Easy Meatball Calzones
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These crispy, flavorful calzones are made with store-bought pizza dough and meatballs. So easy to make and the family will love them!
Easy Meatball Calzones
Today I’m sharing the recipe for these kid approved, Easy Meatball Calzones.
One of my favorite premade items to keep on hand is meatballs. Whether I make them myself or buy them, I always like to have them in the freezer. There are so many different ways use them and my kids just love them.
I put these Simple Meatball Calzones together with store a bought pizza crust, meatballs from the freezer, my own pizza sauce and shredded mozzarella. They really could not have been any easier!
If you are cooking for kids, you know they love anything rolled up and baked in pizza crust or biscuits. (prime example are these Easy Beef Empanadas, Ham and Cheese Stromboli and my Barbecue Chicken Pockets.)
Mmm, all that cheesy, meaty, marinara goodness is making me hungry!
More Recipes with Pre-made Meatballs
- Cheesy Penne with Meatballs Recipe (20 Minute Meal)
- Easy Crockpot Meatball Sub Recipe
- Easy One Pot Meatball Stroganoff Recipe (20 min meal)
FAQs
What ingredients go in a Calzone?
Calzones are typically filled with pizza sauce, cheese, and various pre-cooked toppings usually found on a pizza. Whether your favorite pizza toppings are cheese and pepperoni, hamburger and bacon, 3-cheese, or veggie, if you like it on your pizza, you’ll enjoy it on a calzone!
What kind of cheese is best for a Calzone?
I prefer Mozzarella, but you could combine just about anything you like. Another amazing combination is a one-to-one combo of Mozzarella and Ricotta and a tablespoon or two of Parmesan.
How long do you bake a Calzone for?
Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes. If you are concerned with the calzone over-browning before the cooking is complete, you can cover it with foil during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
Can you freeze Calzones?
Yes, calzones can be frozen cooked or raw.
For the raw calzones, arrange them on a baking sheet in a single layer and allow them to freeze completely. You can then move them to an airtight container or freezer-safe plastic bag.
If the calzones are already cooked, place them directly into an airtight container and freeze them for up to 3 months.
To reheat the calzones, thaw them in the refrigerator. If raw, follow the cooking instructions in the recipe card for baking.
Your turn! What’s one of your family’s favorite go-to easy dinner recipes?
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Easy Meatball Calzones
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Total Time: 45 min
- Yield: 4 calzones 1x
- Category: main dish
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: italian
Description
These crispy, flavorful calzones are made with store-bought pizza dough and meatballs. So easy to make and the family will love them!
Ingredients
- 1 package of Pizza Dough (store-bought or your own approx 12 to 16 oz)
- 8 Pre-cooked Meatballs (or more depending on the size of your meatballs.)
- 1/2 cup Pizza Sauce
- 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 egg (optional)
- Garlic salt or Italian seasoning (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Divide dough into 4 pieces and roll into thin circles. (or circle-ish shapes…)
Place meatballs on half of the dough circle. (My meatballs were large, so I cut them into fourths.) - Add about a tablespoon of pizza sauce to each calzone ad then sprinkle with cheese. Be very careful to keep the sauce and cheese away from the edge of the dough. (The sauce will keep the edges of the calzone from sealing all the way.)
- Fold the top half of the dough over and seal the edges by pressing and crimping the edges together.
- Optional step: brush egg white over the top of the calzone and sprinkle with garlic salt or other Italian seasoning.
- Bake on a well-greased baking sheet or pizza stone for 35 minutes or until a deep golden brown. (If you are concerned with the calzone over browning before the cooking is complete, you can cover it with foil during the last 10 minutes of cooking.)
Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 calzone
Keywords: meatball calzone
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Can you freeze calzones
To freeze: Calzones can be frozen cooked or raw. For the raw calzones, Arrange them on a baking sheet in a single layer and allow them to freeze completely. You can then move them to an airtight container or freezer-safe plastic bag. If the calzones are already cookers, you can place them directly into an airtight container and freeze them for up to 3 months.
To reheat the calzones, thaw them in the refrigerator. If raw, follow the cooking instructions in the recipe card for baking.
I added ricotta to ours (similar to what a local pizza place does) and they where a big hit! No leftovers.
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can these be cooked then frozen for lunches?
I have not tried it, but I’m sure you could.
these were great, thanks for the recipe
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Do you use the “pre-cooked” meatballs frozen, thawed or heated?
Thanks!
~Monica~
I did defrost them first.
Scrumptious! Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls
those look amazing!! definitely will be trying those soon
These look sooooo good! Oh my goodness. This would be so perfect for parties, too. Thanks for the inspiration!!! 🙂