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Cranberry Brie Grilled Cheese

by Adrianna Adarme on Dec 29, 2017

This is the easiest grilled cheese. And it's so good. You could replace the cranberry sauce with any type of jam in your fridge. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of Fresh Tastes).
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Ingredients

  • 4 slices of bread of choice
  • 1 yellow onion, caramelized
  • 1 teaspoon of Dijon or yellow mustard
  • 8 ounces brie cheese
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese
  • ½ batch of classic cranberry sauce
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. Smear two slices of bread with mustard. To the other half, add a teaspoon or two of caramelized onions, slices of brie cheese, along with the mozzarella and a spoonful of cranberry sauce. Place the other half of bread on top.
  2. In a medium skillet, set over medium heat, add the butter. When melted, add the grilled cheeses and cover with a lid. Cook on each side for about 2 to 3 minutes, until golden brown and the cheese is nice and melty. Slice and serve.

Last year, at the beginning of 2017, I declared that I was going to make less "beautiful food" and more relatable, easy-to-make food. I wanted my recipes to be remade by people over and over and over. The best thing I did was start to consider people’s time and accessibility to ingredients, which is hard when you live in a place like Los Angeles. My access to beautiful, affordable produce knows no bounds. I feel lucky!

I started to make easier recipes, ones that require less dishes and less pots and pans. And people started making them more and more. I got a lot of positive feedback. I’m going to continue doing this in 2018 and I’m starting here. This is the easiest grilled cheese. And it’s so good. You could replace the cranberry sauce with fig jam, strawberry jam or grape jam. It’s something that can change anyway you like it. The mustard and brie cheese work so well with the caramelized onions.

If you have any recipe suggestions for 2018, please let me know! I can’t wait to start.

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Adrianna Adarme

Adrianna Adarme is an author, enthusiastic home cook and food blogger who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 she started her blog, A Cozy Kitchen, which has become a place people visit to hear entertaining anecdotes about daily life and to find delicious, comforting recipes from Adrianna's kitchen. A Cozy Kitchen has garnered attention from various publications and blogs, including features and write-ups from The Los Angeles Times, Refinery29, Saveur Magazine, Oh Joy, Rachel Zoe's Zoe Report and NBC Latino.

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