30 Minute Calzone

A super quick and incredibly delicious dinner recipe that you can make in a pinch. Comfort food in 30 minutes.

Have you ever made homemade pizza or calzone? If so, then you know how much work the dough is! Today we are simplifying the traditional calzone and using puff pastry instead of yeast dough. This will substantially shorten the baking time, keep your kitchen mess free and provide you with a delicious dinner in about 30 minutes! Despite this little shortcut, the calzone has an amazing flavor, especially if you make your own marinara sauce. The incredibly crispy and light puff pastry (topped with a generous amount of cheese of course) satisfies any pizza craving.

I am almost too embarrassed to tell you how this recipe came to be. In fact, the first time I made this calzone was a pure accident. This was never supposed to be a calzone.

It all started with some puff pastry dough and the wish to make pizza pin wheels (which are a regular in our household). I was filling it with my usual pizza-type fillings and everything was working great. Then when it came to rolling it up, my brain shut off entirely. I stood there absentmindedly, rolling the dough widthwise as opposed to lengthwise. Before I even knew what I was doing the dough was rolled up into a giant big blob. I still debated whether or not I could maybe cut it into slices only to come to the conclusion, that I had utterly failed at my mission to make pinwheels. However, failure is not a word we use here on HBB so instead I took the Tatin sisters as my example and got creative. I closed up the sides and sprinkled some cheese over it, making a calzone out of it. I found the end result so delicious, I wanted to officially this recipe with you.

The lesson we learn from that: keep calm and bake on like the Tatin sisters.

Now let’s get into the preparation. (Spoiler: it’s super easy!)

Roll out your puff pastry dough and spread the marinara sauce on top. I used about a cup of marinara sauce for my dough.

Add toppings of your choice. I kept it incredibly simple with just tomatoes, corn and cheese but you can add whatever you wish. Keep in mind to only add a thin layer otherwise rolling it up becomes quite a challenge!

Roll roll roll. Make sure to roll the dough (widthwise) as tightly as possible.

Crimp the sides together to prevent your filling from oozing out while baking. Use a fork to make a nice pattern. Then brush with an egg wash. (This will give it that beautiful golden color.)

Sprinkle with cheese and bake!

It’s literally as simple as that. It’s best to let it cool a bit before slicing, otherwise your slices will look a bit messy. However, they’ll still taste great of course. 😉

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