Calzones

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

2 lbs pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1 egg (, whole, beaten)

2 Tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese

Italian seasoning

pizza sauce (, for dipping)

pepperoni

ground Italian sausage (, cooked)

Canadian bacon

cooked shredded chicken

black olives

sliced mushrooms

bell pepper (, chopped)

chopped onion

fresh jalapeño pepper

pineapple

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F, with a pizza stone inside if possible (or use a baking sheet turned upside down).

Roll dough and add toppings: Divide pizza dough into 8 portions. Roll each into a flat disk, about 1/4 inch thick. Add about ¼ cup of toppings to one side, including a generous sprinkle of cheese. Fold the other half of dough over the toppings and seal the edges together.

Bake: Place calzones on a large piece of parchment paper. Use a sharp knife to make a small slit on top of each calzone (for steam to escape while baking). Lightly brush tops of calzones with beaten egg, then sprinkle with a little parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.

Cool: Transfer calzones (on the parchment paper) to the hot pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

Serve with warmed pizza sauce or Marinara sauce for dipping. Or try other dipping sauces like white garlic sauce, ranch, Alfredo, or bbq sauce.

Nutrition

• Calories: 376 kcal
• Total Fat: 11 g
• Saturated Fat: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
• Trans Fat: 0.003 g
• Cholesterol: 44 mg
• Sodium: 1025 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 55 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 7 g
• Protein: 16 g