Tuesday, January 31, 2012

BBQ Chicken Calzones

OK, I have made BBQ chicken pizza so now we are going to fold it in half and bake it and we will have a calzone.  Something like that anyway.  I'll try to remember to take photos of this when I make it.  I am hoping to actually have it look more like a calzone than a dough blob.

4 slices bacon
1/2 small onion, sliced (I would suggest red onion)
3 C. shredded cooked chicken breast meat
2/3 C. barbeque sauce
1 refrigerated pizza dough
1 C. shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro (I might omit this)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium high heat until crisp.  Remove from the pan to drain on paper towels; crumble.  Add the onion and the shredded chicken to the hot bacon grease in the pan.  Fry over medium heat until the onion is tender.  Stir in 1/3 C. of the barbecue sauce and remove from the heat.  Mix in the cooked bacon.

Roll the pizza crust dough out onto a greased cookie sheet.  Press out to an even thickness, and then cut in half.  Divide the chicken mixture between the two pieces of dough, spreading on only half of each piece to within 1/2 inch of the edge.  Drizzle the remaining sauce over the filling.  Sprinkle the cheese and cilantro over the top.  Fold the uncovered portion of dough over the filling and press the edges together with a fork to seal.

Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven or until browned to your liking.  Cool for a few minutes, then cut each calzone in half.  Each serving is half of calzone.  These can be served with extra barbecue sauce for dipping.

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