Chorizo & Egg Breakfast Calzones
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Serves: 6 calzones
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pound pizza dough
  • 5 ounces Mexican chorizo
  • ¼ large onion, chopped
  • 8 eggs + 1 egg white
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 6 heaping tablespoons shredded Monterrey jack cheese (about 1 cup)
  • 1 egg + 1 tablespoon water (whisk together in small bowl)
  • Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Whisk 8 eggs and egg white with milk in a large bowl. Set aside.
  3. Cook onion and sausage in a large fry pan over a medium high heat until cooked through, about six minutes.
  4. Turn heat down to low, add eggs. Scramble eggs until fully cooked, about five minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Let mixture cool slightly.
  5. Roll out pizza dough to about an ⅛ inch thick. Cut five inch circles with a sharp knife.
  6. Place about ½ cup of filling on each piece of dough and top with a heaping tablespoon of cheese.
  7. Fold dough over and seal with egg wash, pressing the tines of a fork into the edges.
  8. Place calzones on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  9. Brush remaining egg wash on calzones and cut three slits in the top of each. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with salsa, sour cream, and cilantro.
Recipe by Cooking for Keeps at https://www.cookingforkeeps.com/chorizo-egg-breakfast-calzones/