Easy homemade calzone recipe reviewed. Calzones are fun and easy to make. They are a great lunch, dinner, or anytime snack.
Our grandson Tyler, came over to spend Saturday with us and wanted to make calzones. A calzone is a pizza folded over and filled with anything you can put on top of a pizza.
I went to our local grocery store and picked up some pizza dough, pizza sauce, pepperoni, Italian sausage crumbles, and mozzarella cheese. If you prefer to make the pizza dough yourself you use my Easy All Purpose Dough Recipe.
What makes these calzones so easy to enjoy is that you can easily find all of the ingredients at your local grocery store. Pick up the dough and your favorite fillings and you're on the way to a delicious lunch, dinner, or snack.
Then, we carefully folded our calzones over in half. Rolled and tucked the edges together and brushed the top with olive oil. Then, sprinkled some romano or parmesan cheese over top, and poke several places with a fork. The olive oil turns the top a nice brown and adds a little crunch. This one is all ready for the oven.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees, and bake these on the middle rack for 20 to 25 minutes until they are golden brown. Let them sit for about 10 minutes and cut in half and enjoy.
Typical Calzone Fillings:
- Cheeses: Ricotta, mozzarella, cheddar, feta, and goat cheese.
- Meats: Pepperoni, Italian sausage, ham, salami, Canadian bacon, bacon, steak strips, meatballs, chicken.
- Veggies: Bell peppers, mushrooms, artichokes, spinach, onions, hot peppers.
- Sauce: Pizza sauce, ranch dressing, or other dressings.
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Sam, it looks like half the fun of making your Calzone recipe was choosing the ingredients and putting them together with your grandson, Tyler. Since I also have a grandson named Tyler, I know that's the best part. :) The other half is getting to enjoy the tasty lunch you created together. Thanks much for this yummy recipe.
ReplyDeleteWow! That is a fabulous creation and I love that you and your grandson work together in the kitchen. I'm sure you both cherish those times. I will definitely have to start making calzones and use you wonderful recipe. You two certainly made it easy.
ReplyDeleteCalzones are such fun to make — and eat! I haven’t made them in a while, but your have inspired me to put them back on my “menu” (using Scotty’s 0 Carb Keto Pizza Dough Mix (which I have reviewed here). Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSam that looks really good - that particular item would be a hit in our family - it's the kind of food we would eat - but I imagine it's the kind of food most people eat :)
ReplyDeleteThose look so darn mouth watering... !! Putting the dough roller on the wish list !
ReplyDeleteOh yummy, yummy, yummy! One of my favorite things to eat is pizza and this is another great way to do that too! It's on my list of things to make for this coming week! Thanks Sam for sharing your ideas with me!
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds delicious and fun to make! I will have to try making Calzones. Love that your grandson was involved and you were making this together. Thank you for sharing!
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