Ground Elk Calzones

Pizza night is a hit at every age. We love this wild game take on a classic recipe, Ground Elk Calzones, from our friends at Primal Pioneer. ~ The Editors.

These ground elk calzones are perfect for a pizza night at home! Buttery, flaky pizza crust filled with your favorite pizza flavors. A family favorite easy ground elk recipe!

Pizza nights are the best nights, but have you ever changed up your pizza night menu and included calzones? Calzones are my favorite because I LOVE the crust on pizza. So with a calzone, I get ALL THE CRUST with the cheesy pizza filling.

Trust me when I say these are really easy to make. Don’t be intimidated by the process. Feel free to adapt this recipe to whatever pizza “toppings,” or filling you want. You can also easily swap in ground venison if that’s what you have on hand.

Ingredients Needed to Make Easy Ground Elk Calzones

• ¼ pound ground elk (or ground venison)
• ¼ pound ground sausage (elk sausage or venison sausage will also work)
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• ¼ cup diced yellow onion
• 1 green pepper, diced
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• 1 roll store-bought pizza dough
• ½ cup pizza sauce
• 12 pepperoni
• ½ cup sliced black olives
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• Dried parsley, for garnish

How to Make Easy Ground Elk Calzones

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, then add the elk, sauce, diced onion, and green pepper. Season with salt and pepper and cook until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Set aside. 
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pizza dough into a large rectangle, keeping it about ¼ inch thick. 
4. Cut out four 6-inch circles. 
5. On one half of each circle, spoon about 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce. 
6. Next, divide the pepperoni, meat and vegetable mixture, and black olives between the four dough circles on top of the sauce. Top each with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Continue reading the Ground Elk Calzones recipe from our friends at Primal Pioneer here.

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