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.
2. Spread the sauce down the middle of the dough in a straight line
3. Now top with precooked quartered meatballs
Spread the meatballs out evenly.
4. Now top with the shredded cheese.
5. Top with provolone cheese spread out sporadically. “Sprinkle” pasta sprinkle on top of the cheese.
6. Now fold on side of the dough over the meatballs, cheese, and sauce. Repeat with the other side.
7. Pinch the seams together and fold the ends like a present (making sure to seal all the good stuff).
8. Throw cornmeal onto a pizza piel.
9. Invert the dough onto the piel with seam side down. Cut some slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
10. Brush the dough with some olive oil for a nice crust.
11. Bake for 30 minutes.
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!