sausage green pepper calzones

i had some leftover ricotta from the manicotti and a green bell pepper that was going to go bad, hence this new recipe.

1 lb. frozen pizza dough*
1-1 1/2 c. low fat ricotta cheese
1 c. mozzarella cheese
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1 egg
salt
pepper
dash red pepper flakes
dash basil flakes
1/2 small onion, chopped
1/2 lb. HOT breakfast sausage
1 green bell pepper, chopped
favorite marinara sauce, for dipping

cook onion with sausage until sausage is cooked and browned. meanwhile, mix cheeses, egg, salt, pepper, red pepper and basil flakes, set aside. divide bread dough into 2-4 pieces {4 pieces makes 4 smaller calzones, 2 makes 2 large calzones}. roll dough pieces into large oval shapes. evenly divide sausage, bell pepper and cheese mixture between the dough ovals putting the filling on only half of the dough. fold dough over filling and seal edges by pinching and then folding up and pinching again. bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes until the crust is golden brown. dip in warm marinara sauce.

*you can find frozen pizza dough in the bread section {i buy rhodes in like a 3-pack} you can also use the dough for pizza or french bread. it takes like 4 hours to thaw.