Description
This Air Fryer Grilled Cheese recipe offers a quick and easy way to enjoy a perfectly toasted, melty grilled cheese sandwich with minimal fuss. Using an air fryer ensures a crispy golden crust and gooey cheese inside in just 10 minutes total time, making it an ideal snack or light meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Sandwich Ingredients
- 8 slices bread
- 8 slices cheese (or roughly ½ cup shredded cheese per sandwich)
- 4 tablespoons butter (softened, at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer: Set your air fryer to 370 degrees Fahrenheit (188 degrees Celsius). If you have a convection style air fryer, select the 'AIR FRY' function and set the timer for 8 minutes to preheat.
- Butter the bread slices: Spread the softened butter evenly on one side of each slice of bread. This will create a golden, crispy exterior during cooking.
- Assemble the sandwiches: Place half of the buttered bread slices butter-side down on the air fryer racks or basket. Add cheese slices or shredded cheese on top, trimming any excess cheese from the edges if desired. Sprinkle garlic salt over the cheese for extra flavor if you like.
- Top the sandwiches: Place the remaining buttered bread slices on top of the cheese, butter-side up to complete the sandwich.
- Cook in the air fryer: For convection style air fryers, add the racks with sandwiches when the machine prompts 'ADD FOOD'. Flip the sandwiches halfway through cooking when it indicates 'TURN FOOD', swapping the top and bottom racks to ensure even cooking. For basket style air fryers, place the sandwich basket inside and cook for 5 minutes. Then flip the sandwiches carefully and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
Notes
- Preheating the air fryer is important to achieve the best texture and browning, so do not skip this step.
- Air fryer models vary widely; monitor your sandwiches closely near the end of cooking and adjust time slightly as needed to avoid overcooking or undercooking.
- Do not overcrowd the air fryer basket or racks. Give sandwiches enough space for air to circulate, which helps melt the cheese evenly and toast the bread.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 479 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
