Italian comfort food simplified — pizza with creative toppings, pasta bakes, and crowd-pleasing classics that don't need a wood-fired oven.
Crisp on the outside, pillowy within — golden potato rounds hiding a molten mozzarella core. Boiled potatoes are mashed with parmesan and olive oil into a soft dough, sandwiched around cheese, and pan-fried until deeply golden.
Cheesy pepperoni pizza muffin bites: blend cheddar, eggs, cottage cheese and tapioca starch into a smooth batter, fill an oiled muffin tin, top with pizza sauce and pepperoni, and bake at 200°C until golden and puffed.
Crispy gnocchi Caprese salad: air-fry seasoned store-bought gnocchi until golden and pillowy, then toss the hot gnocchi with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella pearls, basil and olive oil.
Garlic bread rolls: spread tortillas with garlic-herb butter, stack with mozzarella, roll into a tight log, slice into rounds and stand them up to bake at 200°C until the cheese bubbles and the edges crisp.
Pepperoni beef rolls: brown beef with pepperoni and a quick tomato sauce, spread tortillas with cream cheese, fill, roll and toast seam-side down until crisp. Finish with a drizzle of chilli oil.
Meat pizza: shape seasoned ground beef into a base, pre-bake to render the juices, then top with pizza sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni and bake again until bubbling. A low-carb pizza with a meat crust.
High-protein breakfast pizza: blend cottage cheese and eggs, stir into an almond-flour batter, spoon into rounds, top with sauce, cheese and pepperoni, and bake at 180°C until melted and bubbling.
Pizza cones: roll tortilla halves into cones, crisp them in the air fryer, then stuff with pepperoni, mozzarella and pizza sauce and air-fry again until the cheese melts. A fun, handheld party bite.
Pizza waffles: layer pizza dough with sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni, seal with more dough and cook in a waffle maker for 10 minutes into a crispy, gooey pocket pizza. Ready in 20 minutes.
Pizza onion rings: arrange frozen onion rings on a tray, top with mozzarella and pepperoni, and bake at 180°C for 20 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly. A 3-ingredient pizza-meets-onion-ring snack.
Air-fryer breakfast frittata: whisk eggs with cream, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, spinach and cheddar, pour into a parchment-lined basket and air-fry at 180°C until set and golden. A quick, veggie-packed brunch.
French bread pizza: split a loaf, brush with garlic butter, spread pizza sauce, top with mozzarella, sausage and jalapeño, and grill until the bread is crisp and the cheese melts. A 15-minute crowd-feeder.
Oven-baked tomato noodles: stir onion, pepper, canned tomatoes and marinara in a dish, press in dry noodles, cover and bake at 180°C, then top with mozzarella and bake until golden. A no-boil, one-dish pasta bake.
Air-fryer tortilla pizza: stack two tortillas with cheese between them for a crisp base, top with pizza sauce, more cheese and pepperoni, and air-fry at 180°C for 8 minutes. A fast, crispy thin-crust pizza.