How to Make No Baloney Calzone | Homemade Recipe | Vito’s Italian Cucina

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat.

cooked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey sausage is lower in fat.

pepperoni

🥗Healthier: turkey pepperoni

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey pepperoni is a leaner option.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Roll out the dough into a rectangular shape.

Spread Chunky Tomato Sauce on the bottom of the dough.

Add mushrooms on top of the sauce.

Add spinach on top of the mushrooms.

Add a marinated eggplant mixture with zucchini on top of the spinach.

Add artichokes on top of the eggplant mixture.

Sprinkle provel cheese on top of the artichokes.

Add pre-cooked sausage on top of the cheese.

Add pepperoni on top of the sausage.

Add onions on top of the pepperoni.

Sprinkle more provel cheese on top of the onions.

Fold the dough over the filling to create the calzone.

Vent the calzone by making small cuts on top.

Place the calzone in a pan greased with olive oil.

Repeat the process for the second calzone.

Bake the calzones for about 17 minutes, checking them along the way until they are browned.

Remove the calzones from the oven when they are golden brown.

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