Easy Calzone
Apr 12, 2025 01:39 PM
This Calzone recipe is easy to make and so delicious! Your favorite pizza toppings of meat, vegetables, and cheese are stuffed into pizza dough and baked til golden. It’s a weeknight dinner and entertaining favorite!
Calzone is an oven-baked, folded pizza that originated in Naples in the 18th century. It is essentially a stuffed pizza pocket filled with your favorite pizza toppings, folded with the edges crimped to hold all the ingredients inside, and baked until golden brown.
Why You’ll Love This Calzone Recipe
Easy to Make – Whether you make your homemade pizza dough and pizza sauce with my recipes or use some bought from the store, this recipe is super easy. It’s also great to make ahead for a quick and easy meal anytime!
Delicious Favorite – Cheesy, meaty, golden, and so tasty – this is a much-loved dish!
Perfect to Personalize – You can add the fillings that you love and make each calzone to suit your tastes or the tastes of your family and guests!
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds pizza dough, pre-made, homemade or store-bought
- 1 cup pizza sauce, homemade or store-bought
- 1 cup pepperoni, or other meat
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, or other vegetables
- 1/2 cup peppers, or other vegetables
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, or other cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Stone House Seasoning, optional
Pizza Dough
- 1 cup (227 g) warm water, heated to 110º F
- 2 tablespoons (7 g) yeast, active or rapid rise
- 3 1/2 cups (420 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (1 g) sea salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (31.5 g) honey
- 1/3 cup (67 g) olive oil
- corn meal, for dusting
Pizza Sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 onion, finely diced, optional
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano, optional
Prep Time:
17 minutes
Cook Time:
50 minutes
Total Time:
97 minutes
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