Crescent Calzones

These calzone sandwiches are made with refrigerated crescent dinner rolls packed with ground meat, cheese, bell pepper and pizza sauce, served warm right from the oven.

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ingredients 7
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 40 min

Ingredients

1/2: lb bulk Italian pork sausage or ground beef

1: clove garlic, finely chopped

1/2: cup chopped green bell pepper

1: can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

1/4: cup pizza sauce

1/2: cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)

1: egg, beaten

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Grease or spray cookie sheet. In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in bell pepper.
2 On cookie sheet, unroll dough and separate into 4 rectangles; press each into 7x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Spread 1 tablespoon sauce on half of each rectangle to within 1 inch of edge. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over sauce; top with one-fourth of sausage mixture. Fold dough over filling; firmly press edges with fork to seal. Brush top of each with egg. With fork, prick top of each to allow steam to escape.
3 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

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Expert Tips

Cheese Calzone: Omit sausage and vegetables. Use 2/3 cup cheese in each calzone. Shape and bake as directed above.

Pepperoni and Vegetable Calzone: Replace sausage with 1/2 cup diced or sliced pepperoni. Cook vegetables in oil; stir in pepperoni. Shape and bake as directed above.

To reheat, wrap loosely in foil; heat at 350°F 20 to 25 minutes.

For added flavor, sprinkle each calzone with Italian seasoning before baking.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich

Calories: 370
Calories from Fat: 210),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 24g; 24%
(Saturated Fat 9g, 9% Trans Fat 3g 3% ),
Cholesterol: 85mg; 85%;
Sodium: 800mg; 800%;
Total Carbohydrate: 25g; 25%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 6g 6% ),
Protein: 15g; 15%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%;
Vitamin C: 15%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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I_Fortuna

report Posted Sep. 23, 2012 1:24 PM

Wow! These are easy and so great. I use a mixture of Italian sausage and ground pork adding a little oregano, rosemary and onion. These are so much fun and I serve with a green salad that has tomatoes, Kalamata olives a fresh shaved parmesan. Try making your own salad dressing from mayonnaise, seasoning salt, white pepper, apple cider vinegar and a pinch of oregano. Delicious! These calzones are wonderful with just cheese mixture especially, provolone, mozzarella (fresh or regular), fresh romano and parmesan, asiago, or feta with oregano. It really doesn't matter what shape you choose to m

MadMerlin420

report Posted Sep. 18, 2012 2:20 PM

@florentinea the crescents come out of the can as rectangles, and you can turn them into rectangles, it is very possible, i have done it myself. and they are very good, gonna make again

florentinea

report Posted Mar. 7, 2012 5:50 PM

Almost all of the crescent recipes that involve rolling 2 triangles of the dough into a large rectangle and then folding over are wrong. You can't make a triangle out of a rectangle. You would think they would have figured that out by now and corrected it.

justmbeth

report Posted Oct. 2, 2011 8:32 PM

Great recipe for a simple calzone. Will definitely make again.

Fox Valley Erica

report Posted Jan. 18, 2010 6:33 PM

I love these! They are somewhat a labor of love when you are making a bunch of them, however the turn out is great. I made these for a family gathering and now everyone thinks I'm a great cook (if only they knew I go to pillsbury for everything)