Chicken Pesto Calzone
Prep Time: 20 mins|Cook Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6
Enjoy the irresistible goodness of chicken pesto calzones: tender seasoned chicken and rich basil pesto tucked inside golden-brown dough pockets for a delicious twist on pizza.
Ingredients
- Chicken Ingredients:
- 1 package Just Bare Boneless Skineless Chicken Breast Fillets
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Other Ingredients:
- 2 packages of your favorite pizza dough (about 30 ounces total)
- ½ cup basil pesto
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 cup marinara
Instructions
Chicken Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Season Just Bare® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts with salt and pepper
- Bake chicken in oven for 15-18 minutes, or until internal temperature of chicken reads 165 degrees
- Remove from oven, let rest until room temperature
- Shred by hand and hold
Other Preparation:
- Portion pizza dough to 6 equal size balls, roll out to about ¼ inch thickness
- Combine cooked, shredded chicken with pesto in a medium sized mixing bowl
- Fold in cheeses and italian seasoning
- Portion the chicken and cheese mixture between the 6 pieces of rolled out dough
- Fold the dough over the chicken filling and pinch the edges together
- Starting on 1 end, roll the pinched edges up to create a tight seal
- Whisk egg with water and brush over top of the calzones
- Bake calzones at 375 for 16 to 18 minutes
- While calzones are baking, heat up marinara for dipping needs