Chicken and Tomato Calzones

Submitted by Katie 7

"This is easy and an interesting taste. It's a great and healthy alternative to the boring old beef, tomato and cheese recipe. When I made this, I eyeballed it, so do that too and it should turn out okay. adjust the amount of things too."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Yields: 4 calzones

ingredients

• 1 large pizza dough (your favorite)
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
• 3⁄4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 -3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons italian seasoning or 1 1/2 teaspoons pizza seasoning
• 3⁄4 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄4 cup sun-dried tomato, rehydrated in boiling water. minced
• 12 tablespoons chopped bottled roasted red peppers
• 4 tablespoons capers, chopped
• 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 6 tablespoons fat free cream cheese
• 6 tablespoons fat-free cottage cheese or 6 tablespoons ricotta cheese
• 1 cup shredded fat free mozzarella cheese

• Egg Wash

• 1 egg white
• 2 tablespoons nonfat milk

directions

1. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium to medium-high heat. Sauté onion for about 4 minutes until it begins to get tender, then add seasoning, thyme, salt and pepper mushrooms and garlic. Sauté until mushrooms begin to get tender.
2. Add tomato paste, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, vinegar, and capers, cook for a minutes. Add spinach and chicken until heated through and spinach is wilted.
3. Divide the dough into 4 sections and roll each of them out to about a 12" diameter.
4. Mix the cream cheese and cottage cheese with a fork, whisk or beater until creamy.
5. Divide the cheese and chicken mixture into four and arrange among the four dough-disks.
6. Top each with about 1/4 cup of mozzarella and fold in each. Crimp the edges with a dull fork. brush over each with the egg wash.
7. Bake at a 400°F oven on a baking sheet coated with tin foil, for about 20 minutes until lightly brown.