Quick Sausage And Bell Pepper Calzones
Serves: 2
Meagan Lindgren
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
50
Sweetness
53
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 medium
Onion (finely chopped)2 large
Garlic Cloves (minced)1 cup
Grated Mozzarella Cheese1 cup
Grated Parmesan Cheese2 tbsps
Parsley (minced fresh optional)Directions:
1
Separate rolls onto a cornmeal-sprinkled work surface
2
Cover with plastic wrap and let rest while preparing filling
3
Fry sausage in a 12-inch skillet, breaking it up into small bits with a spoon, until it loses its raw color, about 5 minutes
4
Depending on the amount of fat in the pan, drain or add oil to equal about 2 Tbs
5
Add onion and peppers; saute until tender, about 5 minutes
6
Stir in garlic
7
Transfer to a bowl
8
Cool to room temperature; stir in cheeses and optional parsley
9
Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 450 degrees
10
Sprinkling with cornmeal as necessary, roll out each roll into a 7-inch circle
11
Spoon a scant 1/2 cup of filling just below the center line, leaving a 1-inch border along the bottom half of the dough circle
12
Spoon filling just below the center line of the circle of dough, leaving a border along the bottom half of the circle
13
With wet fingertips, moisten the bottom border
14
Fold dough over filling and press edges together
15
Thoroughly seal by using fingertips to crimp and flute the edges or by pressing with the tines of a fork
16
Place on a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
17
(At this point, can be frozen up to 2 weeks
18
) Brush tops with oil
19
Bake until golden brown, about 16 minutes (longer if frozen)
20
Let cool slightly and serve with warm marinara sauce