Pizza Beef Calzones Recipes

BEEF CALZONES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in basil. Set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet over medium high. Add ground chuck and cook, breaking into pieces, for 6 minutes, or until browned. Drain. Return meat to the pan. Add mushrooms, onions, pepperoni, and remaining 3/4 tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in ¾ cup tomato mixture.
• Divide dough into 4 pieces, 4 oz. each. Roll each into a 7-inch circle. Spoon ¼ meat mixture (about ½ cup each) and ¼ cup mozzarella on to half of a circle. Moisten edges with lightly beaten egg, fold dough over and crimp to seal edges. Cut 3 small slits in the top. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Transfer calzones to a parchment-lined baking sheet and lightly brush with egg. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with remaining tomato mixture.

EASY PIZZA CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425.
• Unroll the pizza dough onto a large cookie sheet.
• Press the dough out so that it is about the same thickness all around and so that it covers the cookie sheet.
• Cut into 4 equal size rectangles.
• In a bowl, mix sauce, cheese, and toppings.
• Spoon equal amounts of toppings into the middle the rectangles.
• Lightly spread out the sauce mixture.
• Fold one corner so that it meets with the opposite corner.
• Crimp the edges so that the calzones seal.
• Mix olive oil and parmesan cheese mix.
• Brush with olive oil and parmesan cheese mixture.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes.
• Serve hot or freeze for later.

PIZZA BEEF CALZONES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in pizza sauce. Set aside.
• In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, water and oil until dough forms (add additional tablespoon of water if needed). Place dough on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix; roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape dough into a ball; knead about 5 times or until smooth.
• Divide dough in half. Press or roll each half into 12-inch round. On ungreased cookie sheet, place each dough round. Top half of each round with cheese and beef mixture. Fold the other half of each over filling; press with fork to seal.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cutting boards. Cool 5 minutes. Cut each calzone into 5 wedges.

PIZZA DOUGH CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Cook ground beef, mushrooms, and green pepper in a medium frypan till meat is no longer pink, drain.
• Stir in the mozzarella cheese and the 1/3 cup pizza sauce.
• Unroll pizza dough.
• Roll or stretch dough into a 10 x 15 inch rectangle.
• Cut dough into 6- 5 inch squares.
• Spoon some of the meat mixture onto one-half of each square.
• Brush dough edges with water.
• Lift a corner and stretch dough over meat mixture to opposite corner.
• Seal the edges by pressing with the tines of a fork.
• Place calzones on a greased baking sheet.
• Prick tops with a fork to allow steam to escape.
• Brush with the milk.
• If desired, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till golden brown.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• If desired, serve with warmed pizza sauce.

REUBEN CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, unroll pizza crust dough and pat into a 12-in. square. Cut into four squares. Layer a fourth of the cheese, sauerkraut and corned beef diagonally over half of each square to within 1/2 in. of edges. Fold one corner over filling to the opposite corner, forming a triangle; press edges with a fork to seal. Place on greased baking sheets., Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with salad dressing.

PERFECT EVERY TIME PIZZA OR CALZONE DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup lukewarm water and yeast together in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
• Combine 1/2 cup water, olive oil, honey, and salt in a separate bowl; add 1 cup flour and mix well. Mix yeast mixture into flour mixture. Add remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough is well combined.
• Knead dough on a floured work surface until dough is soft, smooth, and elastic, about 8 minutes. Roll dough into 4 calzone shapes.

SUPER CALZONES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, green pepper and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; crumble meat. Drain and set aside. , In a small saucepan, bring tomato sauce and Italian seasoning to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir 1/2 cup into the meat mixture; keep remaining sauce warm. , Unroll pizza crust onto a floured surface. Roll into a 12-in. square; cut into quarters. Spread cream cheese over each to within 1/2 in. of edges. Top with meat mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, mushrooms and olives. , Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle; press edges with a fork to seal. Place on a greased baking sheet. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with the remaining sauce.

PIZZA CALZONE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 500 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and lightly oil.
• In a bowl, stir together ricotta, Parmesan, basil and pepper.
• Lightly flour a work surface, and stretch or roll the dough into a 12-inch round. Spread ricotta mixture on half the dough, leaving a half-inch border all around. Brush the edges of the dough with water and fold dough in half, over filling; pinch the edges of the dough together to seal.
• Transfer calzone to baking sheet. Brush the top with olive oil. Spoon tomato sauce over the calzone and sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake until crust is firm and cheese is golden, about 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

BEEF AND CHEESE CALZONE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Unroll pizza crust on cookie sheet; gently stretch to form 12-inch circle.
• Layer beef, onions, mushrooms and cheeses on half of crust to within 1 inch of edge. Fold crust over filling; fold edge up and seal with fork. Cut slits in top.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is hot. Cool 5 minutes before cutting into wedges. Serve with mustard.