Ingredients:
1 batch thin-crust pizza dough (I used a roll of Pillsbury ready-made thick pizza dough), or 2 lbs store-bought pizza dough
2-3 cups filling: any favorite combination of cooked meat, cooked veggies, and mozzarella cheese (for these, I used ham, frozen chopped spinach, ricotta, and mozzarella)
Olive oil
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Divide the dough into 6 even pieces and place on parchment paper. Press each piece into a flat disk and roll out until about 8” diameter.
In the bottom third of the circle of each piece, spread about 1/3 cup of filling, leaving about an inch border around the edge. Fold the top part of the dough over the bottom, pressing around the edges of the non-folded edge to seal.
Tap the calzones lightly to spread filling evenly.
Brush the calzones lightly with olive oil and stab tops of the calzones with a fork to allow steam to vent out during cooking.
Bake calzones for 15-20 minutes. Rotate the tray in the oven and bake another 15 minutes, or until golden brown on top and browned on the edges.
Cool briefly and serve with marinara sauce.
Claire Tastes 
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