I love recipes like this because they are so easily adapted to what you have on hand. There are so many combinations that would be good—mix it up by using leftover meat or spinach instead of the vegetables listed, or try swapping out different cheeses. Anytime you can reduce waste by using leftovers instead of throwing them away, you save money.
Recipe
Vegetable Stromboli
Vegetable Stromboli is easily adapted to what you have on hand—there are so many combinations that would be good! Mix it up by using leftover meat or spinach instead of the vegetables listed, or try swapping out different cheeses.
Ingredients
- ½ cup marinara sauce, for filling
- 1 cup mushrooms
- ½ cup green pepper
- ½ cup onion
- 1 prepared recipe of your favorite pizza dough, homemade or purchased
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1½ cups marinara sauce, for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Slice 1 cup mushrooms and chop ½ cup green pepper and ½ cup onion.
- In large skillet, brown the mushrooms, onion, and pepper. Add ½ cup marinara sauce and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, roll 1 prepared recipe of your favorite pizza dough out into a large square.
- In a small bowl, mix 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water and beat until well mixed. Brush the egg wash onto dough edges.
- Stir 1 cup mozzarella cheese into vegetable mixture.
- Spoon the vegetable mixture onto half of the dough lengthwise. Fold the empty half of the dough over the filled half and press around the sides to seal edges.
- Cut two or three short diagonal slits into the top of the dough.
- Place on baking sheet and brush with egg mixture.
- Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Heat remaining 1½ cups marinara sauce and serve with cooked Stromboli.
Notes
- Speed up your preparation with prepared pizza dough. You can buy refrigerated pizza dough in a cardboard tube near the crescent rolls, and some grocery stores (I'm looking at you, Trader Joe's) carry bags of ready to roll pizza dough in the refrigerated section.
- Use what you have for this dish—if you have spinach and mushrooms but not onions and peppers, use that. Meat can be added/substituted.
- If you prefer calzones (smaller versions that serve one or two people), you can adapt the recipe by rolling the dough out and cutting into 6 rectangles, about 5"x7", instead of creating one large Stromboli. Spoon equal amounts of vegetable mixture onto half of each dough piece, and fold dough over filling and press around sides to seal edges.
Nutrition per serving
Calories: 387 calCarbohydrates: 57 gProtein: 18 gFat: 11 gSodium: 1543 mgFiber: 4 gSugar: 13 g
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