Air Fryer Naan Pizza

Ingredients

Scroll down to the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and amounts.

1. Naan flat bread - Naans are leavened Indian flatbread, often used as a utensil for scooping up scrumptious dishes like butter chickpeas.
2. Mozzarella Cheese - Mozzarella has a high moisture content, so it melts creamier when melted with less separation.
3. Pizza Sauce - Use a good quality tomato sauce or arrabiatta sauce.
4. Freshly Chopped Basil - A must for a classic margarita air fryer naan pizza.

Variations

Here are fun variations to make this air fryer naan pizza your own!

• BBQ Chicken - Use bottled BBQ sauce, shredded or diced cooked chicken, red onions, cilantro, smoked gouda and mozzarella.
• Meat Lovers - Top with cooked ground sausage, pepperoni, ham and bacon.
• White pizza - Use alfredo or garlic parmesan sauce instead of red sauce.
• Hawaiian - Ham or Canadian bacon, regular bacon, pineapple chunks and mozzarella.
• Margarita - Basic tomato sauce, mozzarella or burata and fresh basil.
• Pesto - Basil pesto, roma or sun dried tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan.
• Veggie - Spread marinara sauce and sprinkle sliced mushrooms, chopped bell peppers, onions and olives for a vegetarian dinner recipe.
• Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, chopped bacon, sausage and colby jack.
• Buffalo Chicken - Rotisserie chicken, green onions, buffalo sauce, cream cheese and ranch dressing.
• Dessert - Swap olive oil with melted butter and top with cinnamon sugar. Cook until crisp and then top with Nutella, sliced bananas, toasted nuts and fresh berries.

Step 1 - Brush bread lightly with olive oil and season with salt. Cook at 350 degrees for 2 to 4 minutes or until it gets golden in color.

Step 2 & 3 - Spread sauce on top followed by cheese and toppings. Cook at 370 degrees for 3 to 4 minutes to melt the cheese.

Tip: Mozzarella melts beautifully when heated! Shred your own cheese, use pre-sliced mozzarella or creamy fresh mozzarella, which is usually shrink wrapped. Avoid pre-shredded mozzarella which contains anti-caking ingredients, that affects the meltability factor.

💡 The secret for a crispy crust is to cook twice! Make sure to brush the naans lightly with olive oil and cook at a medium heat of 350 degrees, to begin the crisping process. The sauce and cheese along with toppings are added later, and then cooked at a higher heat to melt the cheese.

How to serve?

This is great for snack for game day, quick lunch or dinner for the whole family or any unexpected company.

How to reheat? Cook any cold leftovers straight from the fridge, at 370 degrees, for 2 to 3 minutes.

Topping ideas

The best part about a pizza are the toppings. Get creative or here are delicious topping ideas to add before or after cooking.

• Fresh or dried herbs - Herbs like freshly chopped basil, oregano, Italian seasoning or red pepper flakes for a spicy kick.
• Meats - Sliced pepperoni, cooked sausage, meatballs, ground beef, rotisserie or grilled chicken.
• Vegetables - Sliced mushrooms, olives, onion, green bell pepper, pineapple, tomato or sun dried tomatoes.
• Sauce - Use any type of red sauce like pizza, marinara or tomato basil sauce. We love using basil pesto, alfredo or bbq sauce for variety.

Helpful tips

• Mozzarella - Use freshly shredded or sliced cheese if possible.
• Sauce - Use your favorite sauce like pizza, marinara, tomato, tomato basil or even basil pesto sauce.
• Make it healthier - Swap the regular naan bread with whole wheat.
• Don't add light weight toppings - The hot air might blow any light weight toppings around. So, if using pepperoni, then make sure to secure them with a toothpick.
• Vegetables - Make sure to use thinly sliced vegetables since they cook quickly that it does not enough time to cook the vegetables.
• Don't have naan? Try using tortillas, pita or bagels instead.