Sausage Mushroom Pasta Calzones Recipes

SAUSAGE-MUSHROOM PASTA CALZONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400° F. Grease rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches. Cook sausage and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce; cook until hot.
• Spoon sausage mixture on half of each egg roll wrapper to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top with mushrooms, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and the Gorgonzola cheese. Moisten edges of wrappers lightly with water. Fold over filling; press edges to seal. Place in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until calzones are hot and cheese begins to brown. Serve with additional spaghetti sauce in desired.

SAUSAGE CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 F.
• Brown sausage in a small skillet in a drizzle of olive oil. Transfer the cooked crumbled sausage to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Combine sausage with ricotta, parsley, garlic, Parmigiano, nutmeg, pepper, and pimento. Roll out doughs and halve cross-wise. Place a dough rectangle on a nonstick cookie sheet. Use 1/2 cup mozzarella on half of each dough rectangle and pile a mound of filling on half of the total area. Fold dough over and pinch edges to seal. The result is a rectangular turnover.
• For half-moon shaped calzones, trim excess dough. Roll dough bits into strips, tie in knots and brush with garlic oil and cheese. Garlic knots are fun to dip at the table.
• Bake calzones 15 minutes or until golden all over. Serve calzones with warm tomato, marinara, or pizza sauce for dipping.
• Cook's Note: For an additional time saver, 2 packages precooked sausage crumbles, 8 ounces each, may be substituted for raw Italian sausage used in the above recipe.
• Add olive oil to medium saucepan over moderate heat. Add garlic and crushed pepper to the heated olive oil; when pepper snaps and garlic sizzles, stir in crushed tomatoes. Season sauce with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for five minutes and stir in parsley. Serve.
• Yield: 4 servings

SAUSAGE AND RICOTTA CALZONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Divide pizza dough into 8 pieces. Roll out each into 8-inch round disk.
• To make filling, in 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften. Add spinach; continue to cook about 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Remove from heat; set aside.
• In large bowl, mix cooked sausage, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, nutmeg, pepper and onion-spinach mixture.
• To make each calzone, place filling in center of dough round. (Resist the temptation to overfill the dough.) Fold dough over; press edge and twist to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cut calzones in half to serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CALZONE

Steps:

• Unroll pizza dough onto an ungreased baking sheet; pat into a 14x11-in. rectangle. Spread pizza sauce over 1 long side of dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. , Layer the spinach, sausage, mushrooms and cheese over sauce. Fold dough over filling; pinch seams to seal. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing. Freeze option: Freeze cooled unsliced calzone in a freezer container. To use, place calzone on an ungreased baking sheet, cover with foil and reheat in a preheated 375° oven 10 minutes. Uncover; bake until heated through.

SCRUMPTIOUS SAUSAGE CALZONES

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve yeast in water& milk.
• Add oil, salt, sugar and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface& knead until smooth& elastic- approx.
• 6-8 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease the top.
• Cover& let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain.
• Add spinach, cheeses, parsley& pepper; mix well.
• (mushrooms, onions, etc. can be added at this point) Punch down dough; divide into six pieces.
• On floured surface, roll each piece into 8" circle.
• Top each w/ 2/3 c.
• filling.
• Fold dough over filling; pinch to seal.
• Place on greased baking sheets that have been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Brush tops lightly with oil; sprinkle with garlic salt.
• Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with pizza sauce.

SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM CALZONES

Steps:

• In skillet, crumble and brown sausage over medium heat until cooked. Set aside. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 12 inch to 14 inch rectangle. Cut into 4 pieces. Top half of each rectangle with sauce, sausage, mushrooms and cheese. Fold dough over to enclose. Crimp around edges with a fork. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

SAUSAGE & SPINACH CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes; drain. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted. Remove from heat., On a lightly floured surface, unroll and pat dough into a 15x11-in. rectangle. Cut into 4 rectangles. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on half of each rectangle to within 1 in. of edges., Stir ricotta cheese and pepper into sausage mixture; spoon over mozzarella cheese. Fold dough over filling; press edges with a fork to seal. Place on a greased baking sheet., Bake until light golden brown, 10-15 minutes. If desired, serve with pizza sauce.Freeze option: Freeze cooled calzones in an airtight freezer container. To use, microwave calzone on high until heated through.

SAUSAGE-MUSHROOM PASTA CALZONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Grease rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches. Cook sausage and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce cook until hot. Spoon sausage mixture on half of each egg roll wrapper to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top with mushrooms, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and the Gorgonzola cheese. Moisten edges of wrappers lightly with water. Fold over filling press edges to seal. Place in baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until calzones are hot and cheese begins to brown. Serve with additional spaghetti sauce if desired.1 Serving: Calories 295 (Calories from Fat 110) Fat 12g (Saturated 5g) Cholesterol 30mg Sodium 1,030mg Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 2g) Protein 15g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

PASTA WITH SAUSAGE, TOMATOES, AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Saute sausage in heavy large pot over medium-high heat until brown, about 12 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl.
• Add oil to drippings in pot.
• Add mushrooms and onions; saute until tender and brown, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in 1 cup chopped basil, oregano, and garlic; sauté 1 minute.
• Add wine; cook until almost absorbed, about 4 minutes.
• Add sausage and crushed tomatoes; cover and simmer over medium heat until thickened, about 25 minutes.
• Add diced tomatoes and butter; simmer until tomatoes are soft, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.).
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• Drain well; return to pot.
• Pour sauce over pasta; toss to coat.
• Add 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 cup basil; toss to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer pasta to serving dish.
• Serve, passing remaining cheese separately.

SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM CALZONE

Steps:

• Cook sausage and mushrooms in large skillet until no longer pink; drain. Stir in one can of pizza sauce.
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 12-inch circle. Place on greased cookie sheet. Spoon sausage mixture over half the dough to within 1/2 inch of edge. Sprinkle with mozzarella.
• Moisten edges of dough with water. Fold dough in half over filling. Seal by pressing with tines of fork. Cut slits in top of calzone. Brush with water; sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Bake at 375 degrees F, 25 minutes or until golden. Heat remaining can of pizza sauce and serve with calzone. Serve with carrot and celery sticks and cherry peppers, if desired.