A few years ago a friend gave me a few calzone recipes that came from Pampered Chef. They were all great ideas, but I found one of them very interesting. It was for a Cheeseburger Calzone. I knew right away that my kids would enjoy this.
I have adapted this recipe quite a bit, to come up with a version my family loves.
The original recipe calls for two 11 ounce packages of refrigerated french bread dough. I have found that I like pizza crust dough better. But you do need to use a pizza crust that rolls out well. I like a homemade crust, but you could also use store bought pizza dough.
Cheeseburger Calzone
- pizza dough, you need enough for 2 crusts ( I use this recipe)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 cup chopped dill pickles
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1 – 2 tablespoons mustard
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Cook and crumble ground beef. Cool slightly. Add chopped pickles, ketchup, mustard, and cheese. Mix all together. Set aside.
Roll out 1/2 of dough (equal to one pizza crust).
Top with ground beef filling.
Roll out second crust and lay on top of filling and seal edges. Cut a few slits through the top dough.
Bakes at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
Cool for about 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
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This is going on my menu this week. SO easy! My hubby loves calzones!
Thanks for posting this,it looks so good !
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This looks delish! We love calzones.
I think I might make some up with the kids this week.
Oh my kids are gonna love this and so will I!!!
does it have to have the dill pickles in it? does it change the flavor too much with out them?
Jessilyn, we like the dill pickles b/c it gives it the cheeseburger taste. But if you don’t like them I think it would be fine with out pickles.