Preacher Man Calzone

This year I am making an effort to get out of a cooking rut.  I fry foods, mash potatoes, and make gravy. Of course there is always a veggie or two thrown in the mix but it's just kinda the same ol' stuff week after week. It's all good food, but I am making a comittment to my very food versatile Preacher Man that I will get out of my southern fried rut.

So, in my efforts of running from the norm I am going to take one day each week and try something new. I am going to find a new recipe of some sort to spice up a hum drum mealtime. I am really excited about this and so is the Preacher Man. After receiving the Pioneer Woman cookbook I have been trying some new fun recipes. Last week I tried the Cowboy Calzone. I've renamed it the Preacher Man Calzone because I tweaked it to fit his likings.

First, the rising dough. I am currently a big fan of yeast. I love breads. :)

Next, the skillet concoction.

I used sausage  and rotel.

Added a little pepperoni and pineapple.

Next time I will use crushed pineapple instead of chunks.

You live and you learn.

Here's the cheese mixture.

Next time I will omit the ricotta, I think.

Next. the rolled out pizza dough with the Calzone goodness inside.

Ready for the oven.

Don't forgt to brush them with olive oil to make them beautifully brown!

In the meantime, I made some Buffalo Wild Wings.

Preacher Man thinks these two things (calzone & wings) are a match made in heaven.

Wing Dip.

 I am a HUGE fan of this dip.

It adds a huge kick to some mediocre wings!

And, the finished plate.

Beauties.

Leftovers were wrapped back up and tucked away in the fridge for another day.

They re-heat wonderfully this way too!

I will definatley be making this recipe again. It was a real treat!