Calzone
It's easy to make a perfect Italian Calzone at home with fresh, homemade pizza dough and your favorite pizza toppings, like peppers, cheese and pepperoni! This calzone recipe is cheesy, flavorful, baked to a perfect golden brown and served with marinara sauce for dipping.

Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450°F. If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven to preheat now
If your pizza dough is in the refrigerator, remove it now and place it on the counter to bring it up to room temperature
Add the olive oil to a large skillet on the stove over medium-high heat
Add the bell pepper and onion, saute for 4-5 minutes, add the garlic and saute for another minute
Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside
In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese and 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Use your hands to stretch the pizza dough out into a large circle, approximately 1/4 inch thick, on a floured surface
On one half of the pizza dough, arrange the pepperonis in a single layer. Top with the shredded mozzarella cheese, sautéed bell peppers and Italian seasoned ricotta cheese
Fold the other half of the dough over the fillings. Pinch the dough together, then fold the edge of the dough over in the opposite direction. Crimp the edges again to create a double seal
Brush the egg wash over the dough
Cut three 2 inch slits in the top of the pizza dough
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and the remaining ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
Place in the oven on a pizza stone, or large baking sheet, and bake for 12-14 minutes
Remove from the oven and slice into 4-6 pieces. Serve with marinara sauce on the side for dipping
Nutrition
- Calories
- 623kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 63g
- Protein Content
- 30g
- Fat Content
- 29g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 13g
- Cholesterol Content
- 113mg
- Sodium Content
- 1574mg
- Fiber Content
- 3g
- Sugar Content
- 11g







