Chicken Parmesan Calzone

When I started this blog, I had no idea what I was doing.  (Okay, I still usually don't know haha.)  I wrote a lot of recipes, but didn't exactly take the best photos: Example A.  I often go back to my Recipe Index and use it as a cookbook.  A few recipes in particular just make my stomach turn with their quality, so I thought I'd go back and add new photos.  While I did that to recipes like my Buffalo Chicken Dip, my calzone and pepperoni bread recipe post was beyond repair.  Look out for a future pepperoni bread-redo post.  We love making breads and calzones, and if you live in the South, Publix has fantastic refrigerated dough!  These are fantastic to slice thin for parties or just have for dinner.

Ingredients:
1 refrigerated pizza dough
flour for dusting surfaces
3 breaded chicken patties
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/4 pound (a few slices) provolone cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
optional: 1/2 cup ricotta cheese for extra cheesy flavor
1 egg
Non-stick cooking spray

Directions:
- Before preparation, take the pizza dough out of the refrigerator, place in a bowl, and let rise under a warm cloth for a half hour.
- When ready to make, preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the 3 chicken patties on a microwave-safe plate and cook according to microwave instructions (For Perdue, it was 3 minutes on high.).  Let cool slightly and then slice into 1/2 inch wide strips.
- Roll out the pizza dough into an oval.
- Spread the pizza sauce, then provolone cheese, chicken strips, and mozzarella cheese (and ricotta, if you choose) onto the pizza dough, leaving 2 inches around each edge for easy folding.
- Fold the dough in thirds with the seam on top.
- Scramble the egg and paint egg wash in seams to help seal the dough.
- Line the baking tin with cooking spray and flip the calzone over onto the tray so that the seams are all facing down.
- Egg wash the entire top of the calzone.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- After done baking, let the calzone rest for at least 10 minutes to help it set.
- Cut into slices and enjoy!

And there you have it!  Add my favorite salad (here's the recipe I shared last week) and you have a fantastic meal.  You can check out my favorite salad here!

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