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Edited by Joanna
Updated Dec 5, 2025
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Meet your new favorite way to do grilled cheese. These Grilled Cheese Dippers combine everything you love about the classic sandwich—gooey cheese, buttery crunch, and that perfect dip in tomato soup—but with a fun twist. Wrapped in crescent dough and coated in crisp, garlicky panko bread crumbs, they bake up crunchy on the outside and irresistibly hot and melty inside. They’re easy to make for lunch, a cozy snack, or game day appetizers that everyone will dunk and devour.

We’ve got so many soup recipes to choose from, and these dippers taste delicious with all of them! Not in the mood for soup? Grilled Cheese Dippers pair wonderfully with saucy pasta dishes like our Slow-Cooked Italian Pasta Sauce with Spaghetti or Easy Double Cheese Baked Penne.

Recipe Ingredients

Simple ingredients, big flavor! Here’s what you need to make this ultimate twist on grilled cheese sandwiches.

Refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet: No fancy baking skills needed here! This tender, ready-to-use dough holds everything together and bakes to light, flaky perfection.

Progresso™ Plain Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs: These add a light, crispy coating for extra crunch in every bite.

American and Cheddar Cheese: Two kinds of cheese make these dippers irresistibly melty and gooey. If you want to spice things up, you can use pepper Jack instead of cheddar. And if string cheese is all you have on hand, that will work just fine, too!

Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Butter and garlic powder give the bread crumbs plenty of rich, savory flavor and help them brown nicely. And don’t forget tomato soup for dipping! It’s the ultimate cozy meal pairing.

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How to Make Grilled Cheese Dippers

Just a few easy steps and you’re on your way to warm, melty Grilled Cheese Dippers. Here’s a quick look at what to do. Keep scrolling for the full recipe!

1. Prep the Coating

Melt butter with garlic powder, stir in Progresso™ panko bread crumbs, and transfer to a pie plate or shallow dish.

2. Prep the Dough

Roll out the Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet, and cut it into squares.

3. Add the Cheese

Layer a slice of American cheese and a stick of cheddar cheese on each piece of dough, then roll each one up snugly, pinching the edges together to seal. Make sure they’re sealed firmly; otherwise, the cheese will melt out!

4. Coat with Bread Crumbs

Roll each dipper in the bread crumb mixture to coat. If you have trouble getting it all to stick, you can just sprinkle the rest of the crumbs over the top of the dippers before baking.

5. Bake and Dunk

Pierce the tops with a knife to let the steam out (so they don’t pop open), and bake in a 375°F oven until golden and crisp. Serve warm, preferably with a big, steaming hot bowl of soup for dunking!

How to Store (and Reheat) Grilled Cheese Dippers

If you have extras, you can reheat them in the oven to bring back that flaky, crispy, cheesy goodness for round two of dipping. Here’s what to do.

Refrigerator Storage

Store leftover Grilled Cheese Dippers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Freezer Storage

We wouldn’t recommend storing leftover dippers in the freezer; the dough will get too dense and soggy when thawed.

Reheating

Put leftover dippers on a sheet pan, cover with foil to prevent overbrowning, and heat in a 375°F oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

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Grilled Cheese Dippers

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/3 cup from 1 box Progresso™ Plain Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs
  • 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
  • 3 slices (0.8 oz each) deli sliced American cheese, cut in half
  • 3 cheddar cheese sticks (0.75 oz each), unwrapped and cut in half crosswise
  • Your favorite tomato soup, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1

    Heat oven to 375°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter and garlic powder uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until butter is melted. Stir in bread crumbs; transfer to pie plate or shallow dish.

  • Step 
    2

    Unroll dough sheet on work surface; reshape into 12x8-inch rectangle. With pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut dough sheet into 6 squares, 4x4 inches each.

  • Step 
    3

    Place 1 cheese slice half and 1 cheese stick half onto 1 edge of each square, centered. For each roll-up, start on the cheese side, and roll the dough around the cheese, rolling toward the opposite side. Pinch seam and sides to secure. Continue for remaining roll-ups.

  • Step 
    4

    Roll dough sticks into bread crumbs; then, place seam-side down on baking sheet. With sharp knife, pierce top of each dough stick 3 times.

  • Step 
    5

    Bake 15 to 19 minutes or until dough is golden brown and baked through. 

  • Step 
    6

    Serve warm with tomato soup for dipping.

Nutrition

240 Calories
13g Total Fat
7g Protein
23g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Dipper
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
7g
34%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
590mg
24%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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