Easy 3 Cheese Calzone Recipe Details

It's probably much easier than you think to make a delicious calzone that's better than one you can get at your local pizza shop! This Easy 3 Cheese Calzone uses Trader Joe's refrigerated pizza dough which is a personal favorite of mine. Their pizza dough is super easy to work with and it tastes delicious. I used the garlic & herb flavor, but they also make a plain dough that would be great as well. Feel free to make homemade pizza dough as well!

In addition to the ricotta mixture and mozzarella cheese, I added some sautéed mushrooms and pepperoni. This calzone would work well with any other cheese, veggies, or meat you enjoy. I have made these calzones with and without marinara sauce inside of the calzone. I left the sauce out of this recipe and chose to just dip the calzone in sauce when serving, but feel free to add about 1/4 cup of sauce inside the calzone if you prefer. If you prefer to make your own sauce, try out my Easy San Marzano Tomato Sauce recipe!

Recipe Ingredients

Ricotta Mixture

• 1.5 cups Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese
• 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese Grated
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
• 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes Add more or less depending on spice preference
• 1/4 tsp Dried Oregano
• 1/4 cup Fresh Basil Chopped

Other Ingredients

• 16 oz Fresh Pizza Dough I used Trader Joes (plain or garlic & herb)
• 4 oz Low Moisture Mozzarella freshly grated
• 3 oz Pepperoni optional
• 4 oz Cooked Sliced Mushrooms optional
• 1 Egg beaten
• 1 tbsp All Purpose Flour more as needed to roll out dough
• 1 cup Marinara Sauce to serve

Recipe Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. The hotter you can get the oven the better so feel free to start preheating early.

Ricotta Mixture

1. In a large bowl combine ricotta, grated parmesan, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, dried oregano, and fresh basil.

Calzone Assembly

1. Flour a work surface. Separate the pizza dough into two 8 oz pieces and and roll each piece into 12 inch circles.
2. Top half of each circle with the ricotta mixture, shredded mozzarella, pepperoni, and mushrooms (or whatever toppings you're using)
3. Fold over the half of dough without filling and crimp the edges shut.
4. Transfer calzones to a baking sheet. Brush the top of the calzones with a generous coating of egg wash. Snip a couple holes in the top of each calzone in order to let steam escape while baking.
5. Bake at 500 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes then serve with marinara sauce.

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This calzone recipe is as fast as getting takeout PLUS is a fun activity for your friends or family! Everyone can customize their calzone to their liking.

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