Calzones with Cheese, Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper

Name: Calzones with Cheese, Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 946 milliliters (about) all purpose flour; 1 envelope dry yeast; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 4 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 large red bell pepper; 567 grams red onions, sliced; 340 grams ricotta cheese; 2 teaspoons salt; 4 sweet or spicy Italian sausages, casings removed; 355 milliliters warm water (105°F to 115°F.)

Calzones with Cheese, Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 745 calories, 25g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have ricotta cheese, spicy sausages, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Pour 1 1/2 cups warm water into large bowl. Stir in yeast.

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Water

Yeast

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Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes.

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Yeast

Mix in oil and salt.

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Salt

Cooking Oil

Add 3 3/4 cups flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until blended. Turn dough out onto floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, sprinkling with more flour if sticky, about 10 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Place dough in oiled large bowl; turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

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Dough

Meanwhile, char bell pepper over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed and slice pepper.

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Bell Pepper

Pepper

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Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Add red onions; sauté until brown, about 25 minutes. Set aside. Sauté sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until cooked through, breaking into 1/2-inch pieces with spoon, about 15 minutes. Set aside.

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Red Onion

Sausage

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Mix both cheeses and oregano in bowl, season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Oregano

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Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Dust 2 baking sheets with flour.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Punch dough down. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth, about 1 minute. Divide into 4 equal portions; shape each into ball.

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Roll out dough balls on lightly floured surface to 9-inch rounds.

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Spread 1/3 cup cheese mixture over half of each round, leaving 3/4-inch border. Cover cheese on each with 1/4 of onions, 1/3 cup cheese mixture, 1/4 of sausage, 1/3 cup cheese mixture, then 1/4 of bell peppers. Fold plain dough halves over filling, forming half circles. Pinch edges of dough firmly together to seal.

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Bell Pepper

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Cheese