Easy Meatball Calzones: A Quick & Delicious Recipe

Meatball Calzones

PREP TIME 10 minutes
COOK TIME 35 minutes

YIELD 6 servings (1 wedge each)

Prepared pie crusts, canned tomatoes and frozen meatballs make short work of these tasty calzones.

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (1 cup = 4 oz) 1 can (14.5 oz ea) Hunt's® Diced Tomatoes in Sauce, undrained 8 Ounce frozen cooked meatballs, thawed, quartered 3 *serving PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray 1 pkg (15 oz ea) refrigerated pie crusts (1 pkg = 2 crusts) 1/4 Teaspoon dried basil leaves

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Combine tomatoes with their sauce, meatballs and basil in medium bowl; set aside.
2. Place 1 pie crust on prepared baking sheet. Spoon half of the meatball mixture evenly over half of crust, leaving a 1-inch border around edge of crust. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Fold crust in half to enclose filling; pinch edges together to seal. Cut slits in top of crust with sharp knife to vent. Repeat with remaining crust, remaining meatball mixture and remaining cheese.
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Cut each calzone into 3 wedges to serve.

This recipe appears in: Pasta NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 wedge Dietary Fiber 1 g Carbohydrate 39 g Sodium 336 mg Cholesterol 43 mg Saturated Fat 14 mg Total Fat 31 g Calories 478 Vitamin C 6 cups Protein 13 mcg Sugars 3 g Calcium 187 g Iron 1 mg Vitamin A 324 g