Air Fryer Pizza Dogs (Print version)
Cheesy Air Fryer Pizza Dogs with crisp buns, hot dogs, pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni in about 15 minutes.
# Ingredients:
For the pizza dogs
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8 hot dogs, beef, pork, turkey, or chicken
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8 sturdy hot dog buns
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1/2 cup (120 ml) thick pizza sauce, plus more for dipping
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1 1/2 cups (170 g) shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese
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3 oz (85 g) mini pepperoni slices
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1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Optional finishes
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Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
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Chopped fresh parsley or basil, for serving
# Instructions:
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Preheat the air fryer to 380°F for about 3 minutes. This helps the hot dogs heat quickly and evenly.
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Place the hot dogs in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Cook for 4-5 minutes, shaking once, until hot and lightly blistered.
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Open the buns without splitting them all the way through. Spread about 1 tablespoon pizza sauce inside each bun.
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Add a small pinch of mozzarella and a few pepperoni slices inside each sauced bun. Set one hot dog into each bun.
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Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella over the hot dogs. Top with the remaining pepperoni, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan.
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Return the assembled pizza dogs to the basket. Air fry at 360°F for 3-5 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the bun edges are crisp.
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Let the pizza dogs rest for 1 minute so the cheese settles. Serve hot with extra warm pizza sauce for dipping.
# Good to know:
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Best served immediately while the buns are crisp.
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Cook in batches if your air fryer basket is small.
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Use thick pizza sauce to prevent soggy buns.