Sunday, July 12, 2009

Grilled Pepper, Onion, and Sausage Calzones

Homemade Pizza Dough
1 sweet onion, cut into 1/2" thick slices
1 red bell pepper, quartered
1 yellow bell pepper, quartered
1 pound Italian sausage links
1 3/4 c. plus 3 Tbsp. New York-Style Pizza Sauce, divided
1 1/3 c. (5 oz) shredded part-skim mozzerella cheese
Cooking spray

Make pizza dough. Prepare grill to medium-high heat. Coat onion slices and bell pepper pieces with cooking spray. Place vegetables and sausage on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill vegetables 4 minutes on each side or until browned; grill sausages 8 minutes or until done. Remove vegetables and sausage from grill; cool slightly. Cut onion pieces in half; cut bell pepper pieces into 1/2" strips. Cut sausages diagonally into think pieces.

Preheat oven to 500°. Place dough on a lightly floured surface; divide dough into 4 equal portions. Roll each portion into a 9 x 5-inch rectangle. Spread 1/4 c. New York-Style Pizza Sauce evenly over each rectangle, leaving a 1/4" border. Arrange sausage evenly over half of each rectangle; top evenly with onion and bell peppers. Sprinkle each calzone with 1/3 c. cheese. Fold other half of dough over filling; press edges together with a fork to seal. Place calzones on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Coat calzones with cooking spray. Bake at 500° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Cut each calzone in half; serve with remaining New York-Style Pizza Sauce.

Yield: 8 servings.

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