Mushroom Grilled Cheese Sandwich (aka The Mushroom Melt)

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Health score
21%
Mushroom Grilled Cheese Sandwich (aka The Mushroom Melt)
50 min.
2
700kcal

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Ingredients

  • slices bread 
  • tablespoon butter 
  • ounces cremini mushrooms sliced
  • cup fontina shredded
  • cloves garlic chopped
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  • small onion sliced
  • 0.3 cup parmigiano reggiano grated
  • tablespoon parsley chopped
  • servings salt and pepper to taste
  • teaspoon thyme leaves chopped
  • 0.5 teaspoon truffle oil 
  • 0.3 cup white wine 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • grill

Directions

  1. Melt the butter and heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
  2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and thyme and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
  4. Add the cremini mushrooms and saute until the start to caramelized and turn golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.
  5. Add the wine, deglaze the pan and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 2-3 minutes.Season with salt and pepper, add the parsley and remove from heat and let cool a bit.
  6. Mix the cheese into the mushrooms.Butter one side of each slice of bread and place 2 in the pan buttered side down.Top each with 1/2 of the mushroom mixture and finally the remaining slices of bread with the buttered side up.Grill until the cheese has melted and the bread is golden brown, about 2-4 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts

Calories700kcal
Protein17.99%
Fat59.8%
Carbs22.21%

Properties

Glycemic Index
155.83
Glycemic Load
15.86
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
29.829565193342%

Flavonoids

Malvidin
0.02mg
Catechin
0.23mg
Epicatechin
0.17mg
Hesperetin
0.12mg
Naringenin
0.11mg
Apigenin
4.34mg
Luteolin
0.49mg
Isorhamnetin
1.75mg
Kaempferol
0.27mg
Myricetin
0.36mg
Quercetin
7.17mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:700.03kcal
35%
Fat:45.84g
70.53%
Saturated Fat:23.45g
146.59%
Carbohydrates:38.32g
12.77%
Net Carbohydrates:34.54g
12.56%
Sugar:8.11g
9.01%
Cholesterol:115.16mg
38.39%
Sodium:1288.52mg
56.02%
Alcohol:3.09g
100%
Alcohol %:1.15%
100%
Protein:31.02g
62.05%
Selenium:58.77µg
83.95%
Calcium:627.96mg
62.8%
Phosphorus:549.15mg
54.91%
Vitamin B2:0.9mg
53.03%
Manganese:0.99mg
49.58%
Vitamin K:43.58µg
41.5%
Vitamin B3:7.72mg
38.58%
Copper:0.7mg
35.14%
Zinc:4.67mg
31.11%
Vitamin B5:2.6mg
26.02%
Vitamin B1:0.38mg
25.54%
Vitamin A:1268.15IU
25.36%
Vitamin B12:1.4µg
23.27%
Folate:91.73µg
22.93%
Potassium:745.8mg
21.31%
Iron:3.28mg
18.21%
Vitamin B6:0.35mg
17.65%
Fiber:3.78g
15.14%
Magnesium:58.04mg
14.51%
Vitamin E:1.82mg
12.16%
Vitamin C:7.9mg
9.57%
Vitamin D:0.57µg
3.81%