Can you make a frozen pizza in an air fryer

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It’s Friday night. You’re done with work, the kids are hungry, and you’ve all survived the work/school week and the challenges it brought. Reward yourself by preparing a fast, easy, and delicious meal for your family in half the time it would take to order, prep, and deliver from your local Dominoes. You won’t be sorry you’ve learned how to cook frozen pizza in the air fryer.

Why Air Fry Frozen Pizza?

Time and simplicity.

All you have to do is open up the freezer, remove the packaging, place the pizza in your air fryer, and set the timer. In a few minutes, you’ll have a delicious pizza that will satisfy your family and reduce cook and clean-up time. Plus, it is more time and cost-effective than ordering a pizza over the phone or online. By the time you’ve ordered your carryout pizza, given your credit card information, and waited the standard 15 minutes it takes for your delivery pie to cook much less be delivered to your house, you could already be indulging in your favorite frozen brand. Thank you, air fryer. Also for another pizza snack, see how to cook the best frozen pizza rolls ever!

Note: Depending on the size of your pizza and the size of your air fryer basket, your cooking time and temp may need to be adjusted. For example, mini pizzas will take less time to cook at 400 degrees F than a larger pizza that takes up most of the basket. As with most air frying recipes, your specific food-to-basket ratio needs to be taken into account when air frying. If your manufacturer provides a specific temp and time for air frying frozen pizzas, follow that. If not, use what we suggest below as a guideline and check your pizza frequently.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Air Fried Frozen Pizza, Air Fryer Frozen Pizza, Frozen Pizza in Air Fryer

Calories: 380 kcal

• Your favorite brand of frozen pizza
• Spritz of your favorite oil or parchment liner
• Parmesan cheese and dried basil for topping Optional

1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees (takes about 5 minutes).

2. Spray oil on air fryer safe pizza pan or put parchment liner in the basket (AFTER the preheat) then place the pizza in/on it.

3. Air fry for 10-15 minutes. Your cook time will greatly depend on the thickness of your pie. A deep dish or supreme frozen pizza will take more time, than a single topping thin crust. At 7 minutes, take a peek at your pie and make a judgment call on how much time to add.

4. Cut, plate and enjoy!

Try one of these other air fryer recipes:

• Homemade Pizza
• Jalapeno Poppers
• Waffle Fries
• Mozzarella Sticks
• Calamari

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Air fryer frozen pizza is perfect for a simple lunch or dinner. Cook the pizza straight from the freezer, no thawing required. 

Making frozen food in the air fryer is quick and easy. We also love making air fryer frozen french fries, air fryer frozen fish sticks , air fryer egg rolls and air fryer frozen pizza rolls. 

Life can get busy and sometimes you just have a craving for pizza. That’s when having a personal pizza in the freezer comes in handy. 

Cooking frozen pizza in the air fryer is a little faster than the oven and you don’t have to wait around for it the oven to preheat.  

How to make air fryer frozen pizza

Skip to the bottom for recipe, ingredients and video. 

This really isn’t much of a recipe but more of a cooking method. 

1. Prepare: Preheat air fryer for 2-3 minutes. Remove pizza from packaging and place in air fryer basket. Optional, lightly spray olive oil around crust for a crunchier crust. 
2. Cook: Set temperature to 380 degrees F. Cook for 6-12 minutes depending on pizza size and air fryer model. 

What time and temperature to cook 

The answer depends on the size of the frozen pizza. There are several options in the freezer aisle from thin crust, deep dish to French bread. This will effect the cooking time. 

In general it will take anywhere from 6-15 minutes. I recommend checking on the pizza at 6 minutes, especially thin crust. Add time as needed. 

I made a DiGiorno four cheese original crust pizza in my Cosori 5.8 quart. It took 8 minutes to cook through. 

Frozen French bread pizza in air fryer

Each machine cooks a little different but air fryer frozen French bread pizza takes anywhere from 12-17 minutes at 380 degrees F. I recommend checking at 10 minutes and add extra time if needed. 

Recipe tips

• If you find that your pizza is cooking too fast on the top, lower the temperature to 360 or 370 degrees F.
• For a crunchier crust, spray lightly with olive oil. This is optional. 
• Feel free to add additional toppings to your frozen pizza. Be sure to cut them small and thin and then add to the top of pizza before cooking. 

What is the best air fryer to use?

There are many models that work well and budget friendly. I have been using my Cosori for about a year and really enjoy how it works. Here are a few others that might work for you and your family:

• OMORC – 5.8 quart basket with LED touchscreen.
• Ninja Max XL – A 5.5 quart that crisps, cooks, broils, bakes and dehydrates. 
• Instant Vortex – Made by Instant Pot. 

More easy air fryer recipes

• Air fryer hash browns – Crispy frozen hash browns. 
• Air fryer Texas toast – Learn how to make this buttery Texas toast. 
• Air fryer grilled cheese – Perfectly toasted bread with melted cheese. 
• Air fryer corn dogs – Easy frozen corn dogs cooked in the air fryer. 
• Air fryer tator tots – Frozen tator tots cook up quickly. 

If you made this frozen pizza, feel free to leave a comment and star rating below. 

How to make air fryer frozen pizza.

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pizza

Servings: 1 pizza

Calories: 320kcal

• 1 individual size frozen pizza
• spray olive oil optional

• Preheat air fryer for 2-3 minutes.

• Unwrap frozen pizza from packaging. Place pizza in air fryer basket.

• Cook at 380 degrees F and cook for 6-15 minutes depending on pizza size. *** See notes for times.

Original crust personal pizza 6-8 minutes

Thin crust pizza 5-7 minutes

Deep Dish pizza 8-12 minutes

French Bread Pizza 10-14 minutes

Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 4mg | Sugar: 1g