One of my favorite ways to enjoy mango chutney is in a grilled cheese sandwich and the timing couldn’t be better as April is grilled cheese sandwich month. Panini Happy is hosting a grilled cheese pageant to celebrate and I thought that I would share one of my favorite takes on a grilled cheese sandwich. A couple of years ago I would never have thought to use something like mango chutney in a grilled cheese sandwich but then I tried a monte cristo sandwich which is basically a ham and cheese sandwich that is cooked like French toast and commonly served with strawberry jam. I was immediately hooked on the sweet and savoury combo and I have been making grilled cheese sandwiches with jam ever since. Shortly after discovering mango chutney I had the idea of trying a grilled cheese sandwich with it and now the mango chutney grilled cheese sandwich is one of my favorites! The sweet, tangy and spicy mango chutney goes surprisingly well with ooey gooey melted cheese wrapped in perfectly grilled golden brown bread!
Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Mango Chutney
ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 1 tablespoon butter (room temperature)
- 2 slices cheese (cheddar, gruyere, etc.)
- 2 tablespoons mango chutney
directions
- Assemble the sandwich and grill until the bread is golden brown and the cheese has melted.
Pam says
April 13, 2009 at 11:08 pmThe flavors are fantastic Kevin – the mango chutney sounds amazing.
Anonymous says
April 13, 2009 at 11:09 pmWow! That looks absolutely amazing. You are a great food photographer.
Kirby! says
April 13, 2009 at 11:10 pmOh my God… grilled cheese and mango! How have I never thought of this?? Looks totally delectable.
Jessica says
April 13, 2009 at 11:38 pmI’m so with ya on this!
Sharon says
April 13, 2009 at 11:41 pmOh my gosh, what a delicious sandwich! I’m drooling.
VeggieGirl says
April 13, 2009 at 11:44 pmOkay, that has GOT to be the most tantalizing comfort food sandwich EVER!!!
Cheryl says
April 13, 2009 at 11:45 pmOhh man that looks good I love a good grilled cheese!
Zesty Cook says
April 14, 2009 at 12:03 amGreat pics Kevin! Great combination of flavors
Peter M says
April 14, 2009 at 12:13 amLove those grill marks!
angela@spinachtiger says
April 14, 2009 at 12:16 amI would have never thought of this. Great idea. I’m so hungry for grilled cheese and told myself no bread for two weeks! Torture.
Steph says
April 14, 2009 at 12:22 amKevin! That looks amazing. A wonderful flavour combination!
Julia says
April 14, 2009 at 12:28 amWhat a brilliant idea! Can’t wait to try it. I usually put mustard on my grilled cheese but this sounds much more sophisticated.
Leslie says
April 14, 2009 at 12:33 amLooks yummy Kevin. I would have never thought to pair mango chutney with a grilled cheese! YUMMO
Lisa says
April 14, 2009 at 12:52 amYou never disappoint. I’m not usually a sandwich fan, but this is something I could not resist. Brilliant.
Chef Fresco says
April 14, 2009 at 1:08 amWhat an interesting combination! Looks good!
Christina Kim says
April 14, 2009 at 1:11 amBeautiful grill marks, Kevin! And, marvelous combo of sweet and savory. Delicious.
Heather says
April 14, 2009 at 1:29 amwow – what a grown up and tasty way to serve grilled cheese 🙂
Barbara says
April 14, 2009 at 1:51 amWow, this looks good! I so enjoy looking in on your blog. You have some terrific ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Helene says
April 14, 2009 at 2:04 amLove the idea. I usually use my mango chutney in curry. I like this in a sandwich.
Anonymous says
April 14, 2009 at 2:44 amLooks fabulous! Mmm…grilled cheese month. Yum! 🙂
manggy says
April 14, 2009 at 3:23 amI didn’t even know mango chutney could go with cheese, that’s fantastic!
Passionate Eater says
April 14, 2009 at 3:38 amI would have never thought to add mango chutney to a grilled cheese sandwich, what an amazing idea!
Jaime and Jen DISH says
April 14, 2009 at 3:47 amKevin,
I love your blog, your food and how you mix and match flavors, delish. BRAVO!
Me must try!
Love from Arizona,
Jenifer
J&J Dish
Amber says
April 14, 2009 at 3:49 amKevin, it has been a while. I am doing some catching up tonight. Mmm on the grilled cheese with chutney and triple mmm on the pancakes. I hope you are well and that Easter was blessed.
Kerstin says
April 14, 2009 at 3:50 amOh, that looks good! What a creative sandwich, it looks super tasty!
Anonymous says
April 14, 2009 at 4:05 amwould love me some of this yummy goodness. So comforting!
Hayley says
April 14, 2009 at 4:17 amThat picture is incredible! I love sweet and salty, and there’s nothing better than fruit with cheese. I’ll have to try out this one for sure.
beachlover says
April 14, 2009 at 4:45 amthis snack really look great!! love grilled sandwich!!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
April 14, 2009 at 5:10 amWhat gorgeous grilled cheese sandwiches! Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
Sharon says
April 14, 2009 at 5:14 amWhat a great combo of delicious flavors!
Tatieva says
April 14, 2009 at 9:20 amHum, le fromage, j’adore ça ! Et sur du pain légèrement doré, c’est délicieux !
From France,
Tatieva
Anonymous says
April 14, 2009 at 10:18 amHmmm….looks really great! Must have been tangy and yummy!
Sylvie says
April 14, 2009 at 10:20 amAny chutney and cheese is a great combo, I also really like brie with black cherry jam. Like you I really like sweet and savoury combined. My friend invited me for lunch the other week and made a mango chutney sauce to serve with grilled tuna steaks, which was delicious.
Anonymous says
April 14, 2009 at 11:06 amyum yum
Sylvia says
April 14, 2009 at 11:44 amSounds perfect for my lunch
Engineer Baker says
April 14, 2009 at 12:01 pmWow. I can barely handle the ooey gooey goodness. What a wonderful flavor combo.
Aggie says
April 14, 2009 at 12:39 pmI love mango chutney, what a unique way to use it! Looks delicious!
Bobby says
April 14, 2009 at 1:03 pmInteresting combination. I love grilled cheese! It looks fantastic.
Debbie says
April 14, 2009 at 1:10 pmSounds absolutely delicious….
Muneeba says
April 14, 2009 at 1:13 pmIt’s Grilled Cheese month?!! I’m glad somebody told me … I can’t let this pass … must go stock up on melty cheeses now!! And that combination sounds awesome. You’re so good to make your own chutney!
Maggie says
April 14, 2009 at 1:26 pmThis is a brilliant idea. We’re cooking LOTS of grilled cheese over at Pithy and Cleaver, so I’m a teeny bit tired of it, but this one is inspiring!
Anonymous says
April 14, 2009 at 1:47 pmWe just made some grilled cheese this past weekend, with bacon & tomato .. mango chutney sounds like a nice twist on a classic!
lisaiscooking says
April 14, 2009 at 2:12 pmThis sounds great. I have to try this combo!
Dani says
April 14, 2009 at 2:18 pmgood luck!
looks great 🙂
Grace says
April 14, 2009 at 2:19 pmexcellent use for your chutney, kevin! the sweet and salty flavors of your sandwich would be outstanding!
Joanne says
April 14, 2009 at 2:36 pmThis looks great! The sweet/salty/spicy combo would be right up my alley.
Anonymous says
April 14, 2009 at 4:00 pmLooking good as always! Mango and cheesE!!!!?!?!
unconfidential cook says
April 14, 2009 at 4:47 pmOh, that looks so good. I can just taste this–what a great combo!
Natashya says
April 14, 2009 at 5:30 pmMango chutney would go beautifully in a grilled cheese, great idea!
Sandie says
April 14, 2009 at 6:13 pmThe mango chutney here sounds like a delicious addition!
Lo says
April 14, 2009 at 6:43 pmTruly one of the best uses of mango chutney that there is. We just did this the other day!
Astra Libris says
April 14, 2009 at 7:17 pmOh wow, your sandwich looks incredible!! I love your sweet and savory grilled cheese idea – I just made a big batch of chutney (a simple apple cumin chutney, though – not quite as scrumptious-looking as your mango chutney :-), so I think this is the perfect occasion to give some grilled cheese and chutney a try! 🙂 Thank you for the great idea!
Marta says
April 14, 2009 at 8:09 pmThe sweet & savory combo is certainly a winner. This photo looks so appetizing… I'm grabbing my afternoon snack right now!
Marjie says
April 14, 2009 at 9:23 pmI never heard of Grilled Cheese Sandwich month. I had better start eating sandwiches, eh?
Barbara says
April 15, 2009 at 1:16 amTried it. Loved it. Thanks for the idea and recipe.
Mrs Ergül says
April 15, 2009 at 8:51 amI have alway likes your grilled sandwiches! Somehow, those brown lines make everything look so much tastier!
Nina Timm says
April 15, 2009 at 10:12 amOh yeah baby, now we are talking!!!!
Kelly says
April 15, 2009 at 2:48 pmI do sort of the same thing, but I use strawberry jalapeno jelly, or raspberry chipotle jelly and a slice of smoked turkey or ham. YUM! Yours looks delish!
Marc @ NoRecipes says
April 15, 2009 at 11:55 pmPutting mango chuntney into grilled sandwich is one of my favourite things. I think its something that started as a kid when I used to visit my dad in Australia and he used to have this sandwich maker I’d use to throw together a quick lunch. Looks delicious with meted cheese!
The Cooking Photographer says
April 16, 2009 at 3:38 amThis recipe is brillant! I am really glad you posted this one.
Jan says
April 18, 2009 at 10:13 pmI’m not surprised that this is one of your faves, it sounds delish.
Jeanne says
April 18, 2009 at 11:00 pmWhen I was a kid, one of my favourite treats was a toasted cheese and jam sandwich – great minds think alike!
Anonymous says
April 20, 2009 at 8:17 pmYour recipes and photos are amazing!
I knew the photo but forgot your site. When I saw your photo of spinach pie on another site I decided to hit images and located you again. You’re in my favorites now.
This is the site using your photo.
http://ourgreekrecipes.info/2008/06/spanakopita-greek-spinach-pie/
jordan says
April 21, 2009 at 3:47 amMMMm! This looks great! Caught my eye in grilled cheese pageant.. ;D
Jessica says
May 15, 2009 at 10:43 pmMy taste buds are in heaven with this complex twist off flavors on a comfort food classic!
http://johnstonesvinblanc.blogspot.com/2009/05/grilled-cheese-with-mango-chutney-and.html
satyaahimsa says
January 8, 2011 at 10:14 amThanks man…now i finally know what on earth is chutney…:-)
Love from ITaly…
Jessica Heath says
February 12, 2014 at 2:44 pmHi Kevin-Great idea! and i love mango chutney and cheese together! I feel the same way about food and creating new flavors. check out 13spices.com
Anonymous says
February 28, 2015 at 5:15 amI made some mango chutney and fresh cherry chutney a month ago, so tried this with the cherry chutney. WOW!
Anonymous says
February 28, 2015 at 5:18 amWOW! Tried this with my homemade cherry chutney.