Party Size Sausage Calzone

Ingredients

• 1 pound bread dough frozen thawed
• 0.5 teaspoon parsley dried
• 1  eggs beaten
• 0.1 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 19 ounce ground sausage italian hot johnsonville®
• 0.1 teaspoon onion powder 
• 0.1 teaspoon pepper 
• 15 ounce tomato sauce divided canned
• 1 cup ricotta cheese 
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• pastry brush

Directions

1. Cook sausage links according to package directions; drain, cut into 1/2-inch slices and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine mozzarella, ricotta, egg, parsley and seasonings.
3. On a lightly floured surface, cut dough in half.
4. Roll each into a 12-inch circle. On two parchment-lined baking sheets, carefully place one dough round on each baking sheet.
5. Spoon 1/2 cup of pizza sauce, half the cheese mixture and half of the sausage slices onto the lower half of each dough round, keep the outer 1/2-inch of dough free of ingredients. With a pastry brush, moisten the outer 1/2-inch of each round with water. Fold dough over filling and crimp edges firmly to seal.
6. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Cut each Calzone in half and serve with remaining pizza sauce.