Air Fryer Toasted Ravioli

Air Fryer Toasted Ravioli using fresh refrigerator ravioli, some bread crumbs, and panko makes a great snack or appetizer. Super easy and only a few minutes.

Finally, I can have toasted ravioli anytime I want at home. This is so easy and tastes amazing, just like at a restaurant.

Air Fryer Toasted Ravioli

Toasted or Fried Ravioli has long been a treat that only tasted perfect from a restaurant. Well not anymore, thanks to the inventor of the air fryer! I love some good deep-fried food but I’m not a fan of doing it at home!

Let’s be honest, I’m a poor housekeeper and deep-frying food is messy! But dang it’s delicious so I’m over the moon happy at how well air frying works!

Gather The Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup panko
• 1/4 cup finely shredded/grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 14-18 ounce bag refrigerator ravioli any flavor you like
• vegetable oil spray
• marinara for dipping

How To Make Air Fryer Toasted Ravioli

1. In a small bowl add eggs and whisk until combined.
2. In a second bowl mix together the dry ingredients – Italian breadcrumbs, panko, and grated parmesan cheese.
3. Dip each individual ravioli into the egg mixture coating on all sides and then into the dry mixture, again coating on all sides.
4. Continue with each individual ravioli and place it into the air fryer basket or on the air fryer rack – being careful not to crowd too many in at once.
5. Give a quick spray with the vegetable oil to each one.
6. Air fry at 360° for 3-4 minutes, flip each ravioli over and spray again with vegetable oil and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.
7. Don’t crowd your air fryer, if you need to you can fry in batches. Keep the finished ravioli warm on an oven-safe dish in the oven set at 200°.

Tips, Tricks, Questions, and Comments

I’m still in shock at how easy it is to make this at home and have it be this crispy and delicious.

Refrigerator vs. Frozen Ravioli

I have only used refrigerator ravioli for this recipe, but I have read and researched that you can use frozen. The question though is do you thaw it first? I’m here to tell you that I have not tried it but the research I have done is about 50/50.

Some recipes say that you definitely have to thaw and then others say not to. Just off the top of my head, I would thaw first. It seems to me like that would be the best way to get rid of any moisture in the ravioli that could keep it from getting crisp. But again, I have not used frozen and prefer using the refrigerator ones.

Dip It, Dip It Good

The ultimate dipping sauce for toasted or fried ravioli is of course marinara. I prefer to warm my up a tick in the microwave or on the stove before serving.

But if you are feeling a little extra then serve that fried ravioli with my Homemade Alfredo! It’s super easy to make and has just 4 ingredients. It’s easy to make ahead of time, just pull it out of the refrigerator and warm it up!

Make It A Meal

My Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad is super easy and the other night I had an idea. I replaced the grilled chicken and the Homemade Croutons with some of this fried ravioli. I used Rana Italian Sausage ravioli so that we had a meat source for protein and the fried ravioli made a great crunch substitute for the croutons.

The Air Fryer Debate

I do not have all the air fryer answers. As a matter of fact, I am on my third one, I do believe it is the best so far! What I have learned is that when you get a good one it is so worth it!

I have had a stand-alone air fryer I picked up for less than $30 at Rural King several years ago. It air-fried right on the money but kind of sputtered on me after what some air fryers might call a hard life in this house!

I wanted something with a little more room for bigger dinners and tried an air fryer toaster oven combo. My advice is, do not waste your money on that appliance. I read since that the design is not ideal for real air-frying. My best summary of all I read is that for an air fryer to truly air fry air needs to circulate more in a circular pattern in a smaller deeper space. Again I am no expert, this is from my own personal experience.

In an attempt to decrease my small appliance inventory and on the recommendation of my oldest daughter I went all in on a Ninja Foodi 6.5 quart. You guys, a small appliance hasn’t excited me this much in years!

Remember when Air Frying

Use The Rack! Air needs to circulate all the way around, so while recipes for air frying will have you rotate the food it still needs to be on a rack.

Using a little spritz of oil will help crisp up what you are air frying. It’s not a requirement but adds that extra texture that deep frying has. I use my vegetable oil, but a lot of people love olive oil for this. It’s a personal call so use whichever you have on hand or prefer.