Simple Cooking

Bacon Cheeseburger Calzones

This is a dish that we absolutely love at my house.  I found it on Pillsbury’s website about a year ago and adapted it slightly to fit my dietary likes and dislikes.  This is pretty much a cheeseburger in a flaky crescent roll and it is so yummy!  The mixture of pickles, bacon and ranch seems a bit odd to hear, but it is amazing when you bite into it!

• 1 lb ground beef
  

  Picture from Pillsbury's Website

• 4 slices of bacon
• 3 tablespoons pickle slices chopped
• 4 tablespoons ranch dressing
• 4 slices of  American cheese
• 2 cans of crescent rolls
• 1 egg beaten

Cut bacon up into bite sized pieces and begin to cook over medium heat in a skillet add the ground beef and cook until done.  Drain and add pickles and ranch dressing.  Divide crescent rolls into 8 rectangles and put on an ungreased cookie sheet.   Top each rectangle with equal amount of meat mixture (about 1/3 cup).  Top with 1/2 slice of cheese and  fold dough over filling to form mini calzones.   Press edges closed brush with egg.  Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes.  Serves 4.