Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Sausage Calzones

Ingredients
1 1/3 lbs italian sweet sausage
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 bundle of fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3-4 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp pepper
2 tubes prepared pizza dough
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cups tomato, marinara, or pizza sauce, warmed for dipping

Preheat oven to 425.
Heat olive oil in skillet and brown sausage.
Drain sausage on a paper towel-lined plate.
In a large bowl, combine sausage, ricotta, parsley, garlic, parmesan, nutmeg, and pepper.
Roll both tubes of pizza dough out on 2 separate cookie sheets sprayed with nonstick spray. Cut each dough in half across.
Spread 1/2 cup mozzarella and up to 1/4 cup of filling on half of each rectangle.
Fold dough over filling and pinch edges to seal.
Bake 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Serve with warm sauce for dipping.

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