Italian Meatball Calzones Recipe

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Using Italian-style frozen beef meatballs or refrigerated turkey meatballs is a great time-saver. To add crunch and color, drop in roasted red or green pepper strips. Dave Bremson, Plantation, Florida

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Italian Meatball Calzones Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs, thawed
2 cups pizza sauce
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
1 egg white
2 teaspoons water
1 package (15 ounces) refrigerated pie pastry
Additional pizza sauce, optional

Directions

Heat meatballs according to package directions. In a large saucepan, heat pizza sauce; stir in meatballs. In a small bowl, combine the cheeses and basil. In another bowl, whisk the egg white and water; set aside.
Unroll one pastry onto a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Spoon half of meatball mixture onto half of the pastry to within 1/2 in. of the edges. Top with half of cheese mixture. Fold dough over the filling, forming a half circle. Moisten edges with water; press with a fork to seal. Brush top with egg mixture. Repeat with remaining pastry, meatball mixture and egg mixture.
Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cut each calzone into three wedges. Serve with additional pizza sauce if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 wedge (calculated without additional pizza sauce) equals 559 calories, 32 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 84 mg cholesterol, 694 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 22 g protein.

Originally published as Meatball Calzones in Taste of Home June/July 2008, p27

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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by mamamerg

GREAT Recipe! Instead of adding fresh basil to the cheeses I used a tablespoon of dried italian seasoning....delicioso!

Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by aimeechipps

This was just okay, not one I will make again. I loved the ease of using the pastry dough though to make the calzones and I may try that idea again with regular pizza ingredients inside.