Oh. Yes. We. Did. And oh, yes you should. Break up with the delivery guy. Skip the frozen pizza aisle. Leave the oven off. Your air fryer is taking charge of pizza night and honestly? We doubt you’ll turn to a frozen pizza ever again.
Air Fryer Deep-Dish Pepperoni Pizza
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 35 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
- 11 pepperoni slices (0.8 oz)
- 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Step1Cut 8-inch round of cooking parchment paper. Place in bottom of air fryer basket. Spray with cooking spray. Unroll dough, and tuck corners under. Shape into 10-inch round with thicker 1-inch border.
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Step2Press into air fryer basket on top of parchment. Press 1 1/2 inches up side of basket.
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Step3Set to 325°F; cook 10 minutes. Turn pizza crust over on counter; remove parchment, and replace in air fryer basket. Cool 2 to 3 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
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Step4Using fingers, press center of crust down, making 1-inch border. Brush sides and top of crust all over with olive oil. Place in basket. Cook 5 minutes longer.
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Step5Top center of dough with pizza sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese, then top with pepperoni, followed by Parmesan cheese. Cook 4 to 7 minutes longer or until cooked through and cheese is melted. Cool 2 minutes. Remove from basket with rubber spatula.
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Nutrition
410
Calories
16g
Total Fat
17g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 410
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 970mg
- 40%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 17g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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