Easy Dinner Idea: Homemade Calzones | Tara the Foodie

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: string cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

pepperoni

🥗Healthier: turkey pepperoni

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey pepperoni is leaner and lower in calories.

Make pizza dough and section it into small balls.

Press each ball into a circle.

Fill the circles with desired fillings.

For one calzone, use bell pepper, onion, sausage, pepperoni, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

For another calzone, use spinach, baby bella mushrooms, onion, garlic, sausage, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

Seal the filled dough and place them on a baking tray.

Bake in the oven until golden brown.

Serve with warmed pizza sauce.

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