Air Fryer Mushroom Grilled Cheese with Thyme
This mushroom grilled cheese recipe will work in a skillet or air fryer. Loads of cheese, mushrooms, and thyme, stacked high, then melted down in between perfectly-toasted sourdough bread. This is a grilled cheese at its finest! Delectable!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time9 minutes mins
Total Time24 minutes mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 385kcal
- ½ pound (8 oz) baby bella mushrooms sliced or any mushrooms work, shitake would be delicious too as are white mushrooms
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ cup pepper jack cheese shredded
- ¼ onion minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh garlic minced
- 2 green onions chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 6-8 slices sourdough bread
- ½ teaspoon black pepper fresh cracked
- salt
Get out and measure all of your ingredients.
In a medium sized skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add your fresh thyme once melted.
Add in the minced onions and sauté over medium high heat until translucent.
Add in the sliced mushrooms, the ½ teaspoon of fresh cracked pepper, and lightly season with salt. Sauté until soft and golden, with a few minutes left of cooking add in the garlic. Sauté for a few minutes longer then remove the mushroom mixture from the pan and let drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Set aside.
Air Fryer
Prepare air fryer basket with cooking spray.
Start with a layer of bread, buttered side down, then a layer of mozzarella and pepper jack mixed together and a sprinkling of green onions.
Add another layer of cheeses, and top with a second piece of bread.
Smear butter on the outside of your built sandwiches.
Carefully place inside your air fryer. Use a toothpick to secure sandwiches if possible.
Set temperature to 400 degrees and timer to 4-5 minutes. Then flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread golden brown.
Repeat until all of your grilled cheeses are cooked.
Slice, serve and enjoy every bite!
Skillet
In the same skillet you used for the mushrooms, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium low heat. Honestly, I usually use more butter.
While the butter is melting, begin building your sandwiches. Start with a layer of bread, then a layer of mozzarella and pepper jack mixed together and a sprinkling of green onions.
Next, add a layer of mushrooms.
Another layer of cheeses, and top with a second piece of bread.
Make as many sandwiches as you need, this recipe will make about 3-4 sandwiches but can be easily multiplied for more.
Once the butter is melted carefully transfer the sandwiches to the skillet.
Let cook until the bottoms are nice and golden and the cheese is melty. Carefully flip sandwich and cook the other side until golden and everything has melted together.
Remove sandwiches from skillet, and serve immediately.
Enjoy every bite!
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 771mg | Potassium: 445mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 264mg | Iron: 4mg