Recipe: Beef and Cheese Turnovers

Beef and Cheese Turnovers

1 green pepper, coarsely chopped
3/4 pound ground beef
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 pound storebought refrigerated pizza dough
3 oz piece sharp cheddar cheese, cut into 1/4" cubes
1 egg, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 400 . Coat nonstick skillet with cooking spray; set over medium-high heat. Add chopped pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2 minutes. Stir in beef, galic, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper.

Cook, stirring occasionally until beef is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; stir in tomato paste until combined. Remove from heat; set aside.

Coat baking sheet with cooking spray. On lightly floured surface roll out dough into 12x9" rectangle; cut into 6 (4 1/2x 4") rectangles. Transfer to baking sheet.

Divide beef filling equally among centers of squares; top filling with cheese. With pastry brush or your finger brush edges of dough with water. Fold dough diagonally over filling; pinch edges together to seal. Brush turnovers with egg. Bake turnovers 10 minutes or until lightly golden.

6 servings