Caprese Grilled Cheese is stuffed with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese & pesto! Grilled to perfection & served pipping hot; the BEST fresh lunch!
This Caprese Grilled Cheese is the answer to your lunch slump! It's a super simple sandwich that takes barely any time to make, and is majorly delicious! There's only a handful of ingredients, so it is affordable as well. Caprese Grilled Cheese is going to be your new meal staple!
The caprese mixture is on of my favorite flavors! I have already shared with you some delicious recipes such as Caprese Stuffed Pull Apart Bread, Caprese Stuffed Spaghetti Squash, and Caprese Sliders!
Making this sandwich couldn't be easier! Here's how:
How to make Caprese Grilled Cheese:
**Scroll down to see full ingredient list and printable recipe**
- Prep the ingredients: slice the tomatoes and let them sit in some balsamic vinegar.
- Start the sandwich assembly line.
- Butter one side oh each slice of bread (you need a CRUSTY BREAD for these sandwiches). Turn it over, so the butter is facing down. Top 1 slice with pesto, add 1 slice of cheese, 3 tomatoes, and then another slice of cheese. If you like it really pesto-y, add some more pesto to top slice. Place top bread slice butter side out.
- Now cook the sandwich: Heat skillet or panini press, and put sandwich on to cook. If using a skillet, flip when golden brown on one side. I cooked on a skillet for about 3 minutes on medium on each side.
- I cooked 2 sandwiches at a time and was easily able to flip with enough room in the pan. Repeat until the sandwiches are all done!
Want fresh pesto for the caprese grilled cheese sandwiches? Here's how to make it:
How to make fresh pesto:
- Ingredients
- 1 cup loose basil leaves
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 2 TBS pine nuts, walnuts, or almonds (all work)
- 2 TBS freshly grated parmesan cheese
- pinch of salt and pepper
- Add all ingredients in a Food Processor
or blender, blend until smooth, scraping sides down if needed. Set aside. Use on Caprese Grilled Cheese as desired.
or blender, blend until smooth, scraping sides down if needed. Set aside. Use on Caprese Grilled Cheese as desired.Serve the sandwiches with a delicious side dish such as:
- Air Fryer French Fries (homemade)
- In-N-Out Animal Style Fries (Copycat)
- Honey Lime Fruit Salad
- Air Fryer Asparagus Fries (easy recipe)
- The Crispiest and Best Air Fryer Baked Potatoes
If you like grilled cheese as much as I do, be sure to check out these other sandwiches from Domestic Superhero:
- California Grilled Cheese (Turkey, Avocado, Tomato)
- Turkey Cranberry Grilled Cheese (Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwiches)
- Apple Grilled Cheese
- Roasted Red Pepper Grilled Cheese
- BBQ Chicken & Pineapple Grilled Cheese
- Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese
Caprese Grilled Cheese is stuffed with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese & pesto! Grilled to perfection & served pipping hot; the BEST fresh lunch!
- 8 slices crusty bread
- 4 TBS fresh pesto
- 8 slices mozzarella cheese (I used pre-sliced, you could also use fresh)
- 3 large ripe tomatoes, sliced
- 2 TBS balsamic vinegar
- butter
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Slice tomatoes in medium slices (should have about 12 slices for 4 sandwiches, or 3 slices per sandwich), and place them in a shallow dish. Pour 2 TBS balsamic vinegar over tomatoes. Let sit while preparing the rest.
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Instructions to make 1 sandwich, repeat until you have desired number of sandwiches (recipe is for 4):
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Butter one side of the slices of bread lightly. Turn over, so butter is facing down. Top 1 slice of bread with 1 TBS of pesto, add 1 slice of cheese, 3 tomatoes, and then another slice of cheese. If you like it really pesto-y, add some more pesto to top slice. Place top bread slice butter side out.
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Heat skillet or panini press, and put sandwich on to cook. If using a skillet, flip when golden brown on one side. I cooked on a skillet for about 3 minutes on medium on each side. I cooked 2 sandwiches at a time and was easily able to flip with enough room in the pan. Repeat until all sandwiches are cooked.
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Cut in half with bread knife and enjoy!
Recipe first published in June 2015. Updated post August 2019. Updated June 2022
Catalina
I love these flavors! I should try these sandwiches!
Catalina
These Caprese grilled cheese are now our favorite! My family go crazy over them!
Taylor
Such a delicious and easy lunch! I LOVE caprese flavors!
Jacque Hastert
I just made a couple of these sandwiches for my husband and I. The addition of tomatoes, pesto, mozzarella cheese, and balsamic really take it to the next level.
Melinda
Amazing recipe! Only thing I added was a little garlic to the butter to pan fry. So yummy!
Allyson
SO YUM! Great idea!
Beth Pierce
I know what I will be making for dinner tonight! This looks so savory, delicious and easy too!
Linda C
Loved the recipe. A silly question: you state to butter BOTH SIDES of the bread. Then say to put the buttered side down. Do you mean to butter one side of each slice of bread? I buttered both sides of each piece of bread but think one side would be enough. Again, loved the recipe and will make often..
Allyson
You are totally right and I see how that sounds confusing now..sorry! It should be butter one side of each of the slices (so there is not butter in the center), but I think it would still taste good with extra butter!
Melissa
YUM - all my favorites in a sandwich, I had to try it. It was soooo good making this again soon, thank you!
Erin
Made these sammies with my husband's homemade sourdough bread. OMG, so good! Will definitely make again.
Beth
This is one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I've ever made. The flavors work so well together.
Amanda
Hands down my new favorite sandwich. Everything works so well together!
Krystle
Thanks for helping me use my leftover pesto. This is a new favorite lunch
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert
Looks amazingly delicious! This is a hit for sure on our table!
Juliane
I love everything about this!