9 recipes that use pizza dough, in addition to pizza
Here’s what to do with that leftover pizza dough in your fridge.
With just a handful of ingredients, you can have homemade pizza dough ready to bake with an assortment of your favorite toppings in just over an hour. Whether yours is homemade, store bought, fresh or frozen, the dough possibilities are endless and certainly not limited to pizza. Our favorite uses include everything from spinach pies to casseroles and calzones. Use these recipes as a starting point the next time you find yourself with leftover pizza dough and crave something different.
Quick Basic Pizza Dough Recipe
Cheese Soppressata Undo Bread
All you need to make this delicious take-apart oven bread is four ingredients: a pound of pizza dough, some soppressata, mozzarella, and flour for dusting. Spiced honey is an optional topping or dip, and it all comes together in an hour, thanks to the help of a few pocket-cutting kitchen shears for your cheese and meat.
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Spicy lamb pie
This flexible recipe lets you opt for store-bought or homemade dough. The result is pide (pronounced pea-deh), a sort of Turkish version of pizza made with ground and spiced lamb. Serve with spicy red onion, fresh mint leaves and pine nuts for a tasty and refreshing treat.
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Pizza sandwiches
Using pre-made pizza dough for the bread in this sandwich makes it a snap. Don’t have fresh tomatoes? These pizza sandwiches can be made with sun-dried tomato pesto instead. An adaptable recipe, you can also add mushrooms and olives for the soppressata.
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Garlic and Rosemary Knots
Rosemary and garlic release savory aromas throughout the house and make an unbeatable gourmet garlic knot (if you prefer yours without rosemary, try this recipe). Tying the knots is pretty easy, especially when you substitute the pizza dough for the potato roll dough recipe. Plus, tying the knots is a relaxing and fun way to spend your time in the kitchen. Serve at parties or as a dinner appetizer.
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Sausage and Roasted Pepper Calzone
Is a calzone a folded pizza or is it something completely transformative? Either way, we love this crumbled golden brown delight wrapped in a packet of pizza dough. Bake these sweet Italian sausage pockets on a pizza stone for maximum crispiness.
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Banana Pockets with Nutella
Pizza dough for dessert? Yes, and it couldn’t be easier. Bake the dough, then cut it into slices and stuff it with Nutella (or the spread of your choice) and banana slices. Finally, a way to use up leftover pizza dough And bananas that overripe on your kitchen counter. Take inspiration from this recipe for other desserts, stuffing your dough with jam, cream, nut butters, chocolate and fruit.
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Khachapuri (Georgian cheese bread)
If you’ve never experienced the wonder that is soft and fudgy Georgian cheese bread, follow this recipe for a must-have brunch. In a snap, coat in pizza dough for bread and add feta, mozzarella, eggs and unsalted butter. The cheese and egg center makes the perfect dip.
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Classic Calzone
Four ingredients, plus salt, result in this magical take-home goodness package. Take this calzone to picnics, bike rides, concerts and potlucks. With its rich slices of salami and mozzarella nestled in a dough cooked with marinara, it’s a convenient and tasty way to use up pizza dough. In addition, we have variations: mushroom-artichoke, broccoli-ham, spinach-cheese, chicken-pear, and yes, even the dessert: chocolate-nuts.
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Broccoli, Tomato and Mozzarella Stromboli
This recipe is a cross between easy and healthy, and we love it for a Friday night family dinner. Roll out your dough into ovals, then top with broccoli (yes, you can use frozen chopped broccoli) and top with mozzarella, salami, and marinara. Roll, brush and bake, then serve with a salad for complete enjoyment.
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