Sausage & Mushroom Biscuit Calzones

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Store bought refrigerated biscuits make a nice shortcut for these yummy calzones stuffed with sausage, mushrooms, basil, ricotta and mozzarella cheese. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, ground
• 1 cup portabella mushroom, diced
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste
• 2 (10-ounce) cans refrigerated biscuits, 16 in total
• 1 egg, mixed with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 cups marinara sauce, warmed

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from cheatsheet.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage and cook about 4 to 5 minutes, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon as you go along. Add mushrooms and continue cooking until sausage is done and no longer pink.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix well the ricotta, mozzarella, and basil. Season with salt and black pepper. Set aside.

Roll out each biscuit onto a lightly floured work surface using a rolling pin. Roll/flatten until double in size (6 inches to 7 inches in diameter).

When sausage mixture is done, drain on paper towels, patting down to remove as much grease/oil as you can. Add to cheese mixture. Blend well.

For the rolls, place about 2 heaping tablespoons of the mixture into the center, keeping away from the sides. Using a pastry brush, brush around half of the edges.

Fold rolls in half over the filling (fold the un-brushed side onto the brushed side). Seal the edges by gently pressing the tines of a fork around the folded edge.

Place onto ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops with remaining egg wash and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Using the tip of a sharp knife, pierce hole in top of calzones to allow steam to escape.

Bake for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown. Let sit a few minutes before serving with marinara sauce.