Anything Italian, I’m all in! This Meat Lovers Gameday Calzone has all the fixings of a cheesy supreme pizza in a Football Calzone form. Fun to make and even more fun to eat! Perfect for a Super Bowl party or any gameday for that matter!
This one is big enough to satisfy any linebacker’s appetite. I mean go big or go home.. right?! There’s nothing dainty in football.
We were able to cut this into 6 big pieces and I was really impressed with the dough we used, it actually held up to moving from the sheet pan to the cutting and you could actually pick up each piece.
Now with the big game coming up, we are left with one question here.
Who to cheer for?
I myself was a Rams fan for some time…but then there was the whole fiasco that led them to move back to Los Angeles. Then there is Mr. Yum. His Saints took a really tough loss during their last game…something that he is still not pleased about.
He keeps telling me to just go with Minnesota, since I like purple, but I don’t know.
So who are you pulling for? Let me know in the comments. And tell me how good your calzone turned out.
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Meat Lovers Gameday Calzone
This Meat Lovers Gameday Calzone has all the fixings of a supreme pizza in Calzone form. Fun to make and even more fun to eat! Perfect for a Super Bowl party or any gameday!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage (casings removed and crumbled)
- 2 rolls pizza dough, thawed (we used WeWalka Bistro Pizza dough from Walmart)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 5 oz package mini pepperonis
- 1 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 green bell pepper (diced)
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce or Pizza sauce
- salt and pepper
- 1 slice white cheese or string cheese (cut into strips for the football laces)
- 1 egg white (for brushing)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large skillet, cook sausage until starting to brown. Add onions, garlic, bell peppers and Italian seasoning. Remove from heat and drain if necessary. Let cool slightly.
- Unroll dough out to a parchment covered baking sheet. Gently pull dough on the ends, to form a football shape.
- Brush marinara on the top of bottom dough (leaving at least an inch all around the edges) and fill with sausage, peppers and onion mixture
- Spread pepperonis and then cheese over the top. Leave at least 1-inch of the edge without filling to ensure a tight seal and brush around the edge with egg white.
- Slightly pull top dough on the ends, forming a football shape, and place over the top, then slightly roll and pinch and press the edges together to seal.
- Brush with egg white
- Cut a few slits where the football laces should be in the top to allow steam to release.
- Bake 18-22 minutes, until puffed up golden brown.
- Remove from oven then place cheese slices over the cuts for laces.
- To cut use point of knife straight down across the top so you don't smash the crust, then go back cut through to the bottom.
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 780Total Fat 55gSaturated Fat 24gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 32gCholesterol 136mgSodium 1841mgCarbohydrates 26gFiber 3gSugar 8gProtein 46g
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