Bacon, Egg & Cheese Toasted Sandwich air fryer recipe

What you'll get out of this toasted sandwich is a rich salty rasher of bacon, with the egg and cheese producing a saucy-like filling.

Toasted sandwich will air fry for twelve minutes which is enough to toast the bread too a light crisp. Butter will be used which will melt into the inside of bread, for a buttery taste and a slightly soggy interior.

Bacon rashers must first be air fried for 7-8 minutes, which will cause this sandwich to be a little too soggy if air fried directly. Unlike the butter that is, which will cause a little dampness, which is intentional as it provides slippage juice.

Cold rashers of bacon will be returned to the air fryer later to heat up alongside the raw egg.

Single egg will be used which is enough to cover most of the bread surface, but not so much the raw egg risks spilling over. An indent will be made in one slice of bread, which will help to contain the egg inside the dip. Egg will essentially be baked onto the bread, with no way to re-positioning it, if you feel its in the wrong place.

Grated mature Cheddar cheese will be added for the final two minutes, to melt directly over the egg.

Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich is an easy one to make, but can be hard to manage if you use more than one egg, or add more ingredients to what it has.

DISCLAIMER: I tested this recipe with use of two eggs originally, which actually caused the eggs to burst out of the bread, and air fry raw. One egg was used instead, which is easier to manage with little chance of undercooking.

About the ingredients

Get to know about the few ingredients I used to make this toasted sandwich, which only uses bacon, cheese and eggs.

Thick-cut White Bread

Whenever I make a sandwich, both cold or toasted, I like to use white bread when bacon and egg is part of the ingredients. Its just a preferred preference, of which if you want to use wholemeal bread, then go for whatever you like.

Make it thick-cut bread slices however, because you want to make a deep indent in the bread, and that's only possible if the bread is thick to begin with.

Unsmoked Back Bacon rashers

I really only use smoked bacon when its added to a cooked dish, on this occasion I don't really like it in my toasted sandwich, so unsmoked bacon rashers it has to be.

I used quite big, thick-cut bacon which must be cooked prior to returning to the toasted sandwich, to reheat in the air fryer. Air frying raw bacon in bread or sat on top will cause the fat and grease to absorb into the bread, causing a soggy mess and thus, completely ruining the sandwich.

Medium Egg

One medium-size egg is used as I feel two eggs will lead to the eggs spilling over the side, especially as there's no barrier to keep it in place. With only one egg used in this recipe, it certainly won't hurt to use the largest egg in the box.

Cook egg for time stated but never pull the components out early until the egg whites have clearly set white, with no visible signs of translucent/clear egg whites.

Mature Cheddar Cheese

I love mature Cheddar cheese eaten cold or cooked in a dish, which I why I have selected this type of cheese for the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.

Mild cheese can be used if you like, but I just feel the strong mature Cheddar brings out the rich salty flavour more when cooked in a toastie, which is what this sandwich is.

Serving Suggestions

What to serve with an air fried toasted sandwich can be anything from snack items to picked vegetables, like gherkins.

You can use ketchup or brown sauce which would really be spread on either side of the bread, before its closed to make a sandwich. If you don't fancy condiments, why not add a crunchy coleslaw which will compliment this sandwich recipe down to a T.

Crisps will always be a winner with cooked sandwich, with your flavour of choice selected.

To make it a bigger hot meal, you can think about adding a small portion of chips or potato wedges. Onion rings would also make a nice side order.

Recipe PROS & CONS

Little downsides to making this bacon and egg sandwich (with cheese) unless you overdo it with too much ingredients, or extra fillings.

PROS:

Where else can you make a toasted sandwich that doesn't really need oil and doesn't risk burning. Air fried bacon, egg and cheese sandwich while not healthy, air fries to a clean and char-free texture - which isn't possible when done in a frying pan.

With this sandwich air fried on top of a parchment paper lining, its also easy to slide onto a plate, of which you can eat directly off the lining if you want to.

CONS:

Okay, so air frying a toasted sandwich consisting of three ingredients, can be a little tricky if you don't have the space in what will always be a confined basket.

Whilst the egg is unlikely to spill, it is possible especially when you attempt to decanter both bread slices - one of course with the air fried egg on. With the egg air fried under grated cheese for the remaining two minutes, it would be hard to know if the egg whites have indeed set fully - so that can be an issue, if not a small one.

In Pictures: How to make Bacon, Egg & Cheese Sandwich in air fryer

Couldn't be easier to make this three ingredient toasted sandwich, which is even easier to make with this thirteen-step guide laid out in picture instructions.

STEP 1: Pre-cook 2 bacon rashers for 7-8 minutes

Cook three rashers of unsmoked bacon on a sheet of foil in your air fryer. Partially cook the bacon as you should never cook raw bacon inside or on top of bread. Bacon fat is likely to turn bread and its ingredients soggy, which is why bacon must be cooked prior.

STEP 2: Crack 1 egg into small dish

Break a single egg into a dish or ramekin of any kind, so any shell can be taken out with ease, rather than cracking an egg directly on top of the sandwich inside the air fryer, which can go horribly wrong - with a combination of a confined space, and heat.

STEP 3: Butter 2 slices of bread

Spread about two tablespoons of butter on both slices of bread, one side only. Butter will help crisp up the bread, where it will turn a deep golden brown. Butter is an optional step and can be missed if you're thinking about health.

STEP 4: Press 'indent' into centre of 1 slice of bread

Press the bottom of a heavy drinking glass or ramekin into one bread slice only, to make what should be a deep indent - which is designed to contain one raw egg. If no indent exists, there's a 99.9% chance the raw egg will spill over when its time to pour it on.

STEP 5: Place 2 bread slices butter-side up in air fryer

Position both slices of bread with butter-side facing up - which will become inside facing slices - with the intent of melting butter into the bread. Outside of bread oncee turned over will air fry dry, but there's no chance of burning unless you overdo it.

STEP 6: Cook bread slices for 4 minutes at 400°F/205°C

Set temperature and time as stated which is intended to melt the butter into the bread to produce a buttery, yet more crispy toasted sandwich.

STEP 7: Carefully pour raw egg into indent in bread slice

Raw egg is poured onto the slice of bread which you recently made a deep indent in. Pour egg slowly so you can immediately stop pouring if there's a sign the egg is about to run over either side of the bread slice.

STEP 8: Blast egg with spray oil

Egg whites can take some time to set fully which is why spraying oil can be used, which will heat up enough, so it can help to set the whites quickly and evenly. Spray about two times with no concern about spraying the bread, it won't hurt if you did.

STEP 9: Layer 2 bacon rashers on second bread slice

Return previously partially air fried unsmoked bacon rashers to the air fryer, this time layering the bacon on the second bread slice. Now you will have one slice with a raw egg on top - along with the opposite slice of bread with bacon.

STEP 10: Air fry at 400°F/205°C; time for 5 minutes

Now its time to air fry the egg and bacon together for the air fryer settings stated. It will reheat the bacon enough to reactive the grease, but not enough to make it dry. Eggs will partially be cooked, so its important to continue cooking, as instructed too next...

STEP 11: Open air fryer; scatter grated cheese over egg slice

Evenly spread your freshly grated mature Cheddar cheese directly over what will probably be a partially air fried egg. Cheese can be put on top of the egg as it will continue to cook even if eggs are covered in cheese to melt.

STEP 12: Air fry for additional 2 minutes

Allow the remaining two minutes to countdown before opening the air fryer to find fully cooked bacon, egg and cheese sandwich components. You may wish to air fry for an additional minute, if you feel the cheese needs extra time.

STEP 13: Remove both slices of bread; assemble Sandwich to serve

Be careful to pull both slices of bread out of the air fryer basket, whilst making sure the egg and bacon doesn't spill. With both slices out of the air fryer, its just a matter of placing the bacon-slice of bread on top of the egg and cheese, to make your sandwich.

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