Broccoli-Sausage Calzones

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Randy Mayor; Jan Gautro
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4 servings (serving size: 1 calzone)
March 2001
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Assemble the calzones the night before, cover and refrigerate. The next morning, just follow the baking instructions; in about half and hour, you'll be ready to run out the door with an easy-to-eat handheld breakfast.

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup chopped broccoli florets
  • 2/3 cup (about 3 1/2 ounces) diced chicken and sun-dried tomato sausage (such as Gerhard's)
  • 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded sharp provolone cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 (10-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
  • Olive oil-flavored cooking spray

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 306
  • Caloriesfromfat 30%
  • Fat 10.3g
  • Satfat 4g
  • Monofat 3.5g
  • Polyfat 2g
  • Protein 16g
  • Carbohydrate 30g
  • Fiber 0.5g
  • Cholesterol 37mg
  • Iron 2.5mg
  • Sodium 733mg
  • Calcium 145mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Step 2

Steam broccoli, covered, 3 minutes or until tender.

Step 3

Combine broccoli, sausage, ricotta, provolone, and black pepper in a bowl. Divide pizza dough into 4 equal portions on a lightly floured surface; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape each piece into a ball. Roll each ball into a 6-inch circle. Place about 1/3 cup sausage mixture on half of each circle, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Fold the pizza dough over the sausage mixture until the edges almost meet. Bring the bottom edge over the top edge; crimp edges of dough with fingers to form a rim.

Step 4

Place the calzones on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Pierce tops with a fork. Lightly spray the tops with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

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Ratings & Reviews

detailaddict's Review

mccally
November 21, 2013
This is a good use for leftover broccoli; I actually doubled the amount called for, chopping it finely for less bulk and was still able to fit all of the filling in the dough. I used homemade whole-grain pizza crust that I had on-hand, chicken-apple sausage and subbed parmesan for the provolone as this was what I had. I preheated a pizza stone and slid the calzones onto it with a peel, and they baked for about 25 minutes for me. We ate these for breakfast but they could easily transition to lunch or dinner as well.

carolfitz's Review

detailaddict
May 09, 2010
No advantage to re-working a can of thin-crust pizza dough; just unroll it and cut into four rectangles. Followed the filling proportions using hot turkey sausage, added a couple minced sun-dried tomato halves and ¼tsp Italian seasoning. Served hot topped with c. 2tbs jarred pizza sauce and fresh basil. Side salad. Tasty.

mccally's Review

carolfitz
December 14, 2008
Great! Easy and tasted delicious.