Name: Vegetarian Calzones
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1 Red pepper; 1 Red onion; 1 Leek; 250 g Cherry tomatoes; 2 tsp Vegetable oil; Salt and pepper (to taste); 2 Ready rolled pizza dough (or you could make your own dough); 30 g Tomato puree; 1 tsp Mixed herbs (dried, or fresh if you have them); 270 g Mozzarella

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You are probably familiar with the meal box delivery service HelloFresh, who provide pre-portioned ingredients for a weekly subscription, so you can make a huge variety of delicious and healthy meals at home with no food waste. But did you know that they also have lots of their recipes available for free online? It's a great way to browse the kind of options you will get when you sign up to their service! Or try out some recipes at home! I decided to try out this Vegetarian Calzones recipe, if you've not had a calzone before, it's basically a pizza that has been folded in half. It kind of looks like a cornish pasty! These calzones are filled with juicy roasted vegetables like red pepper, cherry tomatoes and leek. Then there's plenty of mozzarella cheese for a perfectly gooey centre. They are a filling and tasty meal that is sure to be a hit with your family!

What you'll need...

To make the Vegetarian Calzones, you will need the following ingredients:

Red onion - or you can substitute this with a white onion
Red pepper - yellow or orange pepper would also work well
Leek
Cherry tomatoes
Tomato puree - or a pizza sauce if you prefer
Mixed herbs - I used dried mixed herb, but if you have fresh thyme, oregano or basil they would be so tasty too
Pizza dough - I use a ready rolled dough, you can also use a ready made one and roll it out, or make your own dough
Mozzarella cheese
A little flour for rolling out your dough
Oil, salt and pepper for roasting the vegetables

Step by step...

Start by chopping and preparing the vegetables, toss them in a little oil and place on a lined baking tray, or in a roasting tin. Season with salt and pepper if you like, and roast for 20 minutes.

Prepare your pizza dough, then spread some tomato puree over it. Add roasted vegetables to half of the dough.

Next, add mozzarella cheese on top of the vegetables and sprinkle the herbs all over. Fold the dough over and seal with a little water and by folding the edges back on themselves. Use a knife or fork to make a couple of holes in the top to allow steam to escape. Bake them for 15 minutes.

Tips for making the Vegetarian Calzones:

You can bake the calzones on a baking tray. If you have a pizza stone I recommend using it for an extra crispy base. Dust the baking paper underneath the calzone with some semolina or cornmeal to really up the crispyness factor!
The mozzarella inside is amazing and so perfectly gooey, but you could add another cheese like cheddar for a stronger cheesy flavour if you like.
I've provided the ingredients to serve two people, you can simply double them to feed a family of four. On the HelloFresh website, you can click a button on all of their recipes to increase or decrease the serving sizes - how handy is that!
Other roasted veg like courgette, aubergine or butternut squash would also be amazing inside the calzones!

Recommended equipment & ingredients*

Baking trays	Pizza stone	Chopping board
Kitchen scales	Roasting tray

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