Air Fryer Grilled Cheese (3 Ways)

Level up your grilled cheese game with your trusty air fryer, the results are out of this world and you will have the best grilled cheese on your hands in minutes. Choose from classic cheddar cheese, garlic butter grilled cheese or a BLT!

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Grilled cheese is one of my favorite things in the world, and I know I am not alone!

This air fryer grilled cheese recipe is one of the most popular in my kitchen, and let me tell you, once you make them like this, you will never cook them on the stovetop again!

The toast is so perfectly crisp and the cheese is melted all the way through, the hardest thing is choosing which sandwich to make!

If you love these, be sure to try my Breakfast Sandwiches and Garlic Butter Cheese Steak Sandwiches!

How to make air fryer grilled cheese

Cheddar Cheese or Garlic Butter Grilled Cheese

Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees Fahrenheit. Place mayonnaise, butter, or garlic butter on one side of each side of the bread. Place cheese on the side of bread that does not have mayo or butter. Put the sides of bread with cheese on it together. Place in the preheated air fryer basket and cook for 3 minutes.

Open the air fryer basket, flip, and cook for an additional 2 minutes or until the bread is toasty and the cheese has melted.

Remove from air fryer and enjoy.

BLT Grilled Cheese

Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees Fahrenheit. Place mayonnaise or butter on one side of each side of the bread. Place cheese on the side of bread that does not have mayo.

Lay the bread on top of each other in a way that they are partially covered. This will make it easier to open the bread to add the remaining ingredients.

Cook for 3 minutes. Open the sandwich and place bacon, tomato, and lettuce in the sandwich. Close the sandwich and flip the sandwich and cook for 2 minutes or until the bread is toasty.

Do you use mayo or butter for grilled cheese?

You can use either butter or mayo for your grilled cheese. I prefer to use mayonnaise and if you haven't tried it yet, you must! The egg in the mayo helps to get the outside of the sandwich super crispy. It also has a higher heat point so you can easily get all the cheese melted without burning the outside. Butter also works well for this recipe. The garlic butter grilled cheese is one of my favorites.

What do you serve it with?

A grilled cheese is perfect for literally any occasion! This air fryer recipe is a great go to for a quick and tasty lunch. You can easily make it into a fuller meal by serving it with a side of fries and tomato soup.

Variations

A grilled cheese is so easy to make your own! These three recipes are always my go-to, but you can easily add in other ingredients that you have. Mix up your cheeses, or try adding in some shredded bbq chicken or thinly sliced steak.

Recipe Notes and Tips

You can use whatever bread you prefer for your grilled cheese. If using sliced sourdough bread, you may need an additional minute or two to get the nice golden crust.

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Air Fryer Grilled Cheese (3 Ways)

Level up your grilled cheese game with your trusty air fryer, the results are out of this world and you will have the best grilled cheese on your hands in minutes.

Course Sandwich

Cuisine American

Keyword Air fried grilled cheese, BLT grilled cheese, how to make grilled cheese in an air fryer

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 1 grilled cheese

Calories 365kcal

Author Tanya

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Ingredients

Cheddar Cheese Grilled Cheese

• 2 Slices of white bread
• 2 slices of cheddar cheese
• 1 Tablespoon mayonnaise or butter

Garlic Butter Grilled Cheese

• 2 slices of white bread
• 1 slices of provolone
• 1 slices of mozzarella
• 1 Tablespoon garlic herb butter

BLT Grilled Cheese

• 2 slices of white bread
• 2 slices of cheddar cheddar cheese
• 2 Slices of thick cut bacon cooked
• 1 Roma tomato sliced thinly
• 1 lettuce
• 2 Tablespoon mayonnaise or butter

Instructions

For Cheddar Cheese and Garlic Butter Grilled Cheese

• Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees Fahrenheit. Place mayonnaise or butter on one side of each side of the bread. Place cheese on the side of bread that does not have mayo. Put the bread together. Place in the preheated air fryer basket and cook for 3 minutes. Open the air fryer basket, flip, and cook for an additional 2 minutes or until the bread is toasty and the cheese has melted.

BLT Grilled Cheese

• Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees Fahrenheit. Place mayonnaise or butter on one side of each side of the bread. Place cheese on the side of bread that does not have mayo. Lay the bread on top of each other in a way that they are partially covered. This will make it easier to open the bread to add the remaining ingredients. Cook for 3 minutes. Open the sandwich and place bacon, tomato, and lettuce in the sandwich. Flip the sandwich and cook for 2 minutes or until the bread is toasty.

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Large Air Fryer

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Notes

• You can use whatever bread you prefer for your grilled cheese. If using sliced sourdough bread, you may need an additional minute or two to get the nice golden crust.
• Nutritional values are for one cheddar cheese grilled cheese sandwich.

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 546mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 341IU | Calcium: 375mg | Iron: 2mg

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