This Air Fryer Simple Grilled American Cheese Sandwich is ready in only a few minutes and has 50% less fat calories than using a Skillet!
Air Fryer Simple Grilled American Cheese Sandwich
I wasn’t planning on making a blog post for this sandwich.
I was hungry, it was lunch time and I wanted a simple Grilled American Cheese Sandwich and wanted to play around with my new toy Air Fryer.
There was no thought, really.
I have been testing out the GoWise USA 3.7 Quart Air Fryer and have been trying out various types of food and cooking methods.
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Cast of Ingredients for Air Fryer Simple Grilled American Cheese Sandwich
See, just simple, bread, cheese and butter. Yep, I made that bread myself. It is a Hokkaido Milk Sandwich Loaf and it is quite simple to make, really.
We stopped buying bread in this house, as commercial bread is made so quickly in a factory and many people believe they are gluten intolerant, as a result of the feeling they get after eating commercial bread.
I don’t use commercial yeast in most of the bread I make and prefer natural fermentation, Sourdough Starter.
This Air Fryer Simple Grilled American Cheese Sandwich is on Hokkaido Milk Sandwich Loaf bread is simply delicious.
At 50% less fat calories than cooking in a skillet, your waistline will ask for more.
Butter the Bread
All I did was butter one side of the bread and throw some cheese in between.
We keep our bread frozen, so it is easier to butter.
There is really not as much as it looks like on the bread.
The butter was quite cold and not spreading.
I probably used 1/2 a teaspoon.
Place Sandwich in Air Fryer
Place the Sandwich in to the Air Fryer.
Some people report the bread flying around.
If that happens, use either a Stainless Steel Trivet or toothpicks to hold down the top piece of bread.
Air Fryer Simple Grilled American Cheese Sandwich
That’ll be it folks! Quick lunch, melty, toasted perfectly.
Serve with a delicious piping hot bowl of my homemade Pressure Cooker Nordstrom Tomato Basil Soup. Enjoy!
This was my first experience with Air Fryers.
There are lots of great recipes on my blog to try, such as Air Fryer Chinese Salt and Pepper Pork Chops, Air Fryer Hamburger Hamlet’s Zucchini Zircles, Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings and so much more.
If you don’t have an Air Fryer, you don’t know what you are missing.
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Here is your handy printable recipe:
- 2 slices Sandwich Bread
- 2-3 slices Cheddar Cheese
- 2 teaspoons Butter
- Place cheese between bread slices and butter the outside of both slices of bread.
- Place in air fryer and cook at 370 degrees for 8 minutes. Flip, halfway through.
Use any cheese you like. Stuff with tomatoes, if desired!
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I tried this sandwich and it is very tasty, but Please explain how Air Fryer Simple Grilled American Cheese Sandwich is 50% less calories? as when I use exactly the same ingredients in the skillet?
Wow! This was awesome. One thing I did was melt the butter and brush it on the bread with a pastry brush (20 secs on high in the microwave). So…delicious and crispy. Much better than when I make on the stovetop!
This is similar to how we do it at my house. I have a Cuisinart TOA-60, so I can make 4 grilled cheese at a time. I take half a stick of butter and melt it in a pie plate using my microwave. Then, I lay a piece of bread on the plate to grab some melted butter, lay that piece on the airfryer basket set over the solid tray, plate a piece of sliced cheese on top of that, repeat the butter step with a second piece of bread, and lay that butter side up on top of the cheese. 2-3 minutes per side on the air fry setting, 400 degrees F. Perfection served with some homemade Instant Pot tomato bisque (I use goat cheese in my bisque, so yummy).
just tried— only way I will do it from now on. I use my air fryer every day.
I just yesterday received my GoWise air fryer. Do you think I’ll get good results of I forego the butter on the outside of the bread and use Pam Butter spray?
Like a lot of people now, I use mayo on the outside of my bread instead of butter, it makes the bread extra crispy, and I promise you can’t taste the mayo. And, do you flip the bread over and butter the other side?
I don’t understand how it has less fat and calories then making it in a skillet? Its made the same exact way just placed in air fryer instead of a skillet.
it’s not sitting in the butter is probably making it a little better for you.
I bought a loaf of pre sliced Italian bread from walmart in the day old bin. .75 cents for a loaf the size of my arm. Yes the rumors are true and if you don’t have the bread stuck down it will fly. I used a light layer of mayo to stick it down and it worked great. I also added turkey and it was delicious.
Sounds terrific, Shane. 🙂 Jill