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Sausage and Pepper Calzones

Sausage and Pepper Calzones

The best ever sausage and pepper recipe is the one wrapped in a pizza crust. A calzone recipe the whole family will love. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 833 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 can refrigerated pizza dough
  • 1 Vidalia or other sweet onion chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 pound hot Italian turkey sausage links
  • 1 1/3 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  2. Heat a skillet to medium high heat. Coat with cooking spray and add peppers and onions. Cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables begin to soften. Remove from pan and set aside.
  3. Remove sausages from casings and crumble into hot pan. Cook until meat is browned. Remove from heat and add to pepper and onion mixture.
  4. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface; divide dough into 4 equal portions. Stretch each portion into a 9 x 5-inch rectangle.
  5. Arrange sausage and pepper mixture evenly over half of each rectangle. Sprinkle each calzone with 1/3 cup cheese.
  6. Fold other half of dough over filling; press edges together with a fork to seal.
  7. Place calzones on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Coat calzones with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Cut each calzone in half; serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
Nutrition Facts
Sausage and Pepper Calzones
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 833 Calories from Fat 396
% Daily Value*
Fat 44g68%
Sodium 1289mg54%
Carbohydrates 84g28%
Sugar 50g56%
Protein 35g70%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.