Friday, July 16, 2010

whole wheat veggie calzone

so, the other day i was a little frustrated with not having a job.  while im still not thrilled about being unemployed, days like today make it worth it.  even if its just for a little bit....

ive found a new food blog that ive become quite fond of.  tammys recipes is the blog of a stay at mother who just started blogging about what she is making.  she has a lot of great recipes and i have a feeling i will be making a few more of her creations.

the recipe i tried out today were the calzone.  i figured calzones couldnt be that difficult and i was correct :)


Calzone Dough Ingredients:

1 cup warm water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 to 3 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon dry yeast
Filling Ingredients:

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup pizza sauce (i didnt have pizza sauce so i used tomato sauce with some basil, rosemary and garlic thrown in)
1/3 cup roasted red pepper vinaigrette
1 package morning star meal starters chicken strips
1/2 cup yellow corn

1 large carrot, finely shredded
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cups shredded mexican blend cheese

Instructions: 
1. prepare whole wheat calzone dough by putting ingredients (in order listed) into a large bowl (i used my kitchen aid), using about 2 cups of the flour. stir to combine; continue adding flour and knead mixture.  knead 5 minutes. let dough rest while you prepare the filling.
2. in a skillet, cook the chicken strips.  remove from heat.

3. in a large bowl, mix filling ingredients. 
4. divide dough into 6 equal pieces. roll each piece into a 7-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.  (dont break out the ruler... i just rolled mine out to be thinner than a pizza crust but thicker than a tortilla)

5. top half of each circle with about 3/4 cup of the filling mixture, spreading to within one inch of the edge. fold dough over filling and crimp edges to seal, leaving a half-circle.


6. place calzones on greased cookie sheets.  bake at 375 degrees until bread is cooked and filling is hot, about 25-30 minutes. cover loosely with foil part way through baking if calzones start to brown too quickly.

mine are still in the oven as we speak.  i probably will wait until richard is home to eat anyway.... i did have some leftover which wasnt a problem at all.  i took some of the pita bread i made a few days ago and put the filling inside.  it was quite tasty!! :)

3 comments:

  1. Hell yeah, that looks freakin delicious. Can you just move to NYC, I'll make you my live-in chef!?!? I can't pay you a lot, but its a job offer if you want it! Actually on second thought, I'll just get fat if we go thru with this idea.

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  2. Your calzones look delicious!! :) Thanks for blogging about them! :)

    Tammy

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  3. nickie - hahaha :) sure, i could come out and cook for you. we can just make it for like a week. that way i could say it was a vacation and you wouldnt get fat!
    tammy - thanks for stopping by! i really enjoy your site, youve got some great recipes on there!

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