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Sweet Potato Sausage Calzone
Rebekah KukRebekah Kuk

Sweet Potato Sausage Calzone

A deliciously flavorful calzone that packs in extra nutrition from sweet potatoes and spinach. Pastured Italian sausage helps keep you full, and a sourdough crust rounds it out.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups diced sweet potatoes
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 links pastured Italian turkey sausage
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 cups loosely packed spinach
  • 2 cups mozzarella shredded
  • 1 recipe sourdough pizza crust *see note below for a sourdough pizza crust recipe

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Peel and dice sweet potato. Add to a pot with enough water to cover, bring to boil, cover with lid, and cook for about 10 minutes until soft.
  2. Chop garlic. Remove casings from sausage. Cook over medium high heat, together with garlic, crumbling sausage as it cooks, for about 8 minutes or until done.
  3. Wash and chop spinach. Place in steamer basket with 1/2 cup water, or place in pot with 1/2 cup water. Place lid on top, bring water to boil, and steam until wilted, about 2-3 minutes. Let cool, then squeeze out extra water.
  4. Mix together cooked sweet potatoes, cooked sausage, spinach, and mozzarella in bowl. Set aside.
  5. Divide dough into two balls. Roll out each ball on a floured surface into a 12 inch circle. Divide filling between each circle of dough, filling only one side and leaving a 1 inch border near the edge. Fold over the empty side of the circle so the edges line up together, then crimp the edges to form a seal.
  6. Place each calzone on a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden.

Notes

I am working on posting a sourdough pizza/calzone dough recipe, but in the meantime you can use this recipe. Just add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the dough. One recipe should make enough for two calzones.
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