Italian Potato, Onion, and Sausage Calzone #SP5

Official Contest Entry: Simply Potatoes 5Fix. Steaming potato, onion, and italian sausage drizzled with marinara sauce and baked inside a crispy pizza crust, served with extra marinara sauce on the side.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 2 large calzones

Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) package  Simply Potatoes Diced Potatoes with Onion
• 2 (2 2/3ounce)  Italian sausages
• 1 (16 ounce) package  refrigerated  pizza dough
• 1 1⁄2 cups  marinara sauce
• 1⁄2 cup canola oil, divided

Directions

1. Oil a large bowl with 2 tablespoons oil, place pizza dough in bowl turning once, let warm to room temperature.
2. In a 12 inch skillet on medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons of oil.
3. Remove casings from sausage links, break up meat into small pieces, and brown in skillet for 5 minutes.
4. Add diced potatoes, stir, and cover, Cook for 12 minutes, stirring every 3 minures. Cover skillet between stirring.
5. Prepare 15 1/2 inch by 10 1/2 inch rimmed baking pan by oiling pan with 2 tablespoons oil.
6. with remaining oil, oil rolling pin, and surface for rolling dough.
7. Divide dough in half and roll out to a 9 inch circle.
8. spoon half of potato mixture onto half of circle. Drizzle 3 tablespoons marinara sauce on top.
9. Fold other half of dough over, meeting edges. Roll and crimp edges to seal well. Cut 3 gashes on top of dough for steam vents.
10. Repeat with other portion of pizza dough. Place calzones on prepared pan.
11. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
12. To serve, cut each calzone in half, serve with remaining marinara sauce.