Meatball Calzone

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My husband just loves a good calzone! We had leftover meatballs the other day and I knew I had an extra dough in the freezer which the combination of the two equals a good calzone. This can be a quick dinner if you thaw out the dough a day ahead of time in the refrigerator. Take the dough out of the refrigerator about an hour before you want to throw it in the oven.

Ingredients:
One wheat dough recipe or 1 lb frozen dough
1/4 cup pizza sauce
4-5 meatballs (quartered) (use turkey meatballs or vegetarian to cut the fat)
1/2 cup part skim shredded mozzarella or fat free
1 slice of provolone (cut into strips)
1-2 tsp Pasta Sprinkle or italian seasoning
Olive Oil (optional 1-2 TB)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

1. Roll out dough to the best of your ability in a rectangular shape on a lightly floured surface.

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2. Spread the sauce down the middle of the dough in a straight line

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3. Now top with precooked quartered meatballs

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Spread the meatballs out evenly.

4. Now top with the shredded cheese.

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5. Top with provolone cheese spread out sporadically. “Sprinkle” pasta sprinkle on top of the cheese.

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6. Now fold on side of the dough over the meatballs, cheese, and sauce. Repeat with the other side.

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7. Pinch the seams together and fold the ends like a present (making sure to seal all the good stuff).

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8. Throw cornmeal onto a pizza piel.

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9. Invert the dough onto the piel with seam side down. Cut some slits in the top to allow steam to escape.

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10. Brush the dough with some olive oil for a nice crust.

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11. Bake for 30 minutes.

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Enjoy! FYI I thought this would be enough for dinner plus a lunch and my husband liked it so much he ate the entire calzone for supper!