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Caprese Calzones Are the Perfect Hand-Held Twist on a Classic Italian Dish!

<div><p></p><p>Caprese usually comes in the form of a classic Italian salad - until now! Caprese Calzones bring the best of the dish together into one pizza-calzone form.</p><p>You'll love the mix of mozzarella, fresh tomato and green basil all wrapped up in some pizza dough. This makes a great after-school snack or easy dinner when you're crunched for time!</p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><hr style="border-bottom: solid 3px #89c35c;"><h2 style="text-align:center">Ingredients:</h2><hr style="border-bottom: solid 3px #89c35c;"></div><ul><li>1 can Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough</li><li>2 Roma tomatoes, halved and sliced</li><li>4 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed</li><li>1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped</li><li>Your favorite pizza/spaghetti sauce for dipping</li></ul><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><hr style="border-bottom: solid 3px #89c35c;"><h2 style="text-align:center">Directions:</h2><hr style="border-bottom: solid 3px #89c35c;"></div><ol><li>Preheat oven to 425 degrees.</li><li>Roll out pizza dough onto a nonstick or lightly floured surface and cut it into 4 equal squares. Layer each square with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. Fold in the 2 long sides of each square, pinching at the seams and the edges to seal the calzones. Place the calzones seam-side down onto a cookie sheet and bake 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.</li><li>Serve hot with dipping sauce.</li></ol><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="-uuyS49tigQ"></amp-youtube></div></div></div></div>

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