Calzones

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup chopped green sweet pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (, 2 oz)
• 1/3 cup pizza sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) package prepared pizza crust
• 1 tablespoon milk
• grated parmesan cheese (optional)
• pizza sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 cook ground beef, mushrooms, and green pepper in a medium frypan till meat is no longer pink, drain.
• 3 stir in the mozzarella cheese and the 1/3 cup pizza sauce.
• 4 unroll pizza dough.
• 5 roll or stretch dough into a 10 x 15 inch rectangle.
• 6 cut dough into 6- 5 inch squares.
• 7 spoon some of the meat mixture onto one-half of each square.
• 8 brush dough edges with water.
• 9 lift a corner and stretch dough over meat mixture to opposite corner.
• 10 seal the edges by pressing with the tines of a fork.
• 11 place calzones on a greased baking sheet.
• 12 prick tops with a fork to allow steam to escape.
• 13 brush with the milk.
• 14 if desired, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 15 bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till golden brown.
• 16 let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• 17 if desired, serve with warmed pizza sauce.