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Home » Recipe Type » Pizza / Bread » Gram’s Calzone with Sausage and Cheese

Gram’s Calzone with Sausage and Cheese

By: Rosemary Published: February 6, 2018 Updated on: July 12, 2021

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Gram’s Calzone, use a store bought or homemade pizza dough, stuffed with shredded mozzarella and Italian sausage then rolled sprinkled with more mozzarella and then baked to cheesy perfection. The perfect appetizer or main dish.

Friday is usually pizza day in our house, from my Best Pizza Dough to this simple Calzone Recipe.

calzone recipe sliced on a wooden board

In early 1900’s my maternal grandfather emigrated to Canada from a little town in the South of Italy. He married a my grandmother a woman named Amelia, who was of Italian descent but born in Canada.

For 13 years I was able to enjoy all the wonderful food that Amelia would cook. And cook she did, and bake.

I remember my father eating so many of her homemade eclairs and Cream Puffs. But her pasta and her calzone were something else.

how to make calzone, sausage cheese mixture in a bowl, mixture spread on the dough and rolled up

On a recent post I made the Calzone that I have had here in Italy, after I received a message from my cousin saying “I don’t remember calzone like that, remember the one Gram made?”

And yes Janet, of course I remember the one our Gram made, because my Mom would make it too and I had the recipe.

She made her way a little different, instead of rolling the dough she would place one layer of dough on the bottom of a square pan add the filling and then place a second layer of dough on top.

up close easy calzone recipe

I actually made it her way at the beginning, the Italian liked it but said “too much dough”. Then when I was in Toronto visiting, another cousin made this Calzone Recipe, but she made it rolled up! Thanks Nina.

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Calzone or Stromboli

  • The way my grandmother made her’s is the way to make a traditional calzone, since the stuffing is in the middle sandwiched between the dough.
  • Usually though it is stuffed with tomato sauce and mozzarella, an inside out pizza!
  • The way my cousin makes it is a typical Stromboli,  which is rolled. And an interesting fact, a Stromboli was invented in the 1950s in the United States.

calzone roll up with a slice cut

So I started making this Sausage and Cheese Calzone the rolled up way and yes my husband agreed that this was the perfect Calzone Stromboli.

My Gram’s Calzone with Cheese and Sausage makes the perfect alternative to a regular Pizza night! Buon Appetito!

a close up of a the calzone recipe sliced

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    up close easy calzone recipe

    Gram’s Calzone with Sausage and Cheese

    Rosemary Molloy
    Gram's Calzone, use a store bought or homemade pizza dough, stuffed with shredded mozzarella and Italian sausage then rolled sprinkled with more mozzarella and then baked to cheesy perfection.  
    5 from 8 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 50 mins
    Course main dishes
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 15 slices
    Calories 175 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound store bought pizza dough (1/2 kilo)
    • 2-3 Italian Sausages (large) (remove the casing, approximately 2 cups chopped)
    • 1/2-1 tablespoon fennel seed (optional)
    • pinch of salt
    • dash of paprika (I use a dash of hot pepper flakes)
    • 1 egg
    • 1 3/4 cups shredded mozzarella (200 grams, firm not fresh)
    • 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella for the topping (30 grams, firm not fresh)

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 400F° (200C°) degrees.
    • In a medium frying pan sauté the sausage, fennel (if using), salt  and paprika until brown, drain off fat and let cool. 
    • When cool mix together the meat mixture, raw egg and mozzarella cheese (1 3/4 cups).
    • Un roll the pizza dough (9x10" / 24x26 cm) and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet , sprinkle with the sausage cheese mixture. Roll up, brush the top with a little olive oil and sprinkle with the 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella.
    •  Bake in a 400° (200°) oven for approximately 15-20 minutes or until browned. Let sit 3 minutes then slice.  Enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 175kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 425mgPotassium: 55mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 115IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 1.1mg
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      1. Barbara Tulli says

        July 12, 2021 at 4:27 pm

        Where can I find ‘Grams’ recipes!..

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        • Rosemary says

          July 12, 2021 at 8:20 pm

          Hi Barbara I’m sorry I don’t know what you mean. 🙂

          Reply
      2. Merryn says

        November 26, 2020 at 3:16 am

        5 stars
        Made this this evening …made hubby’s with sausage and salami, made mine with prosciutto, pesto sauce i mixed in with the egg and fresh spinach ….we LOVED THEM
        my husband is a calzone fiend , my calzones lack pizazz (I am working on them) but this steomboli he liked…he really liked. Ha ha haaaaa
        Thank you

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        • Rosemary says

          November 26, 2020 at 5:45 pm

          Hi Merryn, thanks so much, we would always go crazy for my grandmother’s calzone. 🙂 Take care.

          Reply
      3. Jane says

        November 23, 2020 at 12:35 am

        5 stars
        I added hot pepper flakes and arugula to the meat mixture, it was a great dinner with coleslaw on the side. I cooked it longer though.

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        • Rosemary says

          November 23, 2020 at 11:59 am

          Hi Jane, great idea, I usually add hot pepper flakes to everything and I love arugula. Have a great week.

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      4. TRIPTO says

        December 24, 2019 at 6:15 pm

        ROSEMARY, I MAKE IT LIKE YOUR GRAM MAKES IT. IN MY FAMILY WE MAKE IT FOR EASTER EVERY YEAR. IALSO LIKE THE ROLLED UP TYPE, BUT MY HEART BELONGS TO OUR TRADITION. ALL THE FAMILY IS GONE, SO I NOW TRY TO MAKE IT AS OFTEN AS I CAN FOR MY ONE COUSIN THAT ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT! I LOVE MAKING FAMILY & PEOPLE HAPPY WITH THEIR FOOD MEMORIES. THANK YOU FOR THIS DELIGHTFUL RECIPE! I WILL MAKE IT FOR MY HUSBAND, AS HE PREFERS THE ROLLED TYPE.

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        • Rosemary says

          December 24, 2019 at 6:56 pm

          Hi thanks so much so glad you like it. Happy Holidays!

          Reply
      5. Jean Lynd says

        September 24, 2014 at 7:17 pm

        5 stars
        That looks absolutely fabulous! Over from SITS 🙂

        Reply
        • Rose says

          September 24, 2014 at 7:24 pm

          Hi Jean, thanks a lot!

          Reply

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