Freezer Meal: Calzones

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This recipe is adapted from a couple different recipes. This link is a variation of the recipe I made.

Here are the details for my concoction or attempt to make an all-in-one, healthy, freezer meal.

Ingredients:

2 (10 oz.) cans refrigerated pizza crust (I also used crescent rolls when I ran out of pizza dough)

Handful of pepperoni slices, chopped (add as many or as few as you would like)

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 onion or 1 tbsp. onion powder

1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste

1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce

1 cup frozen or fresh spinach, chopped

1 tbsp. Garlic powder*

1 tbsp. Italian seasoning*

Pinch of salt

*Disclaimer: can't find the recipe I used, so I'm just guessing at the seasoning amounts. Just season to taste.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Chop pepperoni, onion, and spinach

Cook ground beef and onion; drain.

Stir ground beef, tomato paste, garlic powder, and italian seasoning; cook for approximately 5 minutes until thickened.

Stir spinach into meat sauce.

Unroll 1 pizza dough and cut into 4 equal squares, stretch dough (flour comes in handy during this part because the dough can get very sticky)

Layer meat sauce and 1 cup cheese on each dough section.

Wrap dough around filling, press dough together.

Cut slits in the top of each calzone.

Bake on a cookie sheet for approximately 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Top with spaghetti sauce and the remaining mozzarella cheese, place in the oven again until the cheese melts (approximately 2 minutes).

Yields 8 servings.