I discovered the pre-made fresh pizza dough at publix in the bakery section. Its really cheap ($1 to $3) for a big bag and it is easy to work with and ready to bake. I really like some of the calzones at mellow mushroom and I was going for their style with this. Taryn's picky about what she approves and she seemed to really like this one. I know I did.. I think the artichoke offsets the cheese and marinara well. Serves 2 to 4 (makes 4 medium sized Calzones) Ingredients Dough: 2 pounds Raw Pizza Dough a little white flower to prevent sticking Filling: 1 pound Chicken Breast with fat and skin trimmed 1 medium onion chopped 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1 large tomato (chopped into bite sized bits) 1/4 cup chopped spinach 4 table spoons feta cheese 1 cup shredded low fat mozzarella 2 table spoons olive oil Sauce: 2 cups marinara or other spaghetti sauce (Glenn likes vodka creme style) Directions Make the filling Chop the raw chicken in to small bite sized chunks.. approx 1inch square Saute at medium/high heat until almost completely cooked.. a little browning is good Add chopped union minced garlic and continue cooking until almost clear Reduce to low heat Add tomato & spinach and stir for a minute or two to soften Turn off heat evenly distribute mozzarella and feta over the mixture and stir Do not add the marinara to the filling.. will make soggy Stuffing Procedure (you should use about 2/3 of the filling in this process) preheat the over to 450 sprinkle a little flour on a working space break the dough into 4 balls flatten a ball by hand or with a rolling pin (the dough will be springy) stretch it over the palm of your left hand and stuff in a scoop of filling stretch the edges around and pinch them repeatedly to close place seam side down on a cookie sheet repeat for each calzone bake on middle rack at 450 for 15 to 20 min or until edged begin to brown and dough is firm Make the Sauce Pour the marinara sauce over the filling and warm over low heat Also try plain marinara if you are so inclined (Taryn likes) |
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