Sausage and Pepper Calzone
Looking for some tasty comfort food? Grab some pizza dough and make this Sausage and Peppers Calzone for dinner tonight!
Servings: 6 calzones
Calories: 534kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz. pizza dough homemade or store-bought
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 red bell peppers seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 medium yellow onion sliced
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 16 oz. ground Italian sausage sweet or hot
- {optional} ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg
- marinara sauce for serving
Instructions
- Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Form each piece into a tight ball and place on a floured baking sheet. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1½ hours, or until dough has approximately doubled in size.
- Meanwhile, prepare the filling by adding olive oil to a large skillet. Place skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add sliced peppers, onions and salt. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 minutes, or until peppers have begun to soften.
- Add Italian sausage and {optional} red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring often, for 8-10 minutes, or until sausage is fully cooked. Drain any excess grease from skillet and then set mixture aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 475°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray with nonstick cooking spray; set pan aside.
- Sprinkle a large cutting board or countertop with a bit of all purpose flour. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, roll/flatten the dough into a circle that is ~8” in diameter. (Note: Keep the remaining dough covered while working. Use additional flour as needed to ensure the circles of dough does not stick together.)
- Spoon the filling evenly into the center of the 6 pieces of dough. Divide cheese evenly on top of the filling.
- Using a small bowl, whisk together egg with 1 Tbsp of water. Lightly brush the edge of half of the dough with the egg mixture. Fold dough in half and crimp edges with a fork to seal. Place calzone prepared pan.
- Repeat process using remaining dough, filling and cheese.
- Cut 2-3 small slits into the top of each calzone to let steam escape.
- Brush the tops of the calzones with the remaining egg wash.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until tops of calzones are golden brown in color.
- Serve warm with marinara sauce on the side.
Nutrition
Calories: 534kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 1433mg | Potassium: 322mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1354IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 3mg
