Pizza Calzone

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pizza dough, cut in 2 (use a high quality pizza dough)
• 1/2 cup sliced zucchini
• 10 kalamata olives, pitted and diced
• 1/4 cup chopped turkey pastrami
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (sometimes i toss in some fontina)
• 5 tablespoons of your favorite tomato sauce
• 2 -4 dashes italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
• 2 whole tomatoes, salted and water drained off (this is the second recipe)
• 1/2 cup chicken breast, chopped into pieces (this is great if you have leftovers)
• 10 black olives, pitted and chopped up
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 purple onion, sliced
• 8 large mushrooms, sliced
• 2 -4 dashes italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
• 2 tablespoons butter (this is for top crust)
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cut your pizza dough in half.
• 2 stretch one half on your pizza stone (i use the one from pampered chef--it's the best).
• 3 place sauce, cheese and toppings add more cheese on top of toppings.
• 4 stretch 2nd half of dough over pie.
• 5 crimp edges to form closer.
• 6 if i use mushrooms or onions i sauté first with garlic in olive oil or butter.
• 7 melt 2 tbs butter (you can also use olive oil) brush on top crust with some italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and or some parmesan cheese.
• 8 bake 500 degrees 15 to 20 minutes depending on oven and desired crispiness.
• 9 let stand 10 minutes from oven.
• 10 cut and serve.