Serve dinner in under 30 minutes with this Quick and Easy Pepperoni Calzone loaded with cheese, pizza sauce, and pepperoni in a pizza crust.
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Ingredients
1refrigerated pizza crust
1cuppizza sauce
2cupsshredded mozzarella
¼cupsliced black olives
5ouncespepperonithinly sliced
Cooking spray
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400° for dark or non-stick pans (425° for all other pans).
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Unroll the pizza crust onto the pan and spread it out to the desired size and shape.
Spread the pizza sauce to within 1” of the edges of the crust.
Top with shredded mozzarella.
Sprinkle evenly with the black olives.
Arrange the pepperoni on one half of the long edge of the crust.
Fold opposite side over and gently press edges to seal. Spray the top of the crust lightly with cooking spray.
Bake for 15-17 minutes or until a dark golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
Slice and serve.
Notes
If the pizza crust seems to not want to spread out and springs back when you're placing it in the pan, just let it rest rolled out for a few minutes. Giving it a little time to relax makes it much easier to spread it out.
Store any leftover calzone in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 or 4 days. To freeze, I'd recommend baking the calzone first, let it cool completely. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Freeze for up to three months.