Air Fryer Calzone Recipe Easy

This Air Fryer Calzone Recipe is super yum and perfect for either a snack or even a meal. It is a simple recipe that you can make on a weekday too. I have attached a detailed video for better understanding. 

Air Fryer Calzone Recipe  with Vegetable Filling

Stunned, right? 😁 Yes you cam make these calzones in air fryer. This gadget is wowing me every single day. So many possibilities and more to discover.

These are stuffed with delicious vegetables, cheese & marinara sauce. And really the recipe is super easy to put together.

Although I have used HOME MADE PIZZA DOUGH, but you can totally rock it with store bought pizza dough or pizza sheets. If you can take the short-cut then go for it.

Unless you have time and desire to make it from scratch, then that home made pizza dough is a keeper.

Less than 10 minutes to cook in air-fryer and these are done. Serve with some warm Marinara sauce on the side.

These Mini Calzones make for a great game night appetizer or awesome after school snack. I even serve these with some Soup to make it a meal for dinner.

Even though I stuffed these with vegetables, you can stuff these with anything of your choice. Easy to personalize.

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What are Calzone Ingredients?

Pizza dough

Cheese

Vegetables of choice – I have used onions, garlic, zucchini, bell peppers & spinach.

Herbs & Seasonings – Italian seasoning, Salt & Black Pepper

Marinara Sauce

Butter

Kitchen Gadgets

Chopping Board & Knife

Measuring Cups & Spoon

Heavy bottom pan

Stirring spatula

AIR FRYER

Air fryer parchment paper

Fork

Rolling Pin

4 inches cookie cutter

pizza cutter 

Pastry brush

Mixing Bowl

What is a Calzone?

[Resource – here]

A calzone is an Italian baked oven folded pizza, often described as a turnover made from leavened dough. It originated from Naples in 18th century.

You can stuff these with vegetables of your choice, salami, pepperoni, ham, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese or an egg. It can be a solo filling or a combination of few. 

Is Calzone different from Stromboli?

Where Calzones are shaped in half crescents, Stromboli are cylindrical or rectangular shaped.

Originally calzone do not contain any sauce inside. It is a dry filling. 

However, I have added some sauce to my filling.

What kind of Pizza dough can I use for this recipe?

You can use either Home-made Pizza dough or store bough dough. You can also purchase your dough from the local pizzeria. Many places will sell the dough happily when asked.

I have made this recipe with 100% All purpose flour as well as half & half that is 1/2 all purpose flour and 1/2 whole wheat flour. The recipe turns our well with both the combinations. You can pick and choose per your convenience.

How to make Calzone in Air Fryer?

It is a 4 step recipe-

Prep Pizza Dough

1. You can use either home made Pizza Dough or Store Bought Pizza Dough. If you want to use home made pizza dough, then use this recipe or any recipe of your choice. Keep it ready at room temperature.

Make Vegetable Stuffing on Gas Top

1. Heat oil in a Heavy bottom pan. Now add garlic & onion to it and saute on medium heat for 2-3 minutes till onions are soft. 
2. Add zucchini, bell peppers, Italian seasoning, Salt & Black Pepper. Give a good stir. Cook for 2 more minutes. 
3. Further add spinach and cook till it wilts for about 1 minute.
4. Take it off the gas. Set aside to cool at room temperature.
5. Once it cools down, take a Mixing Bowl. Add cheese, cooled stuffing, and marinara sauce to it. Mix well. The stuffing is ready.

Preparing the Calzones

1. Foremost, flour the working counter of the kitchen. Place the pizza dough and roll out the pizza dough with Rolling Pin. Roll it thin.
2. Now cut out 7-8 circles of 4 inches from that rolled out dough. You can use a 4 inches cookie cutter or a glass or anything circular to cut the circles out.
3. Further place these cut out pizza circles on parchment paper for ease of handling.
4. Take 1 circle and place on floured surface. Roll it out further thin.
5. Now take 1-2 tbsp vegetable filling and place it on one side of the circle. Leave enough space at the edges to close the calzones tight.
6. Fold over the other half of the circle to make a half moon shape. Press it down tight with fingers.
7. Further press the edges tight from all the sides with a Fork. Now take a pizza cutter and cut out the uneven edges and make it smooth. Watch the video.
8. Make 2 slits on top of the calzone with a knife. Place it on the parchment paper. Repeat the process with all the other circles.
9. Finally brush these calzones with some melted butter on top.

Air Frying the Calzones

1. First of all place the Air fryer parchment paper inside the air fryer. In case you do not have air fryer parchment paper, then spray the bottom of the basket with oil to avoid sticking.
2. Now add 2-3 calzones at a time inside the basket. Set the temperature to 350*F and timer to 8 minutes. Air fry.
3. Once done, remove these carefully and air fry the rest the same way.
4. The time may vary for different models. Keep an eye. It may take between 7-10 minutes to air fry these calzones.
5. Serve these hot with warm marinara on the side.

Can I make it in advance?

You can keep them ready to air fry. Prep these and put these out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cover it with a cling wrap and refrigerate.

Air fry when needed.

Can I freeze these?

I have not tried freezing these so can’t answer that.

Can I bake these in the oven?

Yes you can. If you are using store bought branded pizza dough like that of pilsburry then follow the baking instructions at the back. Or bake at 400*F for about 10-12 minutes till golden at the top. Bake on the middle rack.

Can I make larger calzones?

Yes you can. Make sure to make the size that fits inside the air fryer. The timing will increase a bit. Keep an eye.

Can I make mini calzones?

Yes you can. These will get done quicker than the ones mentioned in the recipe.

How do I store these?

Refrigerate the leftovers. Should stay good for a week. 

How do I reheat the calzones?

Pre heat the air fryer. Now placed the refrigerated ones in the basket and re-heat them in the air fryer at 350*F for about 2-3 minutes or till warm.

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Thanks,

Sonal