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
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By Nasa2537
Port St. Lucie,...
on July 04, 2012
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OMG!!! These are fantastic! I added pepperoni....bought...I think it's Hormel, but they have mini pepperoni & we enjoy it. Next time, some gr. pepper & onion will be added. I'm sure you can really use any filling items that you like on pizza. didn't make the marinara in the recipe, but as I see in some reviews, it sounds yum-o, so will try that next time.
By missersue
Brooksville, FL
on June 04, 2012
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We have made these several times and they are wonderful. My husband watched this episode and said he could make these, so I went out and bought the ingredients and he did an awesome job. He might not be able to cook much but this is one meal he has down pat! He has also changed up the ingreadients and he also makes the spinach and artichoke calzones too. You must make the marinara sauce in the recipe, it makes the whole dish! My kids love this and it makes great leftovers...absolutely nothing bad about this dish!!
By theladybug76
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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