Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Beef and Cheese Calzones


The Southern Housewife asked for this recipe and of course I'm happy to share. :) I hesitate to call it a recipe, but I'll tell you how I make it.

Ingredients:
Your favorite pizza dough recipe, or the refrigerated pizza dough in a tube. It's good too. The amount really depends on the size of your family and how many calzones you want to make.
Sliced roast beef. Use leftover roast if you have some, if not just get some from the deli.
green onions
mushrooms (canned or fresh that you have sauteed)
shredded mozzarella, monterey jack, cheddar, or a combination.
Dijon mustard (for serving)

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a cookie sheet. Roll out your pizza crust and cut into calzone size portions. You can make a couple of extra large ones, or smaller individual sizes. It's up to you. Layer beef, onions, mushrooms and cheeses on half the crust to within 1 inch of the edge. Fold dough over filling and seal with a fork. You may want to cut slits in the top to keep the calzones from puffing up too much. Sometimes I do this and sometimes I forget. Bake 20 minutes or so until the crust is golden brown and the filling is hot. Let cool a few minutes and then serve with mustard.

I also make these with ham and cheese and with pizza fillings.

I call the side dish "zu-squash stir fry". All it is is some zucchini, yellow squash, and chopped onions sauteed in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil.

7 comments:

Jennifer @ Her Southern Charm said...

Oh, those look delish and easy to make!!!! Yay! Thank you so much for sharing!

:o) mg said...

YOU are brilliant. I know what's for dinner!

Jen said...

It all looks really yummy. I do the ham and cheese and a pepperoni one...I will have to try the roast beef though it sounds great..thanks so much for sharing.

Kari said...

I've been trying to decide what to make for dinner tonight--I figured it out! Thanks for the recipe!

-Kari

JEWELGIRL said...

This recipe looks yummy!

- Jewelgirl

Small House said...

Hey, I see in your twitter updates you are re-reading the Mitford Series. I LOVE THE MITFORD SERIES. But the funny thing is, I have never read the final book of the series. I'm going to try to get to that.
Thanks for the Calzone recipe. I think my family will love it.
Have a great day.
Sandra

Jeanne Oliver said...

What man doesn't want that for dinner? Sounds yummy!