Easy Stromboli & Calzones Using What’s Already in Your Fridge

One of my favorite rituals is Clean Out the Fridge Sunday. Every week, I take a quick inventory and pull out any leftovers or meal‑prepped ingredients I didn’t get to during the week. It’s such a satisfying way to reduce waste and get creative in the kitchen. Today, we’re turning those odds and ends into something delicious: a homemade Stromboli and two Calzones. We’ll bake the stromboli in the oven and pop the calzones into the air fryer so you have both cooking methods covered.

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Here are the recipes!

Air Fryer Calzone

Created by Stacey

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 c Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • ¼ c Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 t Greek Seasoning Blend
  • 1 Garlic Clove Minced
  • ¼ c Chopped Ham
  • 1 c Arugula
  • Pizza Crust one crust will make 2 large calzones or 4 small calzones
  • 2 T Melted Butter
  • 1 t Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 t Grated Parsley Flakes

Instructions
 

  • Create your filling by combining cheeses, garlic clove, and Greek Seasoning Blend
  • Combine butter, grated parmesan cheese and parsley flakes.
  • Roll out the pizza crust to ¼ in thick
  • Cut crust into 2 or 4 depending on how many calzones you are making
  • In each crust, off to one side, place ham, arugula and cheese mixture
  • Fold over the crust and pinch the edges closed
  • Creat a vent hole on the top and brush butter mixture on to the top of the calzone
  • Air fry at 375 for 10-12 minutes flipping halfway through the cooking time
  • Allow to cool slightly and Enjoy!

Greek Seasoning Blend

Created by Stacey
This Greek seasoning blend is great as a salad dressing seasoning, a vegtable seasoning or on chicken.

Ingredients
  

  • 2 T Oregano
  • 2 T Basil
  • 1 T Garlic Powder
  • 1 T Onion Powder
  • 1 t Salt
  • 1 t Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Combine all spices and store in an airtight container.

Stromboli

This inside out pizza is a crowd pleaser. Using the store bought pizza crust saves you time; you can have this done in less than 20 minutes! Whatever your favorite pizza toppings are can go into your Stromboli. This recipe uses ham and pepperoni but you could also add onions, peppers and black olives as well.

Ingredients
  

  • Pizza Crust
  • Sliced Mozzarella Cheese
  • Sliced Provolone Cheese
  • Pepperoni
  • ½ c Diced Ham
  • 3 T Melted Butter
  • Sprinkling of Parmesan Cheese and Parsley Flakes for the Butter

Instructions
 

  • Roll out pizza crust.
  • Top pizza crust with cheeses, pepperoni, and diced ham.
  • Roll the Pizza Crust, like a burrito, into a log shape and pinch the edges closed
  • Lay on a Parchment Paper Lined Baking Sheet seam side down.
  • Mix Parmesan Cheese, Parsley Flakes and Butter together.
  • Brush Stromboli with Butter mixture
  • Slice 4 vent holes across the top of the Stromboli.
  • Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
  • Enjoy!

If you make these, let me know how your clean‑out‑the‑fridge creations turn out. Your comments always make my day.

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