Mushroom and Gouda Grilled Cheese

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  1 tbsp or 14g

• White mushrooms

  raw

  1 cup, pieces or slices or 70g

• Thyme

  dried

  ½ tsp, leaves or 0.5g

• Salt

  table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Black pepper

  ground

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Garlic powder

  ¼ tsp or 0.8g

• Whole wheat bread

  4 slice or 112g

• Gouda cheese

  ½ cup, shredded or 54g

• Butter

  unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

Directions

1. Warm a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil.
2. Add the mushrooms and season with thyme, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, 5–6 minutes; transfer to a plate.
3. Assemble the sandwiches: place half of the bread slices on a work surface, divide the shredded Gouda evenly over them, and top with the sautéed mushrooms. Close with the remaining bread slices.
4. Return the skillet to medium heat and add half of the butter. Cook the sandwiches until the bread is golden and the cheese is melted, about 3–4 minutes per side (adding the remaining butter before flipping the sandwich), pressing gently with a spatula.
5. Let rest 1 minute, slice, and serve warm.