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Close-up of grilled cheese sandwiches with melted cheese and tomato slices inside, stacked together—perfectly crisp like a grilled cheese in air fryer.
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Grilled Cheese in the Air Fryer Recipe

Air Fryer grilled cheese instructions so they come out ooey gooey with crunchy buttery bread outside. Perfect for lunch, dinner or just a snack.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Course: Entree, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: air fryer, grilled cheese, ninja foodi
Servings: 4
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 air fryer

Ingredients

  • 8 slices bread
  • 1/2 stick butter at room temperature or mayonnaise
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
  • 1 cup monterey jack cheese shredded

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees.
  • Butter one side of 4 pieces of bread. Lay with butter side down on air fryer rack or basket. (if you have a small machine you may only be able to do one at a time)
  • Sprinkle cheeses on non buttered side, then lay 2nd piece of buttered bread with butter side facing up on to your sandwich and close your basket.
  • Cook for 4-6 minutes depending on how thick your cheese is. After 1 minute, open basket and check as top piece may have blown off. If it did put back on and press in center to make it stick with melted cheese in middle.
  • Also timing will vary according to amount of cheese and other added ingredients you include inside, and how large your bread slices are.

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Nutrition

Serving: 2oz | Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 718mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 853IU | Calcium: 495mg | Iron: 2mg