Calzone Pizza Recipe

What is a Calzone?

A calzone is a folded pizza, much like a turnover, that originated in Naples, Italy. It is made with traditional pizza dough and toppings, then baked in the oven. 

A calzone is different from a Stromboli in the way that it is sealed. A calzone is folded in half and sealed on the edges, while a Stromboli is rolled into a spiral and then sealed y folding some of the dough back over the roll. 

The recipe below yields 8 delicious, homemade calzones made with our top-rated Neapolitan pizza sauce and our beginner-friendly basic pizza dough. These made-from-scratch calzones are sure to be a crowd-pleaser, even if you’re the only one lucky enough to devour them.

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Calzone Pizza Recipe

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Prep Time 7 hrs

Cook Time 5 mins

Total Time 7 hrs 5 mins

Course Pizza

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 pizzas

Calories 347 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the dough

• 1 batch Basic Pizza Dough
• 1 cup Pizza sauce
• 1 cup Mozzarella Shredded
• 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil For brushing
• 1 pinch Kosher salt
• 1 pinch All-purpose flour For prep surface

Optional toppings

• Sliced pepperoni
• Diced onion
• Diced green bell pepper
• Crumbled Italian sausage

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees (or equivalent, if using a pizza oven).
• Grease two large baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Divide the pizza dough into 4 pieces.
• Lightly dust your work surface with all-purpose flour.
• Roll one piece of dough into a 6-8” circle, approximately ¼” thick.
• Add 1-2 tablespoons of pizza sauce to the middle of the dough round.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
• Add toppings as desired, then top with more cheese.
• Carefully fold the dough in half, then gently press the edges together to seal.
• Repeat with the rest of the dough.
• Place the calzones onto the baking sheets.
• Spread a light coating of olive oil over the top of each calzone.
• Sprinkle each calzone with parmesan and salt.
• With a fork, gently poke each calzone two times so that steam can escape while they cook.
• Place the baking sheets in the oven for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool for several minutes.
• Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 12gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 1347mgPotassium: 307mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 355IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 212mgIron: 1mg