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Sausage And Roasted Pepper Calzone

Cuisine: Italian
Courses: Main Course, Pizzas
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Crust
1   Pillsbury pie crusts
  Filling
1 lb 454g / 16ozSweet Italian sausage
1   Garlic clove minced
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlItalian seasoning
2   Eggs
8 oz 227gMozzarella cheese - cubes
1/4 cup 59mlPine nuts
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozSliced green onions
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBasil leaves
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlPepper
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozRicotta cheese
1   Roasted red peppers chp

Recipe Instructions

Heat oven to 400F. Allow both crust pouches to stand at room temp 15-20 minutes Meanwhile, in large skillet brown sausage with onions and garlic; drain. Stir in basil, Italian seasoning and pepper. In small bowl, beat eggs with fork; reserve 1.5 tbs; set aside. Add ricotta cheese to remaining eggs; mix well. Stir into sausage mixture. Add mozzarella cheese, peppers and 3 tbs of the pine nuts. Remove crusts from pouches; unfold. Press out fold lines. Place one prepared crust on end of large ungreased cookie sheet with about 1/3 of crust hanging over edge.

Spoon half of sausage mixture over half of crust on cookie sheet, leaving abou 1" border and mounding filling towards center.

Fold pie crust half over filling' press edges with fork to seal. Cut four 1" slits in top of crust. Repeat with second crust and remaining filling at opposite end of cookie sheet. Brush with reserved 1.5 tbs egg. Sprinkle with remaining pine nuts.

Bake at 400F for 20-25 min or until crust is golden brown.

To serve cut each calzone in half or into 3 wedges.

Source:
Mario Batali

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