Sausage Calzones

Rachael Ray

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Crazy for Calzones

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 calzones
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 pounds raw Italian sweet sausage, casing removed
  • A drizzle olive oil
  • 2 cups ricotta
  • A handful flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • A handful grated Parmigiano, plus extra, for knots
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated or a couple pinches of ground
  • A few grinds black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped pimento
  • 2 (10-ounce) tubes prepared pizza dough
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella
  • Garlic oil (1 or 2 cloves chopped and heated in 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil)
  • 2 cups tomato, marinara or pizza sauce for dipping or Five Minute Spicy Marinara, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Brown sausage in a small skillet in a drizzle of olive oil. Transfer the cooked crumbled sausage to a paper towel lined plate to drain.

Combine sausage with ricotta, parsley, garlic, Parmigiano, nutmeg, pepper, and pimento. Roll out doughs and halve cross-wise. Place a dough rectangle on a nonstick cookie sheet. Use 1/2 cup mozzarella on half of each dough rectangle and pile a mound of filling on half of the total area. Fold dough over and pinch edges to seal. The result is a rectangular turnover.

For half-moon shaped calzones, trim excess dough. Roll dough bits into strips, tie in knots and brush with garlic oil and cheese. Garlic knots are fun to dip at the table.

Bake calzones 15 minutes or until golden all over. Serve calzones with warm tomato, marinara, or pizza sauce for dipping.

Cook's Note: For an additional time saver, 2 packages precooked sausage crumbles, 8 ounces each, may be substituted for raw Italian sausage used in the above recipe.

Five Minute Spicy Marinara:

  • 2 tablespoons (two turns around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 (32 ounce) can chunky style crushed tomatoes
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian dried seasoning
  • 1 handful Italian parsley leaves, chopped

Add olive oil to medium saucepan over moderate heat. Add garlic and crushed pepper to the heated olive oil; when pepper snaps and garlic sizzles, stir in crushed tomatoes. Season sauce with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for five minutes and stir in parsley. Serve.

Yield: 4 servings

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  • on February 09, 2012

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    This is a good tasty and easy recipe. I have made many times over the years.

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  • on October 04, 2011

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    I added finely chopped green pepper and onions for some extra flavor. Yum! Turned out DELISH!

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  • on December 08, 2008

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    This recipe took me about 25 minutes from start to finish. It was so quick and so delicious. I was worried that I wouldn't have dinner ready in time, but I was done early and had time to actually sit down and RELAX! Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!

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