Dutch oven Calzone Recipes

I hope you enjoyed my last post on making Dutch oven Calzones using two Mr. Dutch oven pizza rings and two Dutch oven lids. You can see it here: Dutch oven Calzones Video. I know it wasn't my best video and it was shot outdoors on a whim, but it should give you a really good idea on how easy it was to make Calzones. Here are the recipes I promised you give them a try you'll find that Calzones will soon become fast and easy family treat.

Recipes

Sausage Calzone

6 ounces sausage
4 large mushrooms
2  green onions
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried onions
5 garlic cloves minced
2 tablespoons spaghetti sauce
provolone cheese to taste
pizza dough

Basic Calzones

1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
3 1/2 ounces mozzarella, shredded
2 ounces Canadian bacon, diced
1/2 ounce grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon parsley & basil
1/4 teaspoon oregano
a dash of pepper
pizza dough

From Cooks.com

Spinach Calzones

1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
one clove garlic, pressed
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
one box (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
15 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 ounces mozzarella cheese in small cubes
one carrot shredded
pizza dough

From Cooks.com

Pepperoni Calzones

8 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
pizza dough

Ham and Mushroom Calzones

2 cups pizza sauce
1 pound mozzarella cheese, diced
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
one green pepper, chopped
one small can olives, chopped
12 square slices boiled ham
salt and freshly ground pepper
olive oil
oregano

Broccoli, Pepperoni And Three Cheeses Calzones

1 1/2 heads fresh broccoli
2/3 cup shredded provolone cheese
1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
one clove garlic minced
1 cup diced pepperoni
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

From allrecipes.com

Broccoli and Cheese Calzone

broccoli
olive oil
garlic
salt and pepper
Romano cheese
mozzarella or provolone cheese

From cooks.com

Tips:

For all  of the Dutch oven calzone's that I've made, I just use basic pizza dough. You can either make it from scratch as I did or buy the premade pizza dough in the tube, they both work great.

You can also use spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce, you might even want to consider substituting pesto sauce.

Make sure, when you fold your calzone dough over to seal in the recipe mixture, you seal the dough with some water or egg mixture.

I also sealed my edges with a fork, this created some nice decorated edges.

Try brushing the top of your calzones with olive oil, egg or spaghetti sauce.

Cook your calzones at  350° 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve with extra spaghetti sauce for dipping and Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on the top or whatever else you would like to add to it.

Good luck and enjoy!