Low-Carb Quick Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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There is nothing quite so satisfying as picking up a big, melty slice of grilled cheese sandwich and biting into that melty goodness. Especially when it's low-carb!

I thought these days were behind me, until I discovered 90 second bread. Now, I just want to make up for lost time by eating a different grilled cheese sandwich every day. I have included some of my favourite variations below. Enjoy!

Extra tip from a reader: substitute part of the almond flour with flax meal for a better flavour and no eggy taste.

If you have time to make a whole loaf of low-carb bread, apart from our 90-second bread you can use our Ultimate Keto Bread, Soul Bread or Fluffy Grain-Free Sunflower Bread.

Optional variations (use instead of the above filling)

• 2 tbsp Red Eye Bacon Jam, 2-3 slices Brie cheese and handful of spinach
• 3-4 oz cooked chicken, ¹/₄ sliced avocado, 1-2 slices Jarlsburg cheese
• 1-2 slices Pastrami, 3-4 slices Provolone cheese and 2 slices red onion

Nutritional values (per serving, sandwich)

Ingredients (makes 1 serving)

90-Second Bread:

• ¹/₄ cup almond flour (25 g/ 0.9 oz)
• ¹/₂ tsp gluten-free baking powder
• 1 tbsp light olive oil or extra virgin olive oil (15 ml)
• pinch of sea salt
• 1 large egg

Filling:

• 1 slice cheddar cheese (28 g/ 1 oz)
• 1 slice Swiss cheese (28 g/ 1 oz)

Instructions

1. Place all of the bread ingredients into a small bowl and mix well.
   
   
2. Grease a ramekin, or like me find a bread-shaped storage container. Pour the mixture into the container and shake to distribute evenly.
   
   
3. Microwave on high for 90 seconds. Turn out and cool on a rack.
   Note: If you don’t have a microwave, you can use the oven. Preheat to 175 °C/ 350 °F and bake for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through.
   
   
4. When cool, cut in half and spread with butter, if desired. Place the cheese slices in the middle and toast for approx. 5 minutes (or try any of our suggested variations in the post intro). You can toast it in a frypan, in a panini maker or under a broiler.
   
5. Eat with gusto. Store, wrapped, in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, sandwich)

Net carbs	Protein	Fat	Calories
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)
2.2 g	5.4 g	13.1 g	148 kcal
Baking powder, gluten-free
0.5 g	0 g	0 g	3 kcal
Oil, olive, salad or cooking
0 g	0 g	13.5 g	119 kcal
Salt, sea salt
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)
0.4 g	6.3 g	4.8 g	72 kcal
Cheddar cheese
0.9 g	6.4 g	9.3 g	113 kcal
Cheese, swiss
0.4 g	7.5 g	8.7 g	110 kcal
Total per serving, sandwich
4.3 g	25.6 g	49.4 g	564 kcal

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