White Calzones with Sausage, Onion and Roasted Red Peppers

Categories: Pasta- Pasta Sauce- Pizza- Flatbread

Ingredients

• 1 Lb. pizza dough
• 1/2 lb. raw spicy Italian sausage, removed from casing1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 medium red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded, diced (from a jar is fine)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 cup finely sliced fresh basil leaves, optional
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack or mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Divide dough in half. Roll each into ball. Let stand, covered with a towel, on a well-floured work surface.

2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and onion. Cook and stir, breaking sausage up into small pieces, until sausage is golden, about 12 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Let cool.

3. Mix ricotta, diced red pepper, salt and pepper in small bowl. Add basil if using.

4. Put a pizza stone or heavy-duty baking sheet on the middle oven rack. heat oven to 550 degrees or 525 degrees on convection setting. Have all ingredients nearby. Sprinkle a baking sheet or peel with cornmeal.

5. Put 1 dough ball on a floured surface. Use a floured rolling pin to gently roll ball into a 12- inch round. Place dough circle onto the prepared baking sheet or peel.

6. Spread half of the ricotta mixture over one half of the dough circle. Top ricotta with half the sausage mixture and half of the shredded cheese. Fold other half of dough over to make a half-moon shape. Use your fingers to crimp and roll the dough edges together to seal in the filling. Repeat to make second calzone.

7. Carefully slide calzones onto heated pizza stone. Cook until top crust is golden and crisp, about 8 minutes. Carefully transfer the cooked calzones to a cutting board or serving plate. Serve immediately.

8. makes 2 calzones

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