This baked or grilled calzone recipe is LOADED with your favorite pizza toppings, cheese and an easy 5-minute pizza sauce on the grill or oven. This is one recipe that is perfect to bake in the oven, throw on the grill, and enjoy anytime! Totally customizable to everyone can make their favorite meatless calzones.
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We’re having a bit of a pizza renaissance over here lately, and this fantastic vegetarian calzone recipe is perfect to throw in your dinner rotation. We just got a Big Green Egg grill (the XL!) and the pizza stone, and we’ve been making all kinds of fun pizzas and dinners this summer and fall. These calzones are a great recipe for leftover pizza sauce that is totally versatile for everyone at the table to make their perfect calzone. Grab some fresh dough, all the toppings you love, and enjoy a great dinner. I’ll share my perfect vegetarian calzone recipe below – it’s a household favorite for us!
This Vegetarian Calzone Recipe Is:
- Fun
- Fresh
- Customizable
- Loaded with Flavor
- A Great Dinner to Clean out the Fridge
- Simple
- Vegetarian, and can be made vegan or gluten free!
What’s The Best Pizza Dough for Calzones?
Store-bought or homemade dough works just fine! There are days when I feel like making my easy Vegan Garlic & Herb Pizza Dough Recipe , and some days when I go into my local pizza place and get some dough to go. Most pizza places will wrap some up for you (our local pizzeria gives it to me for free) even if it’s not on the menu. Just ask at the counter for some dough to take home, and make sure it sits out for at least an hour at room temperature before rolling into your calzones. If you are gluten free, then make sure you use a gluten free pizza dough mix like this one.
What’s In These Vegetarian Calzones?
- Pizza Dough – I like to make my own pizza dough (my Garlic & Herb recipe is here!) but you can use a store bought dough, or make dough from a pizza crust mix like this one! They also have gluten free pizza dough mixes so everyone at your table can enjoy.
- Pizza Sauce or Marinara – I love making my easy 5 minute pizza sauce recipe when I have the ingredients. If I need a quick sauce I prefer this amazing jarred marinara which is low sodium, low carb, and low sugar… it’s much healthier than most pizza sauces.
- Bell Pepper: If you don’t have fresh peppers, these sweet roasted red peppers are a great substitute! I love adding them to breakfast bakes, sandwiches or wraps, and soups.
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Pineapple – use fresh if you have it or these great sliced pineapple chunks if you can’t find fresh. I like to stock up and keep canned pineapple in my pantry for those days when I want tropical flavors in my life. Canned pineapple is great to add to pizzas, add to curries, and even toss in a pina colada!
- Olives: I love these amazing low sodium olives which add a ton of flavor without all the salt. They are a great way to reduce the amount of salt in your pizza.
- Cheese – I’d recommend a fresh mozzarella or a pizza blend for these calzones. They have some amazing vegan melty cheeses out there nowadays too for dairy free versions (Nurishh is a personal favorite of mine)!
- Olive Oil: I like to use this fruity Zoe olive oil which has a fantastic flavor and deep color- it’s really inexpensive online here, so I keep a few liters stocked up in my pantry. For the quality of oil you get, it’s an excellent value, I would highly recommend!
- Italian Seasoning Blend: usually has thyme, basil, rosemary, parsley, etc. I love this bright and flavorful Italian season mix which brings this amazing dish to life.
A Great Clean-Out-The-Fridge Dinner Recipe!
This vegetarian calzone recipe is the perfect vehicle to use up any older produce, sauces, dough, or veggies you have on hand. Add your favorite ingredients and enjoy! A fantastic way to use ripe produce before it goes bad – this calzone is delicious and can be totally customized for you to enjoy!
Grilled Calzone Recipes for the WIN
The instructions below are for calzones that can be grilled or baked… either turns out delicious! If you do grill the calzones, make sure you have a pizza stone that you can grill them on. The calzones shouldn’t be cooked directly on a grate.
How Do I Grill a Calzone?
- Divide your pizza dough into half. Make sure your dough sits out at room temperature for at least an hour before rolling so it can rise.
- Roll each piece of the pizza dough into a 12-inch circle. To each pizza add 1/2 cup the pizza sauce on top of the dough. Divide the pizza in half with your eyes, add the topping to one half of the pizza: I used mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, olives, and pineapple. Add the cheese on top.
- To the other half of the pizza that has no toppings on it, fold the dough over the toppings to create a half moon. Use your fingers or a fork to crease the edges of the calzone so the toppings will not fall out while the calzone cooks.
- With a knife, poke 3-4 holes or make small 1-inch slits on the top of the calzone so steam can escape while it cooks. Brush the top with olive oil and add a sprinkle of Italian Seasoning if desired.
- If grilling on a pizza stone: Grill for 10 minutes, flip, and grill for another 10 minutes until crust begins to lightly brown.
- If baking: Bake the calzones at 425 for about 15-20 minutes until the crust has browned.
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Baked or Grilled Calzone
This baked or grilled calzone recipe is LOADED with your favorite pizza toppings, cheese and an easy 5-minute pizza sauce on the grill or oven. This is one recipe that is perfect to bake in the oven, throw on the grill, and enjoy anytime! Totally customizable to everyone can make their favorite meatless calzone.
Equipment
- Grill and Pizza Stone
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 lb pizza dough use gluten free if you don't eat gluten
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup pizza toppings mushrooms, bell pepper, olives, pineapple
- 1 cup cheese vegan cheese can be substituted
- Olive oil
- Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Divide your pizza dough into half. Make sure your dough sits out at room temperature for at least an hour before rolling so it can rise.
- Roll each piece of the pizza dough into a 12-inch circle. To each pizza add 1/2 cup the pizza sauce on top of the dough. Divide the pizza in half with your eyes, add the topping to one half of the pizza: I used mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, olives, and pineapple. Add the cheese on top.
- To the other half of the pizza that has no toppings on it, fold the dough over the toppings to create a half moon. Use your fingers or a fork to crease the edges of the calzone so the toppings will not fall out while the calzone cooks.
- With a knife, poke 3-4 holes or make small 1-inch slits on the top of the calzone so steam can escape while it cooks. Brush the top with olive oil and add a sprinkle of Italian Seasoning if desired.
- If grilling on a pizza stone: Grill for 10 minutes, flip, and grill for another 10 minutes until crust begins to lightly brown.
- If baking: Bake the calzones at 425 for about 15-20 minutes until the crust has browned.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcalCarbohydrates: 128gProtein: 36gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 2675mgPotassium: 654mgFiber: 9gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 5718IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 446mgIron: 9mg
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