Pioneer Woman recipes make you feel like somehow your rendition of her recipes will come out looking just as delectable. After about a million tries, my end results on the majority of her recipes come out looking like, I don’t know. Let’s just say a hot mess.
Oh but those hot messes taste nothing like they look. The tragedy of their final outcome can never be compared to their taste and these homemade calzones were no different.
Telling you now these were a little labor intensive. You’ll start off with some unrisen rolls. If I were you I would make sure to follow the directions and cover them. I heard if you leave them uncovered the tops of them get really hard making it hard to roll them flat.
Heard as in I know.
You’ll be doing a little chopping and after that the rest of the recipe seems to be pretty easy. Don’t beat yourself up if your end result in the looks department leaves a bit to be desired. Manipulating the dough was not an easy task.
Moving away from pork was difficult for me. Much like some of y’all live for bacon, insert pepperoni for me. I finally am able to enjoy my pepperoni again with the discovery of turkey pepperoni.
Nope, not quite the same in the taste department but they are good.
After rolling your dough flat and stuffing with a mixture of cheese and pepperoni closing it is the most difficult step. If you try this I suggest putting a small amount of filling in. It makes it so much easier to seal the calzone.
Bake for a few minutes and ring the dinner bell. It’s time to eat.
- 16 whole Frozen, Unrisen Dinner Rolls (I Use Rhodes) Note: Can Also Use Frozen Bread Loaves.
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced
- 1 pound Breakfast Or Italian Sausage
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 15 ounces, fluid Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1-1/2 cup Grated Mozzarella Cheese
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- Black Pepper To Taste
- 2 Tablespoons Chopped Fresh Parsley
- Marinara Sauce, For Serving
- 1 whole Egg, Beaten
- Place frozen rolls (or frozen bread loaves) on a baking sheet to thaw. Cover with a tea towel and let thaw and rise for 2 to 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and allow to cook for a couple of minutes. Add sausage and cook until brown, crumbling the sausage as you stir. Add Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Remove from pan and allow to cool on a plate.
- In a separate bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, mozzarella, eggs, salt, pepper, and parsley. When sausage is cool, stir it in. Set aside.
- When rolls are thawed and risen, roll them out on a lightly floured surface until paper thin. Spoon 3-4 tablespoons (approximately) filling onto half of the dough circle. Fold half of the dough over itself, then press edges to seal.
- *Note: If you want a larger calzone, use frozen bread loaves and use about 1/4 to 1/3 of the loaf for each calzone.
- Brush surface of calzone with beaten egg, then bake for 10-13 minutes, or until nice and golden brown. Serve with warm marinara sauce.
21 Comments
Kristin
February 1, 2016 at 4:38 pmOh my am I drooling! Those look incredible!
Alli
February 2, 2016 at 9:27 amThese calzones would be great at my Super Bowl party! They look really good and you did a great job! Pioneer Woman would be proud!
Esther | The Cuteness
February 2, 2016 at 9:36 amOh man, these look amazing!! I kind of want one right now and it’s only 8:30 in the morning. Is that bad? 😉
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
February 2, 2016 at 10:14 amI love calzones but I’ve never made them at home. I never knew it could be this easy to make! Thanks for sharing this recipe. I can’t wait to try it.
Quiana
February 2, 2016 at 1:24 pmAhhhh great pics! Your post reminded me I used to love making these pre-kids and would do meatless with low-fat refried beans, salsa and cheese. So, so good! I think I need to resurrect them for me and hubby…
Jaime Nicole
February 2, 2016 at 4:26 pmThese turned out so great! They sound delicious and look wonderful – very nicely executed. I can’t wait to try these out with the family.
Jennifer Pilgrim
February 2, 2016 at 5:48 pmThis recipe looks so fun and yummy. Great photography, too! Nice work.
Adrienne
February 2, 2016 at 6:33 pmYum! Your photography is great and I love the Burberry-esq rolling pin! hehe
Chris
February 2, 2016 at 8:18 pmYummy! I do love homemade recipe, I’m sure hubby would also love this recipe.
Heather @ Kraus House Mom
February 2, 2016 at 9:41 pmI haven’t made a calzone in years. I forgot how easy it can be. My kids would love this recipe.
Rebecca Swenor
February 3, 2016 at 3:38 amThese homemade calzones sound amazingly delicious. I have not made calzones in a while so this recipe I will have to try with the turkey pepperoni. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Jeanine
February 3, 2016 at 10:19 amYum. I make something like this for my kiddos, and they just love it. I don’t think I’ve ever used turkey pepperoni before though. I think that would be delicious. These look wonderful!
Mimi Green
February 3, 2016 at 2:03 pmPinterest taught me that my food won’t always look like the picture. haha They look good though and I’m sure the family would love them. This is for real cooking.
I don’t think I could quit bacon. lol
Tiani
February 3, 2016 at 4:34 pmThis looks super yummy!!!
Susan Quackenbush
February 3, 2016 at 10:05 pmI’ve never made homemade calzones before but this recipe looks so yummy that I may have to try it! Thank you for sharing this fantastic, and delicious, recipe! 🙂
rika
February 4, 2016 at 2:22 amI love Calzones… this is a great recipe and I love your photography
Shelley
February 4, 2016 at 3:10 amI’m getting hungry!!!! I’ve never thought to make calzones at home! and is your cutting board just the cutest cutting board ever or what? it is!
Jasmine Watts
February 5, 2016 at 7:36 amI love calzones! I do love homemade recipe and your photography is great!!
Jennifer Pritchard Kearney
February 5, 2016 at 9:17 amMmm these calzones look so delicious. I’ve never tried making them before, but now I will! Thanks for sharing.
Anosa
February 6, 2016 at 7:49 amThese looks so yummy! don’t worry my recipes never end up looking like they do in the books either haha as long as they taste good
Candace
February 23, 2016 at 8:51 amThis recipe is a staple in our home. Love the images. Thanks for sharing.