{"id":24293,"date":"2018-09-05T07:06:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T11:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=24293"},"modified":"2020-07-03T15:42:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T19:42:21","slug":"cast-iron-skillet-calzone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/09\/05\/cast-iron-skillet-calzone\/","title":{"rendered":"Cast Iron Skillet Calzone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/09\/05\/cast-iron-skillet-calzone\/calzoneweb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Calzoneweb.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calzoneweb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Calzoneweb.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Calzoneweb.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Calzoneweb.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Calzoneweb.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Calzoneweb.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a week of brutal temperatures, when all I felt like making for dinner were popsicles &#8211; the weather finally broke, and we had a cool, rainy day. I whipped up a batch of pizza dough and made this calzone, filled with ground sirloin, onions, red peppers, mushrooms and cheese. Leftovers reheated like a dream! I looking forward to experimenting with different ingredients like sausage, broccoli rabe, and eggplant. Stay tuned!\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pound ground sirloin<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup chopped yellow onion<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped red and\/or yellow pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 cup marinara sauce, divided<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded mozzarella (80z.)<\/li>\n<li>1 pound fresh pizza dough <em><strong>or<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>2 packages of dry active yeast (4 1\/2 teaspoons)<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/3 cup warm water<\/li>\n<li>3 1\/3 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 teaspoons salt<\/li>\n<li>4 teaspoons vegetable oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>In a 10&#8243; cast iron skillet, cook ground beef, onion, and red\/yellow pepper over medium heat until the meat is browned and the vegetables are soft. Add in the mushrooms, and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Drain off the fat, and transfer the meat to a medium bowl, stir in the oregano and crushed red pepper, and set aside. Wipe out skillet.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re not using store bought dough &#8211; do the following: Stir the yeast and sugar into the warm water, and let it stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Put flour and salt in the bowl of a food processor,\u00a0with the machine running, slowly pour in the yeast mixture. Let process for about 45 seconds, add the oil and let machine run for an additional 60 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400\u00ba. Divide dough in half, roll out one portion on a lightly floured surface, ease into the skillet.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon a half cup of the marinara into the bottom of the skillet. Add the beef mixture, sprinkle mozzarella on top, then drop spoonfuls of the remaining marinara over the cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Roll out the second ball of dough into a circle, and place over the filling. Pinch edges of the bottom and top crust to seal. Using a sharp knife, cut several holes in the top crust to vent.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until crust is golden brown, and filling is bubbling. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Cut into wedges, serves 6 to 8.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a week of brutal temperatures, when all I felt like making for dinner were popsicles &#8211; the weather finally broke, and we had a cool, rainy day. I whipped up a batch of pizza dough and made this calzone, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/09\/05\/cast-iron-skillet-calzone\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1238],"tags":[4504,4506,4505,2294],"class_list":["post-24293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-calzones","tag-cast-iron-skillets","tag-pizza-dough","tag-what-to-make-for-dinner"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-6jP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39965,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/01\/30\/cast-iron-skillet-vegetable-calzone\/","url_meta":{"origin":24293,"position":0},"title":"Cast Iron Skillet Vegetable Calzone","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"January 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"My inspiration for making a vegetable calzone came from a crate of broccoli rabe I spied at the market. 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