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Sausage, Spinach, and Ricotta Calzone

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45 min

Sausage, Spinach, and Ricotta Calzone

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Time

45 min

Serving

4 persons

Calories

601

Rating

4.00★ (31)

Author: Victoria Buriak
This calzone recipe with ricotta, Italian sausage, and spinach is a great combination!

Ingredients

  • ½ cups all-purpose flour: 1 piece (if needed)
  • envelope Fleischmann's® Pizza Crust Yeast: 1 piece
  • sugar: 1 tsp
  • salt: 0.75 tsp
  • very warm water (120 degrees F to 130 degrees F): 0.66667 cup
  • vegetable oil: 1 Tbsp
  • ounces Italian sausage: 8 piece
  • spinach leaves: 2 cups (fresh)
  • water: 0.25 cup
  • ricotta cheese: 0.75 cup
  • mozzarella cheese: 0.75 cup (shredded)
  • egg: 1 piece
  • Spice Islands® Italian Herb Seasoning: 1 tsp
  • Spice Islands® Crushed Red Pepper: 0.5 tsp
  • Spice Islands® Garlic Salt: 0.5 tsp
  • pizza sauce, for dipping: 2 cups

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  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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  2. Make dough: Combine 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft, slightly sticky dough ball. Knead on a floured surface, adding more flour if needed, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Cover and let rest on the floured surface.
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  3. While dough rests, make filling: Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crumbly and browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove sausage to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; discard grease from the skillet. Add spinach and water to the skillet; sauté over medium heat until spinach is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes; drain liquid. Return sausage to the skillet with spinach. Set aside.
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  4. Combine ricotta, mozzarella, and egg in a mixing bowl. Stir in Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper, and garlic salt; set aside.
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  5. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll 1 dough piece into an 8-inch circle on a floured surface. Spread about 1/3 cup ricotta mixture over the bottom half of dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with heaping 1/3 cup sausage-spinach mixture. Fold the top half of dough over filling. Pull the edge of the lower crust over the top; fold and press layers together to seal. Transfer to a greased baking sheet; cut 3 to 4 vents on top. Repeat with remaining dough.
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  6. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer calzones to a wire rack to keep the bottom crust crisp while cooling slightly. Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
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