Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Cheeseburger Calzone


This is one of our favorites - why did it take me so long to post the recipe? I'm sorry world, for depriving you of this most enjoyable dinner and leftovers.

A note on the picture - it really tastes a lot better than it looks. Have you ever tried to photograph a calzone?? Huh? Have you? Then stop laughing...

Cheeseburger Calzone
Recipe from Kathy M at my shower - thanks!!

1 lb ground turkey
1 c shredded cheddar cheese (we usu use 2%)
3/4 c KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce*
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 c green pepper, chopped
1/2 c onion, chopped
2 rolls of prepared pizza dough (Pillsbury)
olive oil, Parm and pepper

Directions:
Place first roll of pizza dough on greased baking sheet or pizza stone.
Brown turkey. Mix all ingredients together and spread onto dough. Place the other roll of dough on top and pinch edges. Mix the olive oil, Parm and pepper to taste and brush on top of the dough. Bake at 350 for about 20 min or until crust is golden brown.

*KC Masterpiece is a sub for 2 Tbsp mustard and 1/2 c ketchup

A note on the KC Masterpiece. I love this stuff - growing up my sister and I doused everything we could in this wonderful sauce. Now I'm a lot more discerning in my tastes...for example I eat vegetables willingly now and don't turn up my nose at *all* potatoes. So when I received this recipe it called for ketchup and mustard. BARF! Who eats ketchup and mustard!? Certainly not me. When Scott requires mustard from the grocery store he has to ask me a few times and I always give him a nod like "ok, if you make me, I'll pick it up"... and when I finally (grudgingly) get it at the store I stare at all the mustards w/ a disgusted look on my face and pick the cheapest one and throw it in the cart quickly bc I don't like touching it. I'm a child...I realize this. So I automatically went to the trusty substitution of KC Masterpiece and once again, he rocked.

3 comments:

carolmcq said...

I can vouch that this was a quick, easy, and delicious meal to make (even with ketchup and mustard!). Thanks for sharing the recipe!!

Ashlique said...

I passed this recipe onto my friend Lauren this weekend. May it bless her life as much as it has mine.

Kelly F. said...

mmmm I just made this last week. Yummy. Next I am going to use that pizza dough and some string cheese to make a stuffed crust pizza, since we don't have a pizza hut nearby anymore -- yumm.