These make-ahead breakfast calzones are a gift to your future (or present) self! They're easy and customizable so you can use your own preferred fillings. Just pull one out of the freezer, heat it, and you'll be out the door in minutes!
Brown the ground beef/pork and season with the salt, fennel, sage, cayenne powder/red pepper flakes, and black pepper. Drain and set aside.
Sauté the onions until soft and translucent. Add the chopped frozen spinach and stir until thawed and combined Mix with the meat and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs. If the pan is dry, melt ½ Tablespoon of butter (or use a little oil) and add the eggs. Scramble over low heat until the eggs are mostly cooked. It's okay if they're just a bit gooey still because they'll cook again in the oven.
Mix together the meat & spinach & onions with the eggs and 1 cup cheese.
Divide the pizza dough in half and place half aside, keeping it covered. Divide the working half into 12 even balls. Roll each out - much thinner than pizza dough. Fill with almost ⅛ cup of the filling, then pull the dough closed. Use a little water around the edge to help it seal, then seal the edge by pressing a fork around the edges. Repeat until all calzones are formed.
Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake on 500ºF for about 12 minutes, or until the top is browned.
Notes
You don't need to pierce the top of the calzone, and you don't need to use an egg wash. Some recipes call for these options, but I found them both unnecessary. Feel free to use the egg wash if you want your calzones to look extra golden and pretty!Use whatever fillings you like! I'm looking forward to feta, pesto, & sun-dried tomatoes, or broccoli & white cheddar.Pizza Dough Recipes:
I recommend putting frozen calzones on a plate in the fridge to thaw overnight, then warm in a toaster oven for 5-10 minutes for best results.
From frozen: you can thaw these using the defrost setting on your microwave. Thaw at 10% power for 5 minutes. Then warm through by toasting on the stove (like warming a quesadilla - warm on a dry pan with lid, flip and remove lid until warmed through), or by microwaving on full power for 1-3 minutes. You may want to poke them before microwaving!