Cook Like An Italian Calzone
My kids are crazy for this!! For those of you that don’t know, a calzone is basically a pizza inside of it’s crust. There are so many different combinations I decided to give you the basic calzone recipe and then some suggestions after. Use your imagination!
Total Steps
17
Ingredients
31
Tools Needed
2
Ingredients
- 1 can pizza dough
- Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoons Parmesan cheese
- mozzarella cheese
- olive oil
- non-stick spray
- cooked, crumbled ground beef(optional)
- cooked, crumbled Italian sausage(optional)
- pepperoni(optional)
- ham(optional)
- shredded beef(optional)
- shredded chicken(optional)
- mushrooms(optional)
- black olives(optional)
- tomatoes(optional)
- onions(optional)
- bacon(optional)
- garlic powder(optional)
- butter(optional)
- tomato paste(optional)
- water(optional)
- Italian seasoning(optional)
- blue cheese dressing(optional)
- ranch dressing(optional)
- barbeque sauce(optional)
- scrambled eggs(optional)
- cooked, crumbled breakfast sausage(optional)
- taco seasoning(optional)
- cheddar cheese(optional)
- sour cream(optional)
- pineapple chunks(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
Step 2
Lay the dough out flat on cookie sheet (the dough is square when it is unrolled).
Step 3
Spread desired sauce to within ½ inch of edge. Don’t spread it all the way to the edge or your calzone won’t <a href="/K4VJ7RZ7">seal.</a>
Step 4
Sprinkle about ¼ tsp parmesan into center.
Step 5
Fill half the calzone with desired fillings.
Step 6
<a href="/R34ZSY3M">Top </a>the filling with mozzarella cheese.
Step 7
<a href="/8M4FMXQ6">Fold </a>the unfilled half over the filled half and <a href="/4NXSJQ3D">press </a>down on edges to <a href="/K4VJ7RZ7">seal </a>all the way around the calzone.
Step 8
GENTLY <a href="/4NXSJQ3D">press </a>down on the <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>of the calzone to flatten it a little.
Step 9
Spread a small amount of olive oil <a href="/7S3QCKWK">mixed </a>with Italian <a href="/MYJ2HRB7">seasoning </a>over the <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top.</a>
Step 10
<a href="/XZBDDD5G">Cut </a>three small slits in the <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>to release <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat.</a>
Step 11
<a href="/RNT367Z2">Bake </a>in a 400 degree oven for about 7 minutes or until crust is <a href="/D434P8MH">brown </a>and cheese is <a href="/64W3NS5R">melted.</a>
Step 12
Suggested combinations:
Step 13
Breakfast calzone - Use ranch <a href="/7CGY8RP7">dressing </a>as the sauce inside. Use <a href="/Z75RYNDP">scrambled eggs </a>and cooked, crumbled breakfast sausage.
Step 14
Taco calzone - Use cooked <a href="/5YGQYH5K">ground </a>beef <a href="/H7TNTGFZ">seasoned </a>with taco <a href="/MYJ2HRB7">seasoning,</a> diced tomatoes, diced onions and cheddar instead of mozzarella and no sauce inside. Dip in <a href="/3JV6BKBV">sour </a><a href="/R3P5MM3Z">cream.</a>
Step 15
Hawaiian calzone - Use <a href="/3JDX2Q84">sliced </a>ham and pineapple chunks. Use garlic butter to fill and dip.
Step 16
Barbeque calzone – Use <a href="/QMX3H88P">shredded </a>beef, onions and cheddar instead of mozzarella. Use barbeque sauce to fill and dip.
Step 17
Bacon cheeseburger calzone - Use cooked, crumbled <a href="/5YGQYH5K">ground </a>beef and bacon. Use cheddar instead of mozzarella. Use blue cheese <a href="/7CGY8RP7">dressing </a>to fill and dip.