Monday, March 10, 2014

Grilled Pepper, Onion, and Sausage Calzones


This is the second recipe we tried from my March Freezer Meal Madness day of make-ahead meals.  I wasn't sure how the calzones would fare in the freezer once I saw the vacuum sealer suck the life out of the dough, but they actually turned out surprisingly delicious.  If freezing, just make sure the calzones are completely thawed before cooking.

Grilled Pepper, Onion, and Sausage Calzones
Recipe from Cooking Light
Yield: 4 calzones, depending on size

Ingredients:
1 portion homemade pizza dough (I totally cheated and used refrigerated dough)
1 sweet onion, cut into 1/2" thick strips
1 red bell pepper, quartered
1 yellow bell pepper, quartered
1 pound Italian turkey sausage links
2 cups pizza sauce, divided
1&1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
Prepare grill to medium-high heat.  Coat onion slices and bell pepper pieces with cooking spray.  Place veggies and sausages on a grill rack coated with cooking spray.  Grill veggies 4 minutes per side or until browned.  Grill sausage links 8 minutes or until done, turning occasionally to brown on all sides.  Remove from grill and let cool slightly.  Cut pepper pieces into 1/2" strips.  Cut sausages diagonally into thin slices.

Preheat oven to 500º.  Place dough on a lightly floured surface and divide into 4 equal portions.  Roll out each portion into a 9x5" rectangle.  Spread 1/4 cup pizza sauce over each portion, leaving a 1/4" border.  Arrange sausages over half of each portion and top with onion and peppers.  Sprinkle each calzone with 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella.  Fold other half of dough over filling; press edges together with a fork to seal.

Place calzones on a baking sheet and coat with cooking spray.   Bake at 500º for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.  Serve with remaining pizza sauce.

If freezing, skip the baking at the end and seal in a plastic bag.  Thaw completely before baking.




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