Happy Cyber Monday! Point, click and spend till it hurts! An off-menu item at my pizza place, Tappan Out Pizza, was something I would make for customers who requested it. I sure miss that joint and my great customers. Happy shopping! If you find a great on-line deal today, put it in the comments section.
Sausage-Pepperoni Calzone
1 lb. hot or mild Italian sausage, casings removed
2 rolls prepared pizza dough, thawed
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 package mini pepperonis
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 garlic clove, minced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
Five Minute Marinara sauce (recipe follows) or your
favorite jarred sauce
Kosher salt and fresh-ground pepper, to taste
1 egg white (for brushing)
Preheat oven to 425
In a large skillet, crumble and cook sausage just until starting to brown. Add onions, garlic, bell peppers and Italian seasoning. Warm through then remove from heat and drain, if necessary. Let cool slightly.
Unroll dough out to a parchment covered baking sheet. Gently pull dough on the ends, to form a football shape.
Brush marinara on one half of the dough (leaving at least an inch all around the edges) and fill with sausage, peppers and onion mixture
Spread pepperonis and then cheese over the top. Leave at least 1-inch of the edge without filling to ensure a tight seal and brush around the edge with egg white.
Slightly pull top dough on the ends, forming a football shape, and place over the top, then slightly roll and pinch and press the edges together to seal. Brush with egg white. Sprinkle a pinch of seasoning on the calzone. Bake 18-22 minutes, until puffed up golden brown.
Five Minute Spicy Marinara:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
Pinch of red pepper flakes
1 (32 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
Kosher salt and fresh-ground pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 handful Italian parsley leaves, chopped
Add olive oil to medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and crushed pepper to the heated olive oil; when pepper snaps and garlic sizzles, stir in crushed tomatoes. Season sauce with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for five minutes and stir in parsley.