Air fryer grilled cheese is a tasty, classic sandwich, and it is next level epic when you make it in the air fryer.
It’s a toasty, buttery, gooey, cheesy bit of heaven on a plate. It is such a simple recipe, and it pairs great with a bowl of tomato soup for a complete, easy, delicious meal!
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How to make air fryer grilled cheese
First gather your ingredients.
Ingredients
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To make an air fryer grilled cheese sandwich, you will need the following ingredients:
- butter – preferably at room temperature
- bread slices
- sliced cheese
Of course, simple sandwich bread is always a great choice. You can always use whole grain bread, ciabatta, sourdough, french bread or bread of your choice.
As for the best cheeses to use, I would recommend American, cheddar, Colby jack, muenster, or whatever cheese you want.
Assemble
Spread the butter evenly on one side of each slice of bread. It helps greatly to use room temperature, softened butter.
Then place 2 slices of cheese slightly overlapping in between the buttered slices of bread with the buttered side of the bread facing outward to form 2 separate sandwiches.
Using two slices gets the optimal melty cheese center. Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray, if you wish, to prevent sticking and place both sandwiches into the air fryer basket about 1 inch apart in a single layer.
How long and what temperature to air fry grilled cheese sandwich
SO what is a good cooking time for air fryer grilled cheese? Cook at 370 degrees F for 3 minutes. Then, carefully flip each sandwich over, increase the temperature to 380 degrees F and cook them for another 4-5 minutes until they are nice and golden brown and the cheese is super melty.
As always, for best results, keep an eye on things. If your bread looks toasty in less time, use common sense and good judgement. Air fryers can vary at times.
Remove, let cool for 1-2 minutes and enjoy! Just look at the ooey, gooey, toasty, cheesy perfection.
These go great with a bowl of soup! See my soup recipes archives for ideas and inspo. And let me know if you try these.
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Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
Air fryer grilled cheese is a tasty, classic sandwich, and it is next level epic when you make it in the air fryer.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons butter – preferably at room temperature
- 4 slices whole grain bread ciabatta, sourdough or bread of your choice
- 4 slices cheddar cheese muenster cheese or a combination of both.
Instructions
- Spread the butter evenly on one side of each piece of the bread.
- Then place 2 slices of cheese slightly overlapping in between the buttered slices of bread with the buttered side of the bread facing outward to form 2 separate sandwiches.
- Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray to prevent sticking and place both sandwiches into the air fryer basket about 1 inch apart in a single layer. Cook at 370 degrees F for 3 minutes, carefully flip each sandwich over, increase the temperature to 380 degrees F and cook them for 4-5 more minutes until they are nice and golden brown and the cheese is super melty.
- Remove, let cool for 1-2 minutes and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator. The type of bread and cheese you use will change the nutritional info as well.
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