Common Ingredients in grilled cheese Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular grilled cheese recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredients in grilled cheese dishes are butter and bread.

Cheese are also common ingredients in grilled cheese recipes. Variations include:

• parmesan in place of cheese

Salt is in 40% of grilled cheese recipes and pepper, 50%.

The average grilled cheese recipe has about 8.1 ingredients, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 16.

In terms of directions, grilled cheese recipes have about 4.1 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 8 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Grilled Cheese

For 2 slice bread (56 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single grilled cheese recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with bread	Potential subsitutions
cheese	1 slice (112 g)	1 slice (112 g)	67%	parmesan
lime	0.13 (8 g)	0.13 (8 g)	33%
jalapeno	0.4 (6 g)	0.4 (6 g)	33%	roma tomatoes

Ingredients by Average Weight in Grilled Cheese

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in grilled cheese recipes. This would be: 24% cheese, 19% white country bread, 13% bread, 10% white bread, 9% cheddar, 9% ham, 5% mayonnaise, 5% butter, 2% jalapeno and 2% pepper.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

butter

Butter is the most popular ingredient in grilled cheese dishes. In fact, over 60% of grilled cheese recipes contain butter.

Salted and softened are frequent preparations for butter in grilled cheese dishes.

Butter is often included in grilled cheese dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 3% by weight.

For grilled cheese recipes, butter is frequently used with ham, dijon mustard, salt, black pepper and jalapeno. However, roma tomatoes, white bread and flour are almost never used together with butter in grilled cheese dishes.

bread

Another popular ingredient in grilled cheese is bread. From the recipes we've sampled for grilled cheese, over 60% have bread.

Variations of bread include:

• white country bread: 20% of recipes
• white bread: 13% of recipes
• bread ciabatta: 7% of recipes

In recipes for grilled cheese, bread is often used with cheese, black pepper, salt, jalapeno and butter.

Potential substitutions for bread in grilled cheese:

• white bread

Also, bread is not often used with butter, dijon mustard, ham, olive oil, white country bread, roma tomatoes, parmesan, mozzarella cheese and flour.

pepper

Pepper is another common ingredient in grilled cheese dishes. In fact, over 50% of grilled cheese recipes contain pepper.

Variations of pepper include:

• black pepper: 33% of recipes

Cheese, olive oil, butter, bread and dijon mustard are commonly used together with pepper in grilled cheese dishes. Conversely, pepper is not often used with black pepper, butter, mayonnaise, white country bread, roma tomatoes, parmesan, mozzarella cheese, white bread, flour and jalapeno.

black pepper

Another popular ingredient in grilled cheese is black pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for grilled cheese, over 30% have black pepper.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

Salt, butter, white country bread, butter and jalapeno are commonly used together with black pepper in grilled cheese dishes. Conversely, black pepper is not often used with ham, mozzarella cheese and white bread.

salt

Another popular ingredient in grilled cheese is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for grilled cheese, over 40% have salt.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

For grilled cheese recipes, salt is frequently used with black pepper, white country bread, butter, olive oil and butter. However, ham, mozzarella cheese and white bread are almost never used together with salt in grilled cheese dishes.

cheese

Cheese is another common ingredient in grilled cheese dishes. In fact, over 40% of grilled cheese recipes contain cheese.

Variations of cheese include:

• mozzarella cheese: 13% of recipes
• mascarpone cheese: 7% of recipes

In recipes for grilled cheese, cheese is often used with bread, butter, ham, mozzarella cheese and black pepper.

Potential substitutions for cheese in grilled cheese:

• parmesan

Also, cheese is not often used with dijon mustard, olive oil, white bread and jalapeno.

dijon mustard

Dijon mustard is another common ingredient in grilled cheese dishes. In fact, over 20% of grilled cheese recipes contain dijon mustard.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain dijon mustard, it is on average, 1.1% by weight.

For grilled cheese recipes, dijon mustard is frequently used with butter, ham, bread ciabatta, pepper and mayonnaise. However, butter, olive oil, white country bread, roma tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, white bread, flour and jalapeno are almost never used together with dijon mustard in grilled cheese dishes.

mayonnaise

Another popular ingredient in grilled cheese is mayonnaise. From the recipes we've sampled for grilled cheese, over 20% have mayonnaise.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain mayonnaise, it is on average, 10% by weight.

In recipes for grilled cheese, mayonnaise is often used with salt, cheese, butter, olive oil and roma tomatoes.

Potential substitutions for mayonnaise in grilled cheese:

• mozzarella cheese

Also, mayonnaise is not often used with ham, white bread, flour and jalapeno.

ham

Ham is another common ingredient in grilled cheese dishes. In fact, over 20% of grilled cheese recipes contain ham.

Common quantities for ham in grilled cheese dishes include 2 slices.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain ham, it is on average, 17% by weight.

Butter, dijon mustard, bread ciabatta, pepper and cheese are commonly used together with ham in grilled cheese dishes. Conversely, ham is not often used with salt, black pepper, butter, mayonnaise, olive oil, white country bread, roma tomatoes, parmesan, white bread, flour and jalapeno.

olive oil

Another popular ingredient in grilled cheese is olive oil. From the recipes we've sampled for grilled cheese, over 20% have olive oil.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 1.5% by weight.

For grilled cheese recipes, olive oil is frequently used with salt, white country bread, mayonnaise, roma tomatoes and pepper. However, dijon mustard, ham, parmesan, mozzarella cheese, white bread and flour are almost never used together with olive oil in grilled cheese dishes.

cheddar

Another popular ingredient in grilled cheese is cheddar. From the recipes we've sampled for grilled cheese, over 20% have cheddar.

Variations of cheddar include:

• white cheddar: 7% of recipes

White country bread, jalapeno, mascarpone cheese, butter and olive oil are commonly used together with cheddar in grilled cheese dishes.

Potential substitutions for cheddar in grilled cheese:

• mayonnaise
• parmesan

Also, cheddar is not often used with butter, dijon mustard, ham, roma tomatoes and flour.

jalapeno

Jalapeno is another common ingredient in grilled cheese dishes. In fact, over 10% of grilled cheese recipes contain jalapeno.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain jalapeno, it is on average, 7% by weight.

For grilled cheese recipes, jalapeno is frequently used with butter, salt, black pepper, white country bread and lime.

Potential substitutions for jalapeno in grilled cheese:

• roma tomatoes

Also, jalapeno is not often used with butter, dijon mustard, mayonnaise, ham, parmesan, mozzarella cheese, white bread and flour.

flour

Another popular ingredient in grilled cheese is flour. From the recipes we've sampled for grilled cheese, over 10% have flour.

In grilled cheese recipes that contain flour, it is on average, 1.7% by weight.

In recipes for grilled cheese, flour is often used with butter, black pepper, sauce, salt and cheese. On the other hand, flour is almost never used with butter, dijon mustard, mayonnaise, ham, olive oil, parmesan, mozzarella cheese, white bread and jalapeno.

Other grilled cheese Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in grilled cheese recipes include:

• parmesan - 10%
• roma tomatoes - 10%

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