Sausage Calzones Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CALZONE

Steps:

• Unroll pizza dough onto an ungreased baking sheet; pat into a 14x11-in. rectangle. Spread pizza sauce over 1 long side of dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. , Layer the spinach, sausage, mushrooms and cheese over sauce. Fold dough over filling; pinch seams to seal. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing. Freeze option: Freeze cooled unsliced calzone in a freezer container. To use, place calzone on an ungreased baking sheet, cover with foil and reheat in a preheated 375° oven 10 minutes. Uncover; bake until heated through.

SAUSAGE CALZONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the milk, 2 tablespoons oil, salt, sugar and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the spinach, cheeses, parsley and pepper; mix well. , Punch dough down; divide into six pieces. On a floured surface, roll each piece into an 8-in. circle. Top each with 2/3 cup filling. Fold dough over filling; pinch to seal. , Place on greased baking sheets sprinkled with cornmeal. Brush tops lightly with remaining oil; sprinkle with garlic salt. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with pizza sauce. Freeze option: Freeze cooled baked calzones in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, reheat calzones on a greased baking sheet in a preheted 350° oven until heated through.

SAUSAGE CALZONE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Unroll pizza dough onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray; pat into 12x10-inch rectangle.
• Cook sausage, onions and mushrooms in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until sausage is lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Spread pizza sauce onto half the dough to within 1 inch of edges; top with 1/2 cup mozzarella, sausage mixture and remaining mozzarella. Fold dough over filling; seal edges with fork.
• Bake 18 to 20 min. or until golden brown. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

SAUSAGE CALZONE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in mushrooms and 1/2 cup of the pizza sauce; cook until thoroughly heated.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, boiling water and oil until dough forms (add additional tablespoon of water if needed). Place dough on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix; roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape dough into a ball; knead about 10 times or until smooth. Roll dough into 12-inch round.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, place dough round. Top half of dough with sausage mixture to within 1 inch of edge. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over sausage mixture. Fold dough over filling; press edge with fork to seal. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cutting board. Cool 5 minutes before cutting into 6 wedges. Heat remaining pizza sauce; spoon over each serving.

SAUSAGE AND RICOTTA CALZONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Divide pizza dough into 8 pieces. Roll out each into 8-inch round disk.
• To make filling, in 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften. Add spinach; continue to cook about 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Remove from heat; set aside.
• In large bowl, mix cooked sausage, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, nutmeg, pepper and onion-spinach mixture.
• To make each calzone, place filling in center of dough round. (Resist the temptation to overfill the dough.) Fold dough over; press edge and twist to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cut calzones in half to serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CALZONE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Crumble sausage into large skillet sprayed with cooking spray; cook until evenly browned, stirring frequently. Drain.
• Unroll pizza dough onto 12-inch pizza pan sprayed with cooking spray; press dough to evenly cover bottom of pan.
• Spread ricotta onto half the dough to within 1 inch of edge; top ricotta with pasta sauce, shredded cheese and sausage. Fold dough in half to enclose filling. Press edges together to seal. Brush dough with milk; sprinkle with Parmesan. Cut slits in top to vent steam.
• Bake 20 min. or until crust is golden brown. Cool slightly. Meanwhile, heat remaining pasta sauce as directed on label.
• Cut calzone into slices.

SCRUMPTIOUS SAUSAGE CALZONES

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve yeast in water& milk.
• Add oil, salt, sugar and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface& knead until smooth& elastic- approx.
• 6-8 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease the top.
• Cover& let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain.
• Add spinach, cheeses, parsley& pepper; mix well.
• (mushrooms, onions, etc. can be added at this point) Punch down dough; divide into six pieces.
• On floured surface, roll each piece into 8" circle.
• Top each w/ 2/3 c.
• filling.
• Fold dough over filling; pinch to seal.
• Place on greased baking sheets that have been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Brush tops lightly with oil; sprinkle with garlic salt.
• Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with pizza sauce.