Sausage, Fennel, and Provolone Calzones

Name: Sausage, Fennel, and Provolone Calzones
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 473 milliliters thinly sliced fennel bulb (about 1 medium bulb); 113 grams sweet Italian sausage; 237 milliliters vertically sliced onion; 6 servings All-purpose Pizza Dough; 85 grams 3/4 cup grated sharp provolone cheese; 355 milliliters sliced red bell pepper; 1 Tbsp water; 1 Tbsp yellow cornmeal

Sausage, Fennel, and Provolone Calzones might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 303 calories. If you have egg, bell pepper, pizza dough, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pizza dough you could follow this main course with the Grilled Dessert Pizza as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Remove casing from sausage. Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble.

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Add fennel, bell pepper, and onion. Cover, reduce heat, and cook for 9 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool slightly.

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Preheat oven to 45

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Divide the prepared dough evenly into 6 equal portions on a lightly floured surface; shape each piece into a ball.

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Dough

Roll each ball into a 6-inch circle.

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Roll

Combine egg and water with a whisk in a small bowl.

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Brush edge of each circle with egg mixture; reserve remaining egg mixture.

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Place 2/3 cup sausage mixture on half of each circle, leaving a 1-inch border, and sprinkle each with 2 tablespoons cheese. Fold dough over sausage mixture until edges almost meet. Bring bottom edge over top edge; crimp edges of dough with fingers to form a rim.

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Place the calzones on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal.

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Brush tops with reserved egg mixture.

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Bake at 450 for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

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Servings:

1large

egg 473milliliters

thinly sliced fennel bulb (about 1 medium bulb)113grams

sweet Italian sausage 237milliliters

vertically sliced onion 6servings

All-purpose Pizza Dough 85grams

3/4 cup grated sharp provolone cheese 355milliliters

sliced red bell pepper 1Tbsp

water 1Tbsp

yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Piccini Chianti Classico with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.