Sausage, Spinach and Ricotta Calzone

Name: Sausage, Spinach and Ricotta Calzone
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons Spice Islands® Crushed Red Pepper; 1 egg; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour, or more if needed; 1 teaspoons Spice Islands® Garlic Salt; 227 grams Italian sausage; 4 servings Pizza sauce OR marinara sauce; 1 envelope Fleischmanns® Pizza Crust Yeast; 177 milliliters ricotta cheese; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Italian Herb Seasoning; 177 milliliters shredded mozzarella cheese; 473 milliliters fresh spinach leaves; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 59 milliliters water; 158 milliliters very warm water (120 degrees to 130 degrees F)

Sausage, Spinach and Ricotta Calzone might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 597 calories. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of pepper, egg, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Yeast

Salt

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Bowl

Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky. Knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Cover and let rest on floured surface while preparing filling.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Cooking Oil

Cook sausage in skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through; remove from skillet and drain excess fat.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Add spinach and water to skillet; saute 1 to 2 minutes until spinach is wilted; drain. Return sausage to pan.

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Sausage

Spinach

Water

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Frying Pan

Combine ricotta, mozzarella and egg in a mixing bowl. Stir in Italian herb seasoning, crushed red pepper and garlic salt; set aside.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic Salt

Mozzarella

Seasoning

Ricotta Cheese

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

To make calzones divide dough into four portions.

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Dough

Roll 1 portion into an 8-inch circle on a floured surface.

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Roll

Spread approximately 1/3 cup ricotta mixture in center bottom half of dough. Top with heaping 1/3 cup sausage spinach mixture leaving outer 1/2-inch free of filling. Fold top half of dough over filling. Pull edge of lower crust over top; folding and pressing layers together to form a seal. Carefully transfer to greased baking sheet.

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Ricotta Cheese

Sausage

Spinach

Crust