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    Home » Dinner » Caprese Calzone

    Published: Aug 8, 2014 · Modified: Oct 1, 2020 by Alison

    Caprese Calzone

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    This Caprese Calzone has all the delicious flavors of a caprese salad in an easy calzone recipe. Perfect for little hands! Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, and chopped basil make for a simple, kid-friendly meal that bakes up in minutes.

    easy caprese calzone

    easy calzone recipe

    My husband doesn’t consider something to be a meal unless there is meat involved. After inhaling a calzone, he asked if there was anymore left. Nope, I ate it all. Well, with help from my daughter. Good thing only one of them is eating solids right now. More for Mom and Dad. The key is the fresh ingredients–buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, basil leaves.

    INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE A CAPRESE CALZONE:

    • 2 cups basil leaves
    • 2 medium-size tomatoes
    • 1 “ball” of buffalo mozzarella
    • 2 containers of pre-made pizza dough
    • For serving- 1 cup, pasta sauce

    HOW TO MAKE A CAPRESE CALZONE:

    • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
    • Chop up tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella into bite-sized pieces.
    • Cut each piece of pizza dough into 2 halves.
    • Divide calzone ingredients equally among the 4 pieces of dough.
    • Roll up the dough into a log shape and seal it by pinching the edges.
    • Bake calzones for 12-15 mins, or until golden brown on the top. Enjoy!
    easy caprese calzone

    So how do we make this delicious calzone? Start with fresh ingredients, like I mentioned.

    Trim up the basil into ribbons. I used lots of basil, because gives the calzone its flavor. And who doesn’t love basil??

    Chop all those fresh ingredients into bite-sized pieces.

    Layer them up onto squares of pizza dough. I bought a sheet of pre-made dough, and sliced it into 4 pieces. Three cheers for pre-made pizza dough.

    handy tools to make this calzone even easier:

    • sheet pan – best non-stick
    • serrated knife – slice things without crushing them, sharp, dishwasher safe
    easy caprese calzone

    This is already looking yummy. Pop in the oven for a short time, and viola!

    frequently asked questions

    • What are some ideas for calzone fillings?
    • It’s easy…anything you put on a pizza, you put in a calzone!
    • What is the difference between a calzone and a stromboli?
    • A Stromboli is made with square-shaped pizza dough that can be topped with any pizza toppings, and is then rolled into a log and baked. One would serve a calzone using round pizza dough that is folded in half with fillings.
    • Does a calzone have sauce in it?
    • Nope! Fill it with your pizza topping and then DIP it in the sauce when you eat it.
    easy caprese calzone

    If your family is anything like mine, they’ll gobble it up. Good thing it’s easy to make. I see this meal becoming a weeknight regular in our house!

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    Caprese Calzone

    Caprese Calzone

    Yield: 4 calzones
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 22 minutes

    The simple ingredients of a caprese salad wrapped up in a calzone.

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups basil leaves
    • 2 medium-size tomatoes
    • 1 "ball" of buffalo mozzarella
    • 2 containers of pre-made pizza dough
    • For serving- 1 cup, pasta sauce

    Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Chop up tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella into bite-sized pieces.
  • Cut each piece of pizza dough into 2 halves.
  • Divide calzone ingredients equally among the 4 pieces of dough.
  • Roll up the dough into a log shape and seal it by pinching the edges.
  • Bake calzones for 12-15 mins, or until golden brown on the top. Enjoy!
  • Nutrition Information:
    Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
    Amount Per Serving: Calories: 86Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 362mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 4g
    © Alison

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    1. Ginnie says

      October 09, 2014 at 6:25 pm

      I love caprese salad, but have never thought to make a calzone out of it. This looks so good and easy, too! Can’t wait to try it:)

      Reply
      • Alison L says

        October 11, 2014 at 7:19 pm

        Caprese anything is always a winner:) Thanks for stopping by!

        Reply
    2. Jill Herzberg Morgenstern says

      October 13, 2014 at 1:27 am

      That looks so yummy! I love ANYTHING wrapped up in pizza dough!

      Reply
    3. CJG says

      October 19, 2014 at 4:40 pm

      Once they’re baked, can they be frozen? I have a several fresh tomatoes to use up but, as much as I love calzones, I can’t consume that many. If I can freeze them, I’ll pack them up with a bit of sauce (frozen in a separate container), so I can re-heat them later!

      Reply
      • Alison L says

        October 22, 2014 at 8:22 am

        Yes…I would think that it would be just like a pizza in the freezer.

        Reply
      • CJG says

        October 22, 2014 at 9:46 pm

        Excellent! Thanks! I roasted some tomatoes the other night and I think they’d be perfect in these. And now, I’m suddenly very hungry…

        Reply
    4. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters says

      October 20, 2014 at 6:55 pm

      This sounds delicious! Saw your feature over on Nifty Thrifty Things!

      Reply

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