Gooey, garlicy buttery air fryer breadsticks are the perfect side dish for pizza night, pasta night and many other dinners. These breadsticks bake in only six minutes and can be made with premade pizza dough to make them even faster.
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✨ Why We Love Air Fryer Breadsticks:
- My husband and kid could eat an entire batch of these breadsticks on their own if left alone with them, they are so gooey and delicious!
- Air fryer breadsticks come together fast when you are using the oven for other dishes.
- Perfect for pizza night, pasta night or any meal you would serve garlic bread with
🥫 Ingredients needed:
📝 Ingredient notes:
- 1 refrigerated pizza dough enough for one large pizza
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon Salt
- ½ tablespoon Parsley
🔄 Substitutions
- For the pizza dough, you can use any store-bought pizza dough or homemade pizza dough.
- You can use other Italian style mixes of seasoning in this recipe.
- Marinara or any red pasta sauce works great for dipping, but you can also try other dips like ranch or alfredo to serve with the breadsticks.
🔪 How to make Air Fryer Breadsticks
- Roll the dough out into a large rectangle.
- Slice the dough into eight even pieces with a pizza cutter or knife. Twist each piece of dough four to five times.
- Melt butter in a small heatproof bowl. Add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and parsley. Mix all spices with butter with a spoon. With a silicone brush, coat each breadstick with the butter mixture.
- Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees. Place dough in the air fryer basket leaving some room between sticks. Dough can be sliced smaller to fit in the air fryer if needed.
- Cook dough in air fryer at 350 for 5-6 minutes or until breadsticks are golden brown.
- Top with parmesan cheese if desired and enjoy with your favorite marinara sauce for dipping. Enjoy!
❄️ Storage Tips
Expect breadsticks will last for 3-4 days if refrigerated and stored in an airtight container.
♨️ Reheating Instructions
I recommend reheating in the air fryer for a few minutes at 350 degrees or until heated through. Be careful to only reheat for a few minutes or the leftover breadsticks can quickly go from delicious to overcooked.
📝 Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:
Yes, you can totally turn these breadsticks into cheesebread or cheesesticks. I recommend adding cheese at the very end for the last 1-2 minutes just to melt it at the end. Use mozzarella, Monterey jack, asiago or your favorite shredded cheese.
I have an air fryer that is a toaster oven-style air fryer and you can totally make these breadsticks in that type of air fryer or use an air fryer setting on the oven. Since the breadsticks have butter on them. I will often place a foil-lined pan under the basket to help protect the heating element in my toaster oven air fryer from becoming splattered.
Preheat the oven to 375 and place breadsticks on a pan that has been sprayed lightly with cooking oil. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until breadsticks have baked all the way through.
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Ingredients
- 1 refrigerated pizza dough enough for one large pizza
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon Salt
- ½ tablespoon Parsley
Instructions
- Roll the dough out into a large rectangle.
- Slice the dough into eight even pieces with a pizza cutter or knife. Twist each piece of dough four to five times.
- Melt butter in a small heatproof bowl. Add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and parsley. Mix all spices with butter with a spoon. With a silicone brush, coat each breadstick with the butter mixture.
- Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees. Place dough in the air fryer basket leaving some room between sticks. Dough can be sliced smaller to fit in the air fryer if needed.
- Cook dough in air fryer at 350 for 5-6 minutes or until breadsticks are golden brown.
- Top with parmesan cheese if desired and enjoy with your favorite marinara sauce for dipping. Enjoy!
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