My Calzone Experiment
Posted on April 16, 2010
I made some calzones last night for dinner. Didn’t use a recipe except for the dough. They turned out really really good. Can’t wait to eat the leftovers! Here’s how I did it:
Dough:
Dough Recipe Here. I found this recipe a few years ago and the wife and I love making pizza with it. I modified it a bit by using more whole wheat flour instead of regular flour. Probably used only about 1/2 cup white flour. Everything else was the same.
Filling Ingredients:
1 Green Pepper
1 Onion (I used a yellow one)
1 Zucchini
2 Tomatoes
Mushrooms (as much or as little as you want, any kind)
2 Chicken Breasts (boneless, skinless)
Tomato Sauce (I used “Ragu Super Vegetable Primavera” because that’s what I had)
Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
Olive Oil
Pizza Seasoning (it has oregano, basil, marjoram, garlic powder)
Directions:
I chopped up the chicken breasts, onion and green pepper and cooked them in a little bit of olive oil on the stove top. Added the pizza seasoning. I probably added a tablespoon. Add whatever spices you like and however much you like.
When the chicken, onion, and green pepper were done I put them in a large bowl. Added the fresh, chopped mushrooms, zucchini, and tomatoes. Mix it all up. Looks like this:
The dough needs to sit for an hour or so (I’ve let it sit for less, though, sometimes) to rise. Once that is done, roll it out. Maybe so it’s not super thick, but not super thin either. See top photo.
Once the dough is rolled out, I used the top of a bowl to cut circles (the bowl I used was about 7″ in diameter).
On each dough circle, add and spread some tomato sauce. Just like you would a pizza. Then add filling on top of that, but only on one half of the dough circle. Sprinkle some cheddar cheese on top. I just used a little on each one.
Then fold the other half over and seal it by folding over the edge. I did it like I would an empanada.
Throw them on a baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees F for 15-20 mins or until dough is done.
Mine were pretty big but you can make them as big or as small as you want. We had plenty of leftovers.
We really enjoyed these and after eating them, they didn’t feel super heavy. Felt nice and fresh. There will be leftover filling and that’s easy to save and use for something else, like an omelet or anything else.
Enjoy these and let me know if I was unclear on anything. Also, let me know if you have any suggestions to make it better. I’m pretty amateur in the kitchen. :)
Even the little girl had a few bits and managed, of course, to get it all over. This picture doesn’t catch it all.
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