Sausage & Spinach Calzones Recipe

Sausage & Spinach Calzones Recipe Sausage & Spinach Calzones Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

These are perfect for quick lunches or a midnight snack. My nurse coworkers always ask me to make them when it's my turn to bring in lunch. —Kourtney Williams, Mechanicsville, Virginia

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Sausage & Spinach Calzones Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
20 10 30

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bulk Johnsonville® Ground Sausage
  • 1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust
  • 3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 3 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. Meanwhile, unroll pizza crust; pat into a 15-in. x 11-in. rectangle. Cut into four rectangles. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over half of each rectangle to within 1 in. of edges.
  • Drain sausage. Add spinach; cook and stir over medium heat until spinach is wilted. Remove from the heat. Stir in the ricotta cheese, salt and pepper; spread over mozzarella cheese. Fold dough over filling; press edges with a fork to seal.
  • Transfer to a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 calzone equals 452 calories, 17 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 1,220 mg sodium, 50 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 24 g protein.

Originally published as Sausage & Spinach Calzones in Simple & Delicious September/October 2009, p29

Medium-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.

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Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by jbrundage

I purchase Trader Joe's whole wheat pizza dough (or make my own), divide it into 4 pieces, and roll it into circles. On each circle, I put 1/4 of the filling on half of the circle to 1 inch of the edge, then bring the other half over to seal and bake. I also add onion, mushrooms, and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese to the filling before putting it on the dough. They are sooooo good.

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by vithansen

Delicious! I wonder if i can freeze.

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by vithansen

Can I freeze this recipe?

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by herbiehill

Hummm good ! I did add some fresh garlic and a small amt. fennel... Weight watchers you don't eat 3or 4 of these a day!! , won't hurt in moderation .....

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by Colojd

Trying to stay gluten free, so would avoid the refrigerated pizza dough. These refrigerated dough also tend to have a lot of the bad fats too. Note the high sodium and the amount of fats.

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2010 by scrapo

Yummy!

Reviewed on May. 19, 2010 by 555444

These calzones were really good. I did add garlic powder to the meat. Also they looked kinda dry needed sauce so I made my own by heating up 1-10 Oz. can of Ro*Tel diced tomatoes w/habaneros, 1-8 Oz. can tomatoe sauce and 1 can 6 Oz. can tomato paste warmed on stove and sprinkled extra mozzarella cheese over the top. Added a little more heat to the dish. (I also used hot sausage). Will be making this again. Very easy dish, great for quick weekend dinners. Thanks for the recipe.

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2010 by ktrose79

My whole family, even our 2-year-old, loves these calzones. I use a bit more mozzarella, maybe 1/4 cup per calzone, but otherwise I follow the recipe. I make them at least 2 times a month!

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2010 by janetjordan

These were good! Pretty easy, too.

 
 

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