.

If you’re into bread…

If you’re looking for a quick and easy recipe like cheese toast, you likely won’t have the forsight to have homemade bread on hand. But if you’re a bread baking sort, here are the best bread recipes we’d recommend:

• Easy No Knead Bread SO easy to make and has the best flavor, crispy crust, and chewy interior. Great for beginners!
• Artisan Bread This loaf has just the right crispy crust, soft interior, and robust flavor.
• Easy Homemade Bread or Easy Whole Wheat Bread Want to make amazing sandwich bread? This homemade bread is easy to make and very versatile.

This cheese toast recipe is…

Vegetarian.

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More fast and easy dinner ideas

Some nights you just need dinner: NOW! Here are a few more of our favorite fast and easy dinner ideas for weeknights:

• Classic Tuna Salad The very best tuna salad you’ll have! It’s an easy lunch or dinner on a lettuce wrap, sandwich, or with crackers. Also try: Tuna Salad with Egg.
• Avocado Grilled Cheese Sandwich A simple way to step up the standard! In just 10 minutes, it makes an easy meal with soup or salad.
• Garlic Shrimp or Cilantro Lime Shrimp This garlic shrimp has HUGE flavor in under 10 minutes!