Spinach & Cheese Calzones
photo by Little Everyday Thi
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
4 calzones
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
- 1 egg yolk
- 1⁄2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
- 10 ounces pizza dough, refrigerated
- 1 cup marinara sauce
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- If making Pizza Dough start the dough first so it can rise while you make the filling.
- Heat oil in a large skillet and cook onion, covered, over medium-low for about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook, uncovered, for 1 minute. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer vegetables to a mixing bowl and stir in the ricotta, nutmeg, salt and cayenne. Then stir in egg yolk and feta until mixed.
- Sprinkle a large baking sheet with the cornmeal (you may need 2 baking sheets for all 4 calzones). On a flat surface, roll or pat the pizza dough to a rough 12- or 14-inch square. Use a sharp knife or pizza wheel to cut the dough into 4 equal squares. Divide the filling among the dough squares, spooning it onto one diagonal half of each square and leaving about a 1/2-inch margin all around.
- Fold the top over to make a triangle and seal the edges by pressing with a fork. Use a knife to make 3 slashes on the top of each calzone (Don't forget this step - unless you like the exploding kind of calzone).
- Place calzones on the baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with heated marinara sauce for dipping.
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