Best vegan Calzone recipe! These delicious pizza pockets are a great alternative to regular pizza or Stromboli. The Calzones are stuffed with mushrooms, peppers, and vegan cheese. The recipe is not only dairy-free and egg-free, but also gluten-free, and easy to make!
1 batch gluten-free pizza dough (or your favorite pizza dough)
10 oz mushrooms
2 bell peppers (colors of choice, chopped)
1 medium-sized onion (chopped)
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 cup tomato sauce ((e.g. marinara sauce) (see notes))
7-8 oz vegan cheese (or one batch of vegan cheese sauce)
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp ground oregano
Sea salt and black pepper (to taste)
½ tbsp olive oil
Categories
Appetizer
Main Course
Snack
Cuisine
Italian
Steps
First, prepare the gluten-free pizza dough, as described in this recipe or make your own favorite pizza dough (for example, with wheat flour, if not gluten-free).
Heat oil in a pan/skillet over medium heat and add the onion. Fry for about 3-4 minutes, then add garlic, mushrooms, and peppers. Fry for a further 6-10 minutes until the water from the veggies has evaporated.
Add onion powder, ground oregano, salt and pepper to taste and turn off the heat. Set aside until ready to use.
Preheat oven to 480 °F (250 °C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Divide the pizza dough into 4 equally sized pieces.
Roll out one piece of dough on a floured surface into a 6-7" (15-18 cm) circle, about 1/4" (0.6 cm) thick.
Spoon a little of the tomato sauce on one half of the dough, add the mushroom/veggie mixture, and vegan cheese of choice or this vegan cheese sauce. Make sure to leave at least 1/2" (1.25 cm) of space around the edge of the dough.
Carefully fold the other half of the dough over, and pinch the edges of the pocket with your fingers to seal (check pictures in the blog post above). Please note that gluten-free doughs can be quite brittle and tend to burst easily. So make sure to handle it carefully.
Repeat this step with the remaining dough. Use a spatula to transfer the pizza pockets to the prepared baking sheet. Optional: Brush tops with a mixture of 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp water, a few drops of oil, and a pinch of smoked paprika and turmeric.
Bake the calzones for about 14-18 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve with the remaining pizza sauce on the side. Please don't burn your mouth as the filling is very hot. Enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 calzone
Calories: 458 kcal
Carbohydrates: 70 g
Protein: 11.5 g
Fat: 12.9 g
Sugar: 11 g
Reviews
gina on 2022-03-03 (5 stars): this recipe absolutely perfect. i love it.
Nicole on 2019-10-15 (5 stars): My 9 year old insisted I leave feedback that this is kid-approved!! Thanks for the wonderful meal my whole family enjoyed!!
Bianca Zapatka on 2019-05-26 (5 stars): Looks so Delicious! Love calzone ?
Yasmihng on 2019-05-20 (5 stars): The recipe came out amazing!!! The only thing I didnt like was the fact that I didn’t get more dough!!! Lol. The only thing I changed was adding a bit of spinach for preference but this recipe will have you full, balanced, and amazed with flavor. As a culinarian I am so grateful to have a new loved blog that pushes my creativity and usual go to’s.
