Sheet Pan Oven Grilled Cheese

Name: Sheet Pan Oven Grilled Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 12 slices white sandwich bread ((see note below)); 1/2 cup butter (, softened and divided ); 18 slices cheese ((see note below))

By Amy Flanigan

Updated Feb 22, 2025

Read 2 Reviews

Prep 10

Cook 10

Servings 6 sandwiches

By Amy Flanigan

Updated Feb 22, 2025

Jump to Recipe

Sheet Pan Oven Grilled Cheese turns a childhood classic into lunch for a crowd in just 20 minutes with 3 simple ingredients. All you need is bread, cheese, and butter.

Pin this now to find it later

Pin It

This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products we genuinely love.

Loved by kids and adults alike, grilled cheese sandwiches are always a great, easy go-to for lunch or a light dinner. And with this oven grilled cheese recipe, making homemade grilled cheese for a crowd has never been easier. With just 20 minutes, you can have 6 sandwiches ready to enjoy. Perfect for larger families or game day with friends.

Helpful Tips

Use shredded cheese instead. If you like, you can use shredded cheese. You will need about 1/2 cup per sandwich. Note that you’ll want freshly shredded, not prepackaged cheese. Pre-shredded cheese is made with anticaking agents and they don’t melt as well.
Some cheese will inevitably leak out of the sandwich and melt onto the sheet pan. If you remove the sandwich while they’re still warm, the cheese should come right off with the sandwich. If you’re worried about ruining your pan, you can always lay down a sheet of parchment paper before putting down the sandwiches, but they won’t get as golden brown.
This can be made in a toaster oven, if needed. You will need to work in batches or reduce the recipe to how many sandwiches you would like.

5 from 2

Sheet Pan Oven Grilled Cheese

Prep: 10

Cook: 10

Total: 20

Servings: sandwiches

Rate Pin Print

Sheet Pan Oven Grilled Cheese turns a childhood classic into lunch for a crowd in just 20 minutes and with 3 simple ingredients – bread, cheese, and butter.

Ingredients

▢ 12 slices white sandwich bread, (see note below)
▢ 1/2 cup butter, , softened and divided
▢ 18 slices cheese, (see note below)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F. Place a sheet pan into the oven to preheat it.
Butter one side of the slices of bread.
Put three slices of the cheese onto the unbuttered side of 6 slices of bread. Top the cheese with another slice of bread with the butter side up.
Place the grilled cheese onto the preheated sheet pan.
Bake for 5 minutes, flip the sandwiches over and bake for another 5-7 minutes until the bread is golden brown and cheese is melty.

Notes

The bread. You can replace the white bread with wheat, sourdough, brioche, nine-grain, or rye, if preferred.

The cheese. Cheddar cheese, provolone cheese, American cheese, Swiss cheese, and pepper jack are my favorites for making oven grilled cheese. If possible, have them freshly sliced for the best flavor and melting ability.

Add some fillings. Feel free to add a little something extra to your sandwiches, like slices of ham or turkey, crumbled cooked bacon, or tomato slices.

Nutrition

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.

Did you make this? Leave a rating below!

What’s The Best Bread For Grilled Cheese?

Most bread choices work for this recipe. I would avoid breakfast-style bread like cinnamon-raisin. Some of my favorite bread choices are white bread, wheat, sourdough, brioche, nine-grain, and rye.

What’s The Best Cheese for Grilled Cheese?

Cheddar cheese, provolone cheese, American cheese, Swiss cheese, and pepper jack are my favorites for making oven grilled cheese. If possible, have them freshly sliced for the best flavor and melting ability.

Serving Suggestions

These grilled cheese sandwiches make a quick and easy lunch. You can just serve them as-is or maybe with some apple slices for extra nutrition. But nothing goes as well with grilled cheese as tomato soup. It’s one combination that will never get old! Or serve with a bowl of chili for a satisfying and easy meal.

Make Ahead and Proper Storage

Can These Be Prepared In Advance? If you would like to make these ahead of time, I would get the assembled sandwiches onto the sheet pan but bake them right before serving so they will be warm and crispy.
Storing leftovers. Oven grilled cheese is best enjoyed hot from the oven. However, if you do end up with a leftover sandwich or two, you can store it in the fridge for a day or two wrapped in plastic wrap or in a Ziploc bag.
Reheat. Reheat in the air fryer or oven until heated through, covering with foil if necessary to prevent burning.

More Grilled Cheese Recipes:

I hope you love this delicious and easy recipe – be sure to give it a review below! Also don’t forget to follow Belly Full on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube!

Two halves of a grilled cheese sandwich on a white plate

Tried this recipe? Tell me how it turned out, or ask a question below! Cancel reply

2 Comments

Kara says:

September 24, 2023 at 11:50 am

Came out great! Glad we tried them.
I like your pan pre-heat step in this recipe. Feels like it “grills” the sandwiches faster.

Bethany says:

February 10, 2023 at 5:11 pm

LOVE this!! I have 5 boys (!!) and this made lunch the other day so easy. Going to do 2 sheet pans for Super Bowl. Such a great simple idea I never thought of. Thank you!

Sheet Pan Oven Grilled Cheese

Helpful Tips