Pepperoni Cheese Calzone

During my WVU days, few foods were as welcome on a cold day as a hot cheesy calzone or stromboli with marinara dipping sauce. My beloved pepperoni stromboli at Sbarros has 890 calories, 44 grams of fat, and only 3 grams of fiber. That is 21 WeightWatchers points. Throw in a medium Coke and that's pretty much a day's allowance. And I would still probably be craving DP Dough's BBQ chicken calzone for dinner.

I think this was a pretty good substitute. Served with a side salad with light balsamic dressing and a diet coke, it's pretty darn good.


18 pieces (yes, 18!) Light Gallo Pepperoni - 2 pts

1/8 tsp olive oil - 0 pts

1 oz Shredded Mozzarella cheese - 2 pts

4 oz Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Pizza Dough - 4.5 pts

1/2 cup Trader Joe's organic Tomato Sauce - 0 pts

Sesame seeds for garnish - 0 pts


1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Roll out dough in as much of a circle shape as possible. Pizza dough is very elastic - like trying to roll out a rubber band! :)

3. Sprinkle cheese and place pepperoni on one half.

4. Fold other side over and press the edges together.

5. Brush top with olive oil. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

6. Make slices if desired, or poke a hole with a fork for an air vent.

7. Place on a cookie sheet coated with non-stick spray and bake for 10-15 minutes or until dough is firm.

8. Heat the tomato sauce for 30 seconds or so in the microwave and use for dipping.

Total Points Value: 8.5