Air Fryer Calzones + Homemade Calzone Dough Recipe! (2024)

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Laurie Bennett

Last Updated:

10/31/2022

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I must say, I absolutely LOVE my air fryer! All of those foods that you thought would be off-limits when making a lifestyle change, they don’t have to be! These air fryer calzones are really going to be your next favorite meal!

As always, you can switch the ingredients to your liking. Add in any vegetables you choose to keep from adding any points in Weight Watchers.

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Just so you know ahead of time, you can make the calzone dough by using a store-bought dough or you can use this calzone dough recipe which is what I use! Substituting the store-bought dough for the dough I use lowers the overall points which is always a great thing!

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Ingredients:

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion

3 cups baby spinach leaves

1/3 cup lower-sodium marinara sauce

⅓ cup of shredded rotisserie chicken or shredded cooked chicken

1 batch 2-Ingredient dough

Find the calzone dough recipe here!

In a medium pan over medium-high add onion and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.

Add spinach

Cover and cook until it’s wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove pan from the stove

Stir in marinara sauce and chicken.

Use the calzone dough recipe to make and roll out onto a floured surface

Divide dough into 4 pieces. Use a cookie cutter to cut if needed.

Place a quarter of the spinach mixture and a quarter of mozzarella cheese on one half

Fold dough over filling to form half-moons, pinching edges to seal. Coat calzones well with ICBINB

Place calzones in the air fryer basket or on the pan, and cook at 325°F until dough is golden brown for 8 minutes, then flip for another 4 minutes

Serve with 0 Point Ranch or marinara sauce.

Each air fryer calzone is 4 Smart Points each. This recipe makes 4 calzones.

How to Make

Air Fryer Calzones Weight Watcher Friendly

I hope you love these air fried calzones as much as I do! Serve with 0 Point Ranch or marinara sauce for dipping! Each calzone is 4 Smart Points each. This recipe makes 4 calzones.

Ingredients

▢ 10 Sprays of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
▢ 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
▢ 3 cups baby spinach leaves
▢ 1/3 cup lower-sodium marinara sauce
▢ ⅓ cup of shredded rotisserie chicken or shredded cooked chicken
▢ 1 batch 2-Ingredient dough
▢ 1 1/2 ounces or 6 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese low fat
▢ You can add in more veggies or swap out the chicken for lean ground turkey.

Instructions

In a medium pan over medium-high add onion and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
Add spinach; cover and cook until it’s wilted, about 2 minutes.
Remove pan from stove; stir in marinara sauce and chicken.
Use the calzone dough recipe/2 ingredient dough; knead and roll on a floured surface
Divide dough into 4 pieces. Use a cookie cutter if needed.
Place a quarter of the spinach mixture and a quarter of mozzarella cheese on one half.
Fold dough over filling to form half-moons, pinching edges to seal.
Coat calzones well with ICBINB.
Place calzones in the air fryer basket or on the pan, and cook at 325°F until dough is golden brown for 8 minutes, then flip and cook for another 4 minutes.

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Benish Ali
08/01/2019
love how you explain with pictures. Always easy and helpful
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1. Jess Nagy
  08/22/2019
  Thank you!!
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Brittany
08/19/2019
I made these over the weekend. They were amazing! Thanks so much for sharing.
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Ginny
02/19/2022
What store bought dough would be lower in points than the 2 ingredient dough you used?
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Air Fryer Calzones + Homemade Calzone Dough Recipe! (2024)

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Is pizza dough the same as calzone dough? ›

Both are prepared with flour, water, salt, and yeast; that's the solution. In contrast, the eggs and olive oil used in most calzone dough give it a deeper flavor and a softer texture. Eggs and oil are not common ingredients in pizza dough, contributing to its crispiness and durability.

How do you seal calzone dough? ›

Fold the side of the calzone with nothing on it over the side with all the ingredients so that the sides touch creating a half moon shape. press down on the edges and push in any veggies that try to escape. Next start from one end and roll up the edges creating the seal.

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Should calzones have sauce inside? ›

Calzones never have tomato sauce inside the dough. They're always dipped. While stromboli is also dip-able, it's totally cool to put some sauce inside stromboli, pre-roll.

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Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky.

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A stromboli is larger and longer than a calzone and is baked as one piece and then cut into slices for serving a crowd. Calzones also start with pizza dough, but instead of forming a large rectangle, a small or medium ball is rolled or stretched out into a round.

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Bake: Transfer calzones on parchment paper to the hot pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven then bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Air Fryer Calzones: Spray the pan and place 2-3 calzones in a single layer. Cook for 5-6 minutes, then flip, and cook for 2-3 more minutes.

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Absolutely! Ninja air fryers work great for baking bread. Many of them have a setting for proving dough too. Air fryers like the Ninja Flexidrawer have enough room for a large loaf or a panini.

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Place the Dough in the Air Fryer: Place the shaped dough in a greased bowl or on a parchment-lined tray, then put it into the preheated air fryer. Set the Time: Depending on your recipe, let the dough proof in the air fryer for the specified time. Keep an eye on it to ensure it rises appropriately.

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A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and stuffed with salami, ham or vegetables, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan or pecorino cheese, as well as an egg.

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Why is my calzone soggy? ›

Don't overfill them. When you seal them, don't make too thick of an edge. Keep moisture to a minimum to prevent soggy crust. If possible, try to get as much moisture out of any fillings you can.

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Does a calzone have to have ricotta cheese? ›

And while both have Italian cheese, calzones are made with ricotta (often alongside mozzarella and/or Parmesan) while stromboli are typically only made with mozzarella.

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The basic difference between a pizza and a calzone is that a pizza is served on flat open bread, while a calzone is a closed dough dish that basically can have similar ingredients. Pizza, unlike the calzones, needs no introduction. It is known and eaten in almost every part of the world.

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Calzones are basically folded pizzas, made from pizza dough and stuffed with the same ingredients as pizza - almost always tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, usually ricotta, often pepperoni and maybe some other cheese and cured meats - and then folded over like an omelette. Stromboli are more like pizza rolls.

Do you cook calzone the same as pizza? ›

Roccbox, Dome or any Gozney pizza oven will make an awesome calzone but be sure to bake at a slightly lower temperature than a Neapolitan pizza - you'll need to bake the calzone for around 3 minutes and the dough will burn at those high temperatures - I aim to run my pizza oven slightly cooler and bake a Calzone around ...

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