Air Fryer Grilled Ham and Cheese

Name: Air Fryer Grilled Ham and Cheese
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 slices Sandwich bread (($0.16)); 4 slices Cheese (($1.23)); 6 pieces Ham lunch meat (($1.22)); 2 Tablespoons Butter, softened (($0.18))

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Making air fryer grilled ham and cheese is a quick and easy way to get lunch on the table and have it turn out perfectly every time. Golden crispy bread, gooey melty cheese, and warm slices of ham meat in every bite.

two golden halves of grilled ham and cheese sandwich on a serving plate with a salad

To say that we're obsessed with our air fryer lately would be an understatement. I've cooked breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, and snacks in that thing and it's not hard to see why. It's such a fast and convenient method for cooking (plus you can stop and check on the food as it cooks, unlike an Instant Pot).

Making grilled ham and cheese in the air fryer is super easy and pretty quick too. Within 10 minutes you have 1 or 2 sandwiches cooked to perfection. There are very few steps and as you can imagine you only need a couple of ingredients too.

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two halves of air fried grilled ham and cheese sandwich with melty cheese

🥘 Ingredients

Sandwich bread
Ham lunch meat
Cheese slices
Butter

For specific quantities, see the recipe card below.

🍽 Equipment Needed

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Butterknife
6 Quart Air Fryer
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two slices of bread in an air fryer basket one with cheese slice and the other with ham lunch meat on top

two buttered top halves of bread for grilled cheese sandwiches resting in an air fryer basket

🔪 Instructions

Check out how to make air fryer grilled ham and cheese with these simple step-by-step instructions:

Lay out 2 slices of bread and then spread butter over one side of each.
Place the bread into the basket of the air fryer, butter side down. Try not to get them to overlap.
Place one slice of cheese on top of the bread.
Place 3 or 4 slices of ham on top of the cheese for both sandwiches.
Plae a slice of cheese on top of the ham.
Now butter one side of each of the two remaining slices of sandwich bread and place them on top of the cheese, butter side facing up.
Place the basket back into the air fryer and set it to 360 degrees F for 8 minutes. Flip the sandwiches over after 4 minutes.
Remove sandwiches from air fryer and serve immediately.

a cooked ham and cheese air fried sandwich in air fryer basket

🍴 Recipe Tips

Cheeses. You can you any cheese slices that you want for this sandwich. Whatever you prefer or usually use on grilled cheese is usually a safe bet. I have tried American Kraft singles and sliced Munster cheese (as pictured) and both turned out melty, gooey, and delicious.

Making this grilled ham and cheese air fryer recipe is pretty easy but you should note a few things before starting:

1- The top piece of bread can "fly off" the sandwich during the first half of the cooking process. I've only experienced this once out of all the times I've made this sandwich, but it is still worth noting as a possibility.

You can secure the bread with toothpicks or by placing a small trivet over the top to hold the bread down if desired. Check on the sandwich after 3 minutes to make sure the bread hasn't flipped upwards. If it has, you may want to cook for an additional 2 minutes because the bread will not be toasted as a result of the flipping.

2- When you flip your sandwich at the halfway point make sure that the bread on top is the shade of color that you want because once flipped it will not darken any more.

When I make this air fryer grilled ham and cheese sandwich I like two use two slices of cheese on either side of the ham so that it can hold the bread to the meat and not cause sandwich contents to slide around when being handled.

grilled ham and cheese sandwich on a plate with salad and roses in a jar in background

💭 FAQs

What cheese goes well with ham sandwich?

Any number of cheese would be a wonderful pairing including swiss cheese, provolone, muenster, and cheddar cheese.

Do you use mayo or butter for grilled cheese?

You can use either one that you may prefer. I like butter on my bread but I know many people choose to use mayo. Go ahead and use whichever one you want.

What goes with a grilled cheese?

You can serve grilled cheese sandwiches on their own or with side dishes like french fries, soups, salads, and potato chips.

a hand holding up half of an air fried grilled ham and cheese sandwich

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