Easy cheesy chicken calzones are made with pizza dough, stuffed with tender chicken and two kinds of cheese! Make easy, restaurant-quality Italian calzones right in your own home perfect for the whole family, then enjoy every gooey cheesy bite!
Ingredients
1cupcooked chicken leftover chicken, diced chicken breast, or diced rotisserie chicken can also be used
½cupfresh spinach chopped
2largeeggsdivided
½cupricotta cheeseI used full fat ricotta cheese
¼teaspoongarlic powder
½teaspoonoreganodried
½teaspoonbasildried
¼teaspoonsalt
12ouncespizza doughstorebought or homemade pizza dough both work great, anything between 12-16 ounces of dough works
2tablespoonsflourfor rolling dough, this doesn't have to be exact
½cupmozzarella cheese
marinara for servingoptional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray..
Chop the chicken into bite sized pieces that are about ½ inch wide. Roughly chop the spinach into pieces.
Separate one egg and add the egg yolk to a medium sized bowl. Place the egg white in a small bowl to the side for later. To the egg yolk, add ricotta cheese, garlic powder, oregano, basil and salt, then mix well until combined. Add the chopped spinach, and again mix until combined.
Divide the dough into four even pieces. Lightly flour the counter. Roll the pizza dough into four circles that are each about 7 inches wide.
Spread the ricotta cheese mixture on half of the circle, leaving about an inch border around the edge, dividing evenly between the calzones.
Add chicken on top of the ricotta cheese mixture, dividing it evenly between the calzones. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken, again splitting evenly between the calzones.
Fold the dough in half over the filling to make a half moon shape. Starting in the center of the curve, press the dough together to seal the dough over the filling. Next take a little bit of the dough along the edge from the bottom and roll and fold it over the top to seal the edges and give it a pretty ridge.
Carefully transfer unbaked calzones in a single layer to the baking sheet. Crack the second egg into the bowl with the egg white and beat the eggs together with a fork. Lightly brush the edges of the dough and the tops of the calzone with the egg.
Bake until golden brown for about 15-18 minutes or until cooked through. Top with parmesan cheese and enjoy hot. Serve with optional marinara sauce that has been warmed for dipping. Enjoy!
Notes
Pizza dough can be rolled out on a silicone baking mat without adding extra flour.