Stuffed Bread (Calzone)
- 2 lbs pizza dough, allowed to rise (If using frozen bread dough, allow time to thaw)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 34 lb ground beef or 34 lb Italian sausage, removed from casing
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 2 green peppers or 2 red peppers, chopped
- 8 ounces shredded cheese (may use mozzerella, cheddar, Monterey Jack, pepper jack)
- 14 cup romano cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 dash cayenne (to taste) or 1 dash hot red pepper flakes (to taste)
- 14 cup parsley, chopped
- olive oil, for basting
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Heat skillet and add oil.
- Brown garlic, remove from pan.
- Brown beef and/or sausage and reserve.
- Saute onion, mushrooms, and peppers until soft.
- Add the browned meat, oregano, hot pepper, and parsley and mix through.
- Roll out dough to 24" x 10".
- Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Spoon the filling to form three 3" wide strips on the dough.
- Sprinkle cheese over the filling.
- Fold dough over, sealing the ends with fingers dipped in cold water.
- Form loaf into horseshoe, lightly making Xs on top with a butter knife.
- Brush lightly with oil.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until dough turns light golden brown.
pizza dough, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, ground beef, onion, mushrooms, green peppers, cheese, romano cheese, oregano, cayenne, parsley, olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-bread-calzone-289596 (may not work)