Description
Delicious mini calzones filled with a flavorful sauce and your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped or grated
- 1 clove garlic, finely diced
- 1 can (29 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
- 2 tubes refrigerated pizza dough or homemade dough
- 4 tablespoons pizza seasoning or a blend of rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil, and red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Your favorite pizza toppings and cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté chopped onion and garlic until softened, about 3–4 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, pizza seasoning, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Roll out pizza dough and cut into individual portions suitable for mini calzones.
- Place a spoonful of sauce, desired toppings, and cheese onto one side of each dough portion.
- Fold dough over to enclose the filling and pinch edges to seal. Place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Notes
- Allow calzones to cool slightly before serving for better handling.
- Feel free to customize the fillings with your favorite ingredients.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 calzone
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 5mg