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Air Fryer Grilled Cheese

With this Air Fryer Grilled Cheese recipe, there’s no more babysitting a pan. You’ll get buttery, crisp sandwiches with gooey stretchy cheese every time.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer, cheese
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 942kcal
Author Jillian Wade
Cost $2.73

Equipment

  • Air fryer
  • box grater
  • Butter knife

Ingredients

  • 4 slices sourdough bread or another good crusty bread
  • 4 ounces about 1 cup mild cheddar cheese, grated **see notes
  • 4 ounces about 1 cup Monterey jack cheese, grated, or your favorite
  • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat Air Fryer to 360 degrees F for 5 minutes.
  • Spread butter on one side of all the pieces of bread.
  • Turn over two slices of bread and pile about ½ cup of each grated cheese.
  • Top with remaining bread with the butter side up.
  • Press the sandwiches together slightly.
  • Place the sandwiches in the Air Fryer basket, cook for 5 minutes at 360 degrees F, flip over, and continue cooking for 3 minutes or until golden brown and crispy **see notes.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

  • You can also use cheese slices or shredded packaged cheese.
  • Cooking times may vary with different Air Fryers.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 942kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 1484mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1529IU | Calcium: 895mg | Iron: 6mg