Air Fryer Grilled Cheese With Mozzarella Sticks

This easy sandwich recipe is loaded with fried mozzarella sticks and extra mozzarella cheese between 2 pieces of garlic texas toast and then grilled to golden perfection.
Air fryer grilled cheese with mozzarella sticks. This is so simple, but yet, it brings back a really old classic, grilled cheese it tastes like it was almost on a skillet. Definitely worth the indulgence every once in a while. Place mozzarella sticks into air fryer, spreading them out, being careful not to crowd the basket.
Take two pieces of bread (artisan or crusty) and a slice of your favorite cheese. Cook sticks for 6 minutes. Makes 24 cheese sticks in 1 hour and 20 minutes.
These air fryer mozzarella sticks are a healthier take on a favorite snack classic! Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Onion powder, garlic powder, salt, chili powder, and smoked paprika!
4 air fry the mozzarella sticks: We all love the fact that we can have our food air fried and not deep fried. Listen up, mozzarella cheese stick fans!
Season panko generously with salt. Transfer half of the cheese sticks to the basket (return the remaining sticks to the freezer) and air fry for 5 minutes. Set air fryer to 390°f and preheat air fryer for a few minutes and spray mozzarella sticks with cooking spray on all sides, coating well.
Place the sticks in the basket, not over crowding, so in batches; Pull the mozzarella sticks out of the freezer, dip them into the egg and then the breadcrumb mix, and then freeze them for another 1/2 hour minimum, 1 hour maximum. Lay the covered sticks on a nonstick sheet and place in the freezer for 1.5 hours, or until solid.