Spinach Calzone

Submitted by SashasMommy

"This is delicious even if you don't particularly like spinach. The recipe originally called for 10 oz of spinach, but since I don't care for it, I cut it way down. Still gives a little taste without being overpowering."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 3 ounces frozen spinach, cooked and drained
• 2⁄3 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2⁄3 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried basil or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb frozen bread dough, thawed
• 5 teaspoons flour
• 1 egg white

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
3. In large bowl, mix cheeses, spinach, basil oregano and pepper.
4. Divide bread dough into 5 equal pieces.
5. Using 1 tsp flour for each, roll each piece into a 5- 6 inch circle.
6. Place 1/5 of the spinach filling over half of each circle.
7. Fold dough over filling, and use a bit of water to pinch and stick edges together.
8. Brush tops with egg white.
9. Bake until golden and puffed, 20-25 minutes.
10. Serve with your favorite spaghetti sauce.

Reviews

[messystation]

Well, I didn't eat this, but my husband said "5 stars". I added 1/2 tsp of jarred mixed garlic to the filling. I also added more mozzarella to the top of the filling before I folded it over. I also used olive oil and parm cheese for the top because we were out of eggs.

 

[slobo80]

This one is a keeper. Very tasty.

 

[aprilshowers38116]

I added shrimp and mushrooms to the recipe and sauteed them in garlic which proved to be a bit ;much after I seasoned the spinach. Next time I will just sautee and not season the spinach, but it was still delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Mama2Ciara]

MMmmm, delicious! I always make a few changes, no matter the recipe, so here goes....instead of using bread dough, I used the Herb and Parmesan Pizza Dough (found on this site) from my breadmaker, I added sauteed chicken for my meat-eating hubby, a teaspoon of red pepper flakes (because we like it spicy!), substituted low-fat cottege cheese (I like it in lasgna better, so I thought I'd try it here rather than buying ricotta cheese just for this) and spread sundried tomato pesto as a base before filling. It turned out DELICIOUS!! I love this recipe, and it gives plenty of room for imagination.

 

[Bread n Butter]

Great recipe wih great flavor. I used refrigerated pizza dough instead of bread dough because that's what I had on hand. My daughter and I had a great time preparing this together. Thanks for posting!