Everyone has a few easy go to recipes that they like to have on hand and for us, calzones are it.
Beyond easy to make? Check.
Perfect for the freezer? Check.
Great to throw in lunchboxes? Check.
Quick and easy snack? Check.
A grab and go dinner? Check.
I can whip up a batch of these in no time. Inexpensive to make and so delicious. For me – it’s all about the sauce. Which is why I use Cento products in our sauce. Having a homemade, yummy sauce is the perfect starting point.
Now while I use a homemade sauce, I will admit I cheat on the dough. I use the pre-made, thin crust pizza dough. You can find it over with the crescent rolls, biscuits and cookies. I get 3 big calzones per crust. But you can obviously easily whip up your own pizza crust as well!
The secret to the sauce is simple. Cento! You have to have high quality ingredients. I used to think that Cento just had tomatoes, but they have so many different products including olive oil, stocks, beans, and my newest, most favorite item: vegetable paste.
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3 tbsp
vegetable paste
1 tbsp
extra virgin olive oil
15 oz
canned tomato sauce
15 oz
crushed tomatoes
12 oz
tomato paste
1 tbsp
Italian seasoning
1 tbsp
dried Oregano
1-2 tsp
crushed fennel seed
1 tsp
onion powder
1 tsp
garlic powder
1/2 tsp
salt
1 tsp
dried basil-
sugar to your preference
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Pizza Sauce above -
mozzarella cheese -
toppings of your choice -
premade thin crust pizza dough
Servings:
- In a large pot, begin with the vegetable paste and extra virgin olive oil. Vegetable paste is a mix of tomato, carrots, onion and celery. Usually I chop up a quick mirepoux, but this saves time by having it already done.
- Add the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Mix well.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir. The sugar is up to your own personal preference. You don’t have to add it, but I like a sweeter sauce.
- Bring the sauce to a boil and then cover and reduce.
- Let the sauce simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat the oven as instructed on your premade pizza dough.
- Unroll the dough onto a prepared pan. Cut into thirds.
- Spoon pizza sauce into the center of the dough and fill with your favorite toppings.
- Fold over each side of the dough to cover. Using a fork, press the edges shut and poke a few holes in the top of the dough.
- Cook as instructed from the dough instructions.
- To serve: Top with a spoonful of pizza sauce.
To freeze: Allow to cool and place in a freezer bag or vacuum seal shut.
When I pack lunches for Josh with a calzone it’s always a surprise. He loves them! To carry the sauce, I just bought a few sauce containers. They work perfectly. And we actually use them all the time!
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