Italian Sausage Side by Side Calzones

By AmberK

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup onion
• 1 pound hot turkey Itallian sausage (about 4 links)
• 1/2 cup diced green pepper
• 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, sliced
• 1 can (8 ounces) pizza sauce
• 1 garlic clove, presssed
• 2 packages (13.8 oz. ) refrigerated pizza crust
• 1 cup (4 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 Tbsp. basil oil
• 1/4 cup (1 oz) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Chop onion using food chopper. Remove and discard casing from sausage. Cook sausage and onion in family skillet over medium high heat 8-10 minutes or until sauage is lightly browned and no longer pink, breaking into crumbles. Drain and set aside

2. Dice bell pepper using chef knife. Slice olives using knive. In classic batter bowl, combine sausage mixture, bell pepper, olives, pizza sauce, and garlic pressed with garlic press; mix well.

3. Lightly flour rectangle stone. Unroll one package of pizza crust across bakign stone. Gently stretch dough into a 10 x 14 inch rectangle. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over fough to form two lengthwise rows, leaving a 2 inch separation between rows down center and a 1 inch border around outside edges. Using large scoop, scoop filling mixture evenly over both rows of cheese. Unroll second package of pizza crust and carefully palce over first crust. Match edges of dough around edges; press to seal around edges and down center.

4. Using pizza cutter, cut down center of dough to form two strips. Lightly spray dough with basil oil using kitchen sprizer. Grate parmesan cheese over top of dough using cheese grater.

5. Using bread knife, cut 5 inch 2 inch slits in top of each calzone to vent. Bake 22-25 mintues or until deep golden brown. Remove from oven to stackable cooling rack; cool 10 minutes. Serve warm.