Calzones With Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup small curd cottage cheese
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package pepperoni slices, chopped
• 4 slices monterey jack cheese, chopped
• 2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated prepared pizza crust
• 2 cups pasta sauce, thawed
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 8 cups water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons dried italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper

Recipe

• 1 stir together first 5 ingredients until blended. stir in pepperoni and chopped cheese slices.
• 2 divide each pizza crust into 2 portions. roll each dough portion into a 7-inch circle.
• 3 spoon 1/2 cup cottage cheese mixture in center of each circle. fold dough over filling, pressing edges to seal; place on a lightly greased aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. prick dough several times with a fork.
• 4 bake at 375° for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. let stand 5 minutes. serve calzones with warm pasta sauce.
• 5 * chopped cooked ham may be substituted for pepperoni slices.
• 6 pasta sauce:.
• 7 sauté onion and garlic in hot oil in a dutch oven over medium heat 10 minutes or until onion is tender. stir in diced tomatoes and remaining ingredients. bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring often, 2 hours. divide into recipe portions; and freeze remaining portions.