Give those leftovers a makeover by turning them into calzones. Calzones are basically stuffed pizza pockets. Take leftover chicken, meatballs, meat sauce, and even veggies then, combine them with some cheese and stuff into pizza dough. The whole family will love them!
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Ingredients
For the Pizza Dough:
The Dry Ingredients:
• 4 and ¼ cups (648 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
The Wet Ingredients:
• 1 cup (250 ml) lukewarm water
• 1 cup (250 ml) lukewarm whole milk
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
The Fillings:
1 jar pasta sauce
leftover chicken, meatballs, meat sauce, vegetables
shredded mozzarella cheese
pitted olives
olive oil and salt for the topping
tzatziki sauce for serving
Instructions
Make the pizza dough:
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
In the bowl of a tabletop mixer that is fitted with the dough hook attachment, add all of the wet ingredients except for the olive oil. Allow the yeast to activate for 8 minutes. As soon as a puffy cloud forms at the top of the mixture, the yeast is active.
Add the olive oil along with all of the dry ingredients and knead on low speed for 12 minutes.
Lightly grease a large bowl with 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and transfer the dough to the bowl. Toss to coat in oil and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in the warmest room of your home to rise until doubled in volume. About 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 450 °F °F, 230 °C.
Cut the dough into 10 equal portions.
Lightly flour your work surface and roll each portion of dough out into about 6-7-inch circles.
Place some chicken (or meat sauce, or any leftovers) on once side of the circle.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of pasta sauce on top and then, shredded cheese.
Brush the edges of the circle with water and fold over and seal. Twist the edges to get a good seal and a decorative border.
Place the pizza pockets on a baking tray that has been lined with parchment paper.
Cut 2-3 slits on top so that the steam escapes during baking.
Brush the tops with olive oil and sprinkle with some salt.
Bake for 30 minutes or until the tops are crisp and golden.
Set aside to cool for 5 minutes and serve.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Warm through in a preheated 400 °F oven for 5-10 minutes.
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