Extra-Special Grilled Cheese Toasts with Tomato

Name: Extra-Special Grilled Cheese Toasts with Tomato
Yield: serves 4 kids or adults
Ingredients: 8 slices white bread; 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; Four 3/4-ounce wedges Laughing Cow cheese or other spreadable mild cheese; 1/2 cup grated mild cheddar cheese (4 ounces); 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 large tomato, thinly sliced

December 9, 2011

We’ve never met a kid who doesn’t love grilled cheese—with extra-gooey cheese, please! We like to slip in some tomato, too, which some kids won’t eat otherwise. And let’s be honest here: You may as well make yourself one of these while you’re at it; otherwise your kid’s sandwich doesn’t have a chance.

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