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Place the cooked elbow macaroni into a rectangular glass dish that fits into your air fryer basket.

Pour milk over the macaroni until it is fully covered.

Add the pat of butter to the dish.

Grate a generous amount of orange block cheese (about half of the grated amount) directly over the macaroni, milk, and butter mixture, completely covering the surface.

Carefully place the glass dish into the air fryer basket.

Set the air fryer temperature to 150°C and cook until the top layer is lightly browned and bubbly. This usually takes about 10 minutes.

Once the first cooking stage is complete, remove the dish from the air fryer.

Stir the mac and cheese thoroughly with a spatula to combine the slightly cooked top layer with the creamier bottom layers.

Grate another generous layer of orange block cheese (the remaining half) over the stirred mac and cheese.

Place the dish back into the air fryer.

Set the air fryer temperature to 185°C and cook until the cheese layer is well-melted, bubbly, and golden brown in spots. This typically takes about 8 minutes.

Once the second cooking stage is complete, remove the dish from the air fryer.

Stir the mac and cheese again with a spatula to mix the melted cheese into the pasta.

Grate a layer of white/pale yellow block cheese over the mac and cheese, covering the surface.

Place the dish back into the air fryer.

Set the air fryer temperature to 185°C and cook until the top cheese layer is fully melted, bubbly, and lightly browned. This usually takes about 6 minutes.

Once the final cooking stage is complete, remove the dish from the air fryer.

Garnish the finished Air Fryer Mac & Cheese with a sprinkle of paprika and dried herbs.

Serve hot.


Place the cooked elbow macaroni into a rectangular glass dish that fits into your air fryer basket.

Pour milk over the macaroni until it is fully covered.

Add the pat of butter to the dish.

Grate a generous amount of orange block cheese (about half of the grated amount) directly over the macaroni, milk, and butter mixture, completely covering the surface.

Carefully place the glass dish into the air fryer basket.

Set the air fryer temperature to 150°C and cook until the top layer is lightly browned and bubbly. This usually takes about 10 minutes.

Once the first cooking stage is complete, remove the dish from the air fryer.

Stir the mac and cheese thoroughly with a spatula to combine the slightly cooked top layer with the creamier bottom layers.

Grate another generous layer of orange block cheese (the remaining half) over the stirred mac and cheese.

Place the dish back into the air fryer.

Set the air fryer temperature to 185°C and cook until the cheese layer is well-melted, bubbly, and golden brown in spots. This typically takes about 8 minutes.

Once the second cooking stage is complete, remove the dish from the air fryer.

Stir the mac and cheese again with a spatula to mix the melted cheese into the pasta.

Grate a layer of white/pale yellow block cheese over the mac and cheese, covering the surface.

Place the dish back into the air fryer.

Set the air fryer temperature to 185°C and cook until the top cheese layer is fully melted, bubbly, and lightly browned. This usually takes about 6 minutes.

Once the final cooking stage is complete, remove the dish from the air fryer.

Garnish the finished Air Fryer Mac & Cheese with a sprinkle of paprika and dried herbs.

Serve hot.
