Pizzazzy Sausage Crescent Sandwiches

Name: Pizzazzy Sausage Crescent Sandwiches
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 lb bulk Italian or pork sausage; 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper (1/2 medium); 1/3 cup chopped onion; 1 can (15 oz) pizza sauce; 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet; 4 slices (3/4 oz each) mozzarella cheese, cut in half crosswise, folded

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Prep 25 min
Total 45 min
Ingredients 6
Servings 8

An easy-to-assemble version of Italian calzones, these flavorful sandwiches are a great soup go-along or game-time snack.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated October 23, 2018

Make With

Pillsbury Crescents

Bake-Off® Contest 26, 1975

Cecilia Lagerak
Westminster, Colorado

Ingredients

1 lb bulk Italian or pork sausage
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper (1/2 medium)
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 can (15 oz) pizza sauce
2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
4 slices (3/4 oz each) mozzarella cheese, cut in half crosswise, folded

Steps

1

Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage, bell pepper and onion over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in 3 tablespoons of the pizza sauce.
2

If using crescent rolls: Unroll both cans of dough; separate into 8 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: Unroll both cans of dough; cut into total of 8 rectangles.
3

Place about 1/4 cup sausage mixture and folded 1/2 slice of cheese on one end of each rectangle. Fold dough in half over filling; press edges with fork to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4

Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, heat remaining pizza sauce. Immediately remove sandwiches from cookie sheet. Serve warm with warm pizza sauce.

A Caesar salad and your favorite ice cream complement these pizza sandwiches.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 370

Calories from Fat: 200

Total Fat: 22g; 34%

Saturated Fat: 8g; 40%

Trans Fat: 3g

Cholesterol: 30mg; 9%

Sodium: 790mg; 33%

Potassium: 300mg; 9%

Total Carbohydrate: 28g; 9%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 5%

Sugars: 7g

Protein: 13g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%; 10%

Vitamin C: 10%; 10%

Calcium: 10%; 10%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

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