Meatloaf and Mashed Potato Calzone - Hot Dog Dude's Fantasy Lunch Realized

I learned a long time ago, that there are really only a few things in this world that Hot Dog Dude needs to be content.  One of those things is meatloaf and mashed potatoes with some cheese thrown in for good measure.

I have also accepted that in general we live on different food planets.  One night we were watching a commercial for some fast food joint and they were advertising a bowl with meat, mashed potatoes and cheese on top of that.  May have even been something in there resembling a vegetable, but that is sketchy.  I looked at him and said, "Who in the heck would want that?" (Dumb of me, I know).  He looked at me like I had just thrown out his favorite tee-shirt from High School.  (For the record; I'm still denying that one).  "I would", he grimaced.

In that moment I saw Hot Dog Dude in a whole new light.  Could it be true, was this what his inner most food fantasies were made of?

Meatloaf and Mashed Potato Calzone

2 pounds pizza dough 

1/2 pound leftover meatloaf

2 cups mashed potatoes

1 small container pizza sauce

2 cups mixed shredded cheese

1 egg + 2 teaspoons water, beaten together

1.  Take the pizza dough out of the package and place it onto a cutting board with a little bit of flour on it.  Cut the dough into a total of four pieces and roll each piece out into an 8" or so circle.

Tip:  Leave the dough out on the counter for 15 minutes before trying to roll and it will roll out easier.

2.  Spray two baking sheets with no-stick spray and place the pizza rounds on the pans.  You should be able to fit two per pan.

3.  Spread a generous amount of pizza sauce on each round and break a slice of meatloaf up into chunks and place it on one half of the circle.  Stay about an inch away from the edges.

4.  On top of the meatloaf spoon 1/2 cup or so of the mashed potatoes on top of that.  Sprinkle generously with cheese.   - Use good manly cheese here, not that foo-foo goat cheese stuff we adore.-

5.  Brush the egg wash around the edges of the dough and fold one half over forming a half-circle.  Pinch edges with your fingers.  Pull the bottom edge up of the crust and fold it over pinching even more.

6.  Bake in a 400 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes until your crust is nice and crisp.

Makes 4 calzones.

I made the meatloaf and mashed potatoes the night before, so all I had to do was throw these together at lunch.

Hot Dog Dude devoured his straight off the baking sheet, being the mild mannered lady I am a plate was more in order.

Hot Dog Dude loved these calzones so much; not only did he eat one for lunch, but also he ate the rest for dinner.  If that isn't love, I don't know what is.  

Enjoy,

Gina