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Sausage, Broccoli & Herbed Goat Cheese Calzone

Author Be Fed Again

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small head broccoli
  • 5 ounces herbed goat cheese
  • 1 large garlic clove minced
  • 1 egg slightly beaten
  • 1 cup shredded fontina cheese
  • Prepared pizza doughs
  • flour as needed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Cut crowns from the head of broccoli. Either discard stems or save for a stock.
  • In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add sausage, breaking apart with a spoon. Sauté until no pink remains. Add minced garlic and sauté for one minute longer. Using a slotted spoon, remove from pan on to a paper towel lined plate.
  • Using the grease from the pan, add broccoli crowns and sauté until slightly crispy; about 5 minutes. Carefully remove leftover grease and discard.
  • Reduce heat to medium and add sausage to broccoli. Crumble herbed goat cheese and add to sausage broccoli mixture and combine. Remove pan from heat.
  • Meanwhile, sprinkle work surface with flour. Add prepared pizza dough and roll to stretch slightly. Using a bread and butter sized plate (about 6 inches) cut dough into disks.
  • Place 1/2 cup or so of sausage mixture on to dough. Sprinkle the top of the sausage mixture with a little fontina cheese. Brush the edge with beaten egg, and fold over to close, crimping edges. Cut a 1/2 inch slice in the top of the calzone to allow air to escape. Place on baking sheet and repeat. Brush tops of calzones with egg wash.
  • Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until golden.