How To Make Easy Calzone Recipe

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat.

cooked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey sausage is lower in fat.

pepperoni

🥗Healthier: turkey pepperoni

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey pepperoni is a leaner option.

Open the Pillsbury pizza crust and place it on a clean cutting board.

Sprinkle bench flour on the cutting board to prevent the crust from sticking.

If desired, add another piece of dough to make a larger calzone.

Knead the two pieces of dough together on the perforated edge to connect them.

Cook half a pack of ground breakfast sausage in a pan over medium-high heat, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks.

Once the sausage is browned and cooked through, remove it from heat.

Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on the dough, leaving a border around the edges.

Layer the cooked sausage on top of the sauce.

Add two cups of pizza blend shredded cheese on top of the sausage.

Sprinkle garlic powder and parsley flakes over the cheese.

Fold the dough over the filling to create a calzone and pinch the edges to seal it tightly.

Place the calzone on a cookie sheet.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the calzone in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.

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