Broccoli Cheese Calzones
Bring the pizza place home with these easy vegetable calzones.
Ingredients
- pizza dough 1 lb., room temperature
- 2 cups mozzarella
- 1 cup fresh ricotta
- 1/2 cup Parmesan grated
- 1 small head of broccoli
- 1/2 cup basil leaves
- 1 large egg
- 1 lemon
- 1 clove garlic
- 5 tsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- salt
- jarred marinara for servings
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
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Trim the end of your broccoli stem, then peel the hard exterior of the stalk. Chop the whole head into bite-sized pieces.
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Coat broccoli with 3 tsp oil and season well. Roast for 20-25 minutes, tossing halfway.
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While your broccoli is cooking, divide your pizza dough into 4 equal pieces and cover with plastic wrap to rise.
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Miz 1 cup ricotta, 1/2 Parmesan, 2 cups mozzarella, and the red pepper flakes together in a large bowl. Peel and grate 1 clove of garlic. Zest 1 whole lemon into the mixture and stir to combine.
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Stack your basil leaves on each other and roll it up. Slices the leaves across the cigar-like shape into thin ribbons. Add to cheese mixture.
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Season the mixture then add broccoli and stir well.
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Grease baking sheet with oil. Beat egg with 1 tsp water until you have a completely smooth mixture.
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On a clean floured surface, roll one dough ball at a time into an 8" circle. Scoop 1/4 of the broccoli cheese filling to one side of the circle. Brush egg wash around the perimeter of the dough.
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Fold the empty half over the mixture and firmly seal the edges- don't be afraid to press firmly.
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Brush each calzone top with egg wash. For a final seal: fold the calzone edges
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Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cut small slits into each calzone to let steam escape.
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Rest for 15 minutes then serve.
Enjoy 🙂