Skillet Meatball Calzones Alongside Herbed Butter Sauce

Skillet Meatball Calzones amongst Herbed Butter Sauce Calling all calzone, pizza together with meatballs lovers, cause got nosotros got the perfect recipe for you!

Whether you’re having a football game party, fun household unit of measurement get-together or a teenage extravaganza at your house, this is the recipe everyone volition wishing yous to serve over again together with again. Made amongst store-bought pizza dough, jarred pizza sauce, together with frozen meatballs, this recipe couldn’t travel easier, together with it tastes amazing. Served equally a hearty appetizer, these cheesy mini-calzones are already a favorite inwards our house. As a delicious principal course, it’s perfect served amongst a side salad together with extra marinara sauce for smothering.

 

While it takes a picayune fourth dimension to get together the calzones, it’s worth every infinitesimal of effort. I’ve made these a few times together with wanted to attempt baking them on a large rimmed sail pan instead of inwards a skillet, only nobody would allow me.  Their exact words were … “Mom, don’t alter anything.” They know me well!

 

Don’t skip the herbed butter sauce either. Garlic, cheese together with butter – oh my! No worries if yous cause got leftovers. These Skillet Meatball Calzones rewarm beautifully inwards the microwave.

 

Each calzone is made amongst a layer of mozzarella, a tablespoon of pizza sauce, i large pre-cooked thawed 2-inch meatball, together with 1 ounce of pizza dough. Feel complimentary to brand each of the dissimilar components homemade if yous want. If yous don’t cause got time, proficient character frozen meatballs volition exercise nicely. I used all-natural pre-made ingredients together with couldn’t travel happier amongst the results. The recipe makes xvi appetizers or plenty for 8 for dinner.

 

Don’t yous wishing to accept a large bite?  I do!

 

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Skillet Meatball Calzones amongst Herbed Butter Sauce

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

1 hr

 

Course:

Appetizer

Cuisine:

Italian

Servings: 16 appetizers

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the calzones:

• 
  16
  2-inch frozen pre-made meatballs (thawed together with cooked per packet directions)
  


• 
  16
  ounces
  pre-made pizza dough
  


• 
  8
  slices
  sandwich agency mozzarella cheese (from the deli)
  


• 
  16
  ounce
  jar pizza sauce
  

For the herbed butter sauce:

• 
  1/4
  cup
  unsalted butter, melted
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  granulated garlic (powder)
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  dried oregano
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  dried basil
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  fresh chopped parsley leaves, plus to a greater extent than for garnish
  


• 
  pinch of salt
  


• 
  grated Parmesan cheese for serving
  


• 
  marinara sauce for serving
  

Instructions

1. 
   

   Bake the meatballs according to the packet directions.  Set aside to cool.

   
   


2. 
   

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease a 9" or 10" shape Fe skillet.  Alternatively, lightly grease a large rimmed baking sheet.  Set aside.

   
   


3. 
   

   Remove the pizza dough from the fridge together with separate into xvi equal portions.  If yous cause got a kitchen scale, it industrial plant good here.  Place the 1-ounce dough balls on a lightly floured sail pan together with allow them to balance for xxx minutes at room temperature.  (I lay my pan inwards the microwave where it is warm when the chore calorie-free is on)  

   
   


4. 
   

   When ready to assemble, accept each 1-ounce dough ball together with whorl out into a 5-6 inch circle.  Place 1/2 of a spell of mozzarella cheese (folded inwards one-half to a square) inwards the centre of the dough.  Top amongst 1 heaping tablespoon pizza sauce, thence 1 meatball.  Bring the dough upward over the exceed of the meatball thence the edges overlap.  Moisten amongst a moisture finger to teach the dough to stick if needed.  Continue until the calzone is sealed.  Place the parcel seam-side downwardly inwards the prepared shape Fe skillet.  Continue amongst the remaining meatballs filling the skillet.

   
   


5. 
   

   Once all meatballs are wrapped inwards dough, combine the herbed butter sauce ingredients together with brush the tops of each amongst near one-half the butter sauce.  Set aside the remaining butter sauce.  Bake the calzones inwards the preheated 400 score oven for 10-15 minutes or until the dough is browned.  Remove the skillet from the oven together with brush each calzone amongst the remaining butter sauce.  Sprinkle amongst additional fresh chopped parsley together with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.  Allow the calzones to balance for 10 minutes earlier serving.

   
   


6. 
   

   Serve amongst marinara or pizza sauce for dipping together with additional Parmesan if desired.

   
   


7. 
   

   Refrigerate leftovers inwards an airtight container.  Warm leftovers inwards the microwave if desired.

   
   

Recipe Notes

Herbed butter sauce inspired past times a Damn Delicious recipe for Easy Garlic Parmesan Knots

We dear comfort nutrient at our solid together with pizza is a personal favorite. You can’t vanquish gooey cheese, rich love apple tree sauce together with fluffy dough – thence delicious! If you’re looking for to a greater extent than delicious pizza inspired recipes, i of the best appetizers we’ve always made are these Blackberry & Brie Mini Pizzas. Such a groovy combination of unexpected flavors.  This Skillet Pizza Margherita is a classic together with thence uncomplicated too! Jennifer at Seasons & Suppers shared these Easy Homemade Pizza Buns together with they aspect incredible! Another must attempt recipe is this Quick Mushroom together with Ham Pizza from The View from Great Island.  Don’t immature lady these Classic Calzones from Brown Eyed Baker – I could consume them for breakfast!

Thanks thence much for stopping by!  Hope yous cause got a fantastic weekend!

Tricia

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