Calzones In A Pinch Food

SPICY CALZONE

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground beef or sausage with onion and bell pepper. Stir in sliced Connecuh sausage. (Feel free to add any meat you like, Italian sausage is awesome). Drain meat.
• 2. Pour in 3/4 jar of Paul Newman's Garlic & Herb spaghetti sauce (or your choice I use PN's for ease and it has a lot of flavor).
• 3. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, and Italian seasoning.
• 4. Spray your long jelly roll pan with Pam. Roll out the pizza dough in a square or round shape, your choice.
• 5. Line the dough with slices of mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices.
• 6. In the center spoon the meat sauce.
• 7. For the square shaped: Fold over one end and then fold the other end to overlap. Fold the end pieces up to seal the calzone. Fold over so the seam is on the bottom. For the Round dough: Fold over like a crescent moon and pinch the ends to close the calzone.
• 8. I brush my calzone with melted butter and sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese.
• 9. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
• 10. While this is baking I heat the remaining sauce in a saucepan on medium/low for dipping or drizzling over the calzone.

HOMEMADE CALZONES WITH FILLINGS BAR

Steps:

• For the dough: Lightly oil a large bowl. Combine the yeast, salt, sugar and 2 1/4 cups of the flour in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and stir to combine. With the mixer running, add the water and oil. Beat until the dough comes together, about 2 minutes. If the dough is too wet, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it is still soft and slightly sticky, but you can turn it out. Transfer the dough to the oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let stand until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• For the calzones: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix together the mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Lightly flour a work surface. Turn out the dough and divide it into 4 pieces. Gently pull and stretch each piece of dough into a 7- to 8-inch round, trying to keep the thickness of the dough fairly even. Lay out the rounds and spoon one-quarter of the cheese mixture onto one side of each round (about 1/2 cup per round). Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the Homemade Pizza Sauce onto the cheese. Add up to 1/3 cup of your preferred topping onto each of the calzones, then fold the side of the dough over the fillings. Fold and crimp the edges to seal them completely.
• Transfer the calzones to the prepared baking sheet and brush them lightly with oil. Use a sharp paring knife to cut 1 or 2 vents into each, then bake until deep golden brown, about 18 minutes.
• Serve with additional Homemade Pizza Sauce on the side, if desired.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the oregano, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the garlic is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil and 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, with the saucepan loosely covered in foil to avoid splattering and stirring occasionally, until fairly thick, 5 to 10 minutes, depending on your tomatoes. Remove the basil.

EASY CALZONE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 °F. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or spray it with oil.
• Divide the dough into 8 equally sized pieces. Roll each piece into a 1/4" thick circle.
• Place the filling on half of each circle (pizza sauce, ricotta, pepperoni, salami and shredded mozzarella). Make sure to leave the edges clean to allow for sealing the calzone. Fold the side over the filling and crimp the edges.
• Place calzones on a baking sheet, leaving space apart. Cut a small vent on the top of each calzone. Brush the tops with oil and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

EASY CALZONES

Steps:

• Place the frozen rolls (or frozen bread loaves) on a baking sheet to thaw. Cover with a tea towel and let thaw and rise for 2 to 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and allow to cook for a couple of minutes. Add the sausage and cook until brown, crumbling the sausage as you stir. Add the Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Remove from the skillet and allow to cool on a plate.
• In a separate bowl, combine the ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, salt, some pepper, parsley and 2 eggs.
• When the sausage is cool, stir it into the cheese mixture and set aside.
• When the rolls are thawed and risen, roll them out on a lightly floured surface until paper thin. Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of the filling onto half of the dough circle. Fold half of the dough over itself, and then press the edges to seal.
• Brush the surface of each calzone with the beaten egg, and then bake until nice and golden brown, 10 to 13 minutes. Serve with warm Marinara Sauce.
• Add a tablespoon or so of olive oil into a hot pan over medium-high heat and throw in the garlic and chopped onions and give them a stir.
• Now add the wine (or chicken broth), whisking to deglaze the bottom of the skillet. Cook until the liquid reduces by half.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste and a pinch of sugar. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Toward the end of the cooking process, chop up your fresh parsley and basil and add it to the sauce to taste, stirring to combine.

CALZONE

Steps:

• 1. Thaw bread dough overnight. Preheat oven to 425°. After browning meat, add onion, garlic, tomato sauce and spices. Simmer 5 minutes. remove from heat and add the cheeses. Set aside to cool slightly while working with bread dough.
• 2. Cut bread dough into eight pieces. roll each into a circle (I used an 8 inch). place 1/3 cup filling into each circle. Brush edges with egg white. fold over and press edges with fork to seal. cut or prick top to allow steam to escape. brush top with beaten egg yolk. Bake 12 minutes or until brown.
• 3. To make this a southwestern recipe: Instead of Italian sausage use Mexican sausage or hamburger. Taco seasoning instead of oregano and basil. (Also you can add 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper if desired) 1 cup of Shredded Mexican cheese instead of mozzarella and cottage cheeses. Prepare as above

CALZONE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. In a large skillet over medium heat, add oil and when hot, add onion, red pepper and mushrooms; season with freshly ground black pepper. Sauté the vegetables until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add sausages and cook for 5 minutes.
• 2. Transfer meat mixture to a medium bowl. Stir in Italian seasoning, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, parsley, and pizza sauce; set aside.
• 3. On a floured work surface, place dough and pull under to form a ball; divide into 4 equal pieces. Pull under to form 4 balls and then roll it down to a round shape of about 9-inch diameter. Spread meat mixture over half side of the dough, leaving at least 1" of the edge; top cheese over meat mixture. Moisten the edge of the dough with water using damp fingers and fold over the top just past the filling, tap it down to keep in place. Take the extra dough and fold it over, going around, crimping it to seal the edge.
• 4. Sprinkle corn meal on a baking sheet, lined with silpat. Using a bench scraper, carefully transfer calzone on prepared baking sheet. Make air vents with the tip of a knife. Brush an egg wash over and sprinkle lightly with parmesan cheese. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Cut in half and serve with a side of marinara sauce and salad. Makes 4 calzones
• 5. To view this recipe on YouTube, click on this link >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWwMTgxigLk

CALZONES IN A PINCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir ground beef and onion in a skillet over medium heat until the meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain grease.
• Combine ground beef mixture, chicken, tomato, mushrooms, and ripe olives in a bowl. Stir spaghetti sauce into ground beef mixture. Lightly mix mozzarella, sharp Cheddar, and Parmesan cheeses into the filling.
• Place a pie crust flat onto a work surface; spread with half the cream cheese, leaving an edge about 1/2-inch deep without cream cheese. Spoon half the filling over cream cheese. Fold the crust over the filling to make a large half moon-shaped calzone; press the edges together with a fork. Cut several slits in the top of the calzone to vent steam. Repeat with second crust and remaining filling. Place calzones onto a baking sheet. Brush tops with olive oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is hot, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle tops with Italian seasoning; return to oven and bake until crusts are lightly golden brown, about 5 more minutes. Let calzones stand for 5 minutes before cutting into servings.

PIZZA CALZONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
• 2. Place butter in a microwave bowl and sprinkle with garlic salt. Microwave until butter is melted.
• 3. Spray 15x10-inch baking sheet with cooking spray and sprinkle with corn meal.
• 4. Unroll pizza dough onto parchment paper and cut each can of dough into 3 wide strips. Spread marinara sauce lengthwise down center of dough to within 1/2 inch of each short edge.
• 5. Layer pepperoni (4 slices each) evenly on top of sauce. Sprinkle cheese evenly over pepperoni. Add onions and pepper rings.
• 6. Pull up each long edge over filling and pinch edges together to seal. Pinch short ends together to seal.
• 7. Brush with butter and garlic salt mixture and sprinkle with oregano and red pepper flakes.
• 8. Bake 18-20 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• 9. Heat remaining marinara sauce in covered container in microwave until hot. Serve sauce for dipping calzones if desired.