1-1/4 lb. spicy Italian Sausage (removed from casing)
3/4 cup pizza sauce
4 cups (16 ounces) shreeded Italian cheese blend
For Garlic Butter-
2 tsp. butter
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Saute sausage in large skillet, breaking up with fork, until sausage is cooked and browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well and set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make hot roll mix according to package directions for pizza, replacing egg and butter with hot water and olive oil. Let dough stand 5 minutes. Divide dough into eight pieces. Roll each piece into an oval about 5 x 7 inches.
Place 1/4 cup Italian cheese blend in center of each oval. Top with 1/3 cup cooked sausage. Spoon 1 tbsp. pizza sauce over sausage. Sprinkle with another 1/4 cup cheese. Bring up edges of dough and seal securely. Transfer calzone to lightly greased baking sheet, placing seam side up to form a football shape. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Set calzones in a warm place to rise, covered with towel, 25 minutes.
Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. In a small skillet, heat butter and garlic over low heat until butter is melted and garlic is tender, about 3 minutes. Remove calzones from oven when lightly browned. Brush hot calzones with garlic butter and sprinkle each with 1/2 tbsp. Parmesean cheese. Return to oven until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. To make football laces on calzones, cut thinly sliced mozarella into thin strips. Arrange on calzones after brushing on garlic butter and sprinkling with Parmesean cheese.
Calzones can be baked and refrigerated up to 2 days in advance. Reheat in oven at 350 degrees until hot, about 20 minutes.
Originally Submitted
4/26/2010
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