Description
Crispy, golden calzones made effortlessly in your air fryer with perfectly melted cheese and your favorite fillings. These homemade calzones are ready in just 40 minutes and make an ideal weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- Pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese (divided)
- 4 tablespoons ricotta cheese (divided)
- 1–1/2 cups desired fillings (cooked)
- Parchment paper
- Olive oil for brushing
- Salt for sprinkling
- Marinara sauce for serving
Instructions
- Prep ingredients: Make pizza dough and cook fillings. Cool for 30 minutes. Bring refrigerated dough to room temperature.
- Prepare parchment: Cut parchment paper to fit your air fryer basket size.
- Preheat air fryer: Heat on highest setting with basket inside for full 10 minutes.
- Roll dough: On floured surface, roll into 8-9 inch circle, 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
- Position dough: Place on parchment paper, ensuring it fits in air fryer basket.
- Add base cheese: Place 1/4 cup shredded cheese 2 inches from closest edge. Add 2 tablespoons ricotta.
- Layer fillings: Add remaining fillings totaling 1-1/2 cups on top of cheese base.
- Top with cheese: Add remaining ricotta and sprinkle remaining shredded cheese over fillings.
- Seal calzone: Fold dough over fillings, press edges to seal. Redistribute fillings and seal again.
- Finish edges: Fold edges for thicker crust or trim excess. Make decorative cuts with spoon.
- Final touches: Brush with olive oil, cut steam vents, sprinkle with salt.
- Air fry: Cook at 400°F/200°C for 8-12 minutes, checking after 5-6 minutes.
- Cool: Remove when golden brown, cool on rack for few minutes.
- Serve: Cut and serve with marinara sauce for dipping.
Notes
- Always preheat your air fryer completely to ensure immediate crisping and prevent soggy bottoms
- Don’t overfill calzones as excess filling will leak out during cooking and create a mess
- Brush olive oil evenly for consistent golden browning and enhanced flavor development
- Create multiple small steam vents instead of one large cut to prevent filling from escaping
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 calzone
- Calories: 420 calories
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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