This low carb grilled cheese uses low carb bread, cheese, butter, mayo, and a fried egg for the ultimate grilled cheese experience!

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Aaaaahhhh, grilled cheese. The standard American easy quick-fix meal loved by so many! Except, perhaps, those that can't eat bread. And that's why I'm here!

Now, I'll confess that I *have* seen low carb recipes that involve anything from tortillas to cauliflower bread to use in place of normal bread. And although I'm no baker, I just can't see that that would work well as an alternative.

I recently wrote a guide to buying low carb bread. The results were very interesting, and overall I was impressed with the high standards. But also, I ended up with a LOT of low carb bread. So, why not make a grilled cheese?

I'm sorry if this seems obvious to some, but when I've made a grilled cheese for my son, I've made it under the broiler. Because what Americans call a broiler, we Brits call a grill. This method actually works just fine, especially if you pre-toast the bread in the toaster. Which reminds me, in the UK we have this dish called "cheese on toast" which is essentially a grilled cheese minus one slice of bread. It's a cheese to bread ratio thing. My husband once attempted to make cheese on toast by putting a toaster on its side. Let me assure you that the result was not successful.

How to Make a Low Carb Grilled Cheese - with a Fried Egg!

ANYWAY. I am now enlightened in the ways of grilled-cheese-making, and now I pan fry them in a small non-stick skillet. With butter. But after some research, I also discovered the idea of spreading mayonnaise onto the outer faces of the bread to give it a "golden, delectable crunch". This I had to try! I used a few thin slices of colby jack cheese.

The results were really good! Shown here: Thin Slim Zero Carb Bread which you can get from Amazon (it's even on Amazon Prime).

But I wasn't satisfied. I wanted MORE. So when I stumbled on the idea of adding a FRIED EGG. I just had to do it. I prepared the bread in the same way, but because the grilled cheese wasn't going to be flipped once it had the egg inside, I fried both pieces of bread (mayo side down) at the same time. I added two thin slices of cheese to one, and one to the other - but I may as well have added two to both! I cooked the egg at the same time, and then slid it onto one of the pieces of bread when it was ready.

Then I carefully closed up the sandwich by placing the other piece of bread over the top of the egg. I can't tell you how good this was! Well, I can try! Ooey, gooey, filling, and satisfying. The perfect low carb comfort food!

I can't wait to make this again!

Update - if you like spicy food, try my new keto jalapeño popper sandwich!

📖 Recipe

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