Calzones

I give my boyfriend credit for this amazing idea. Seriously...so amazing. I may have been the one to make it a reality, but I never would have had the chance if it weren't for him laying the ground work.

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So last night I get home from a relatively busy day of work and I'm super hungry. My first thought is to make this spaghetti squash recipe from Hungry Girl that I've been meaning to make all week (and have all the ingredients for). So I pull up the recipe...it's going to take an hour+ to make. I can't wait that long to eat. I might just eat our entire snack cabinet if I wait that long. So we're standing in front of the fridge trying to decide...erring on the faster side. Sausages? Pizza? Pizza with sausage? And then he says it. What if we made calzones with pita? I had to think about it for about 60 seconds. In that time he starts to say maybe we shouldn't do it because he's not sure how it will turn out. In that same amount of time I have made up my mind that this just might be his most amazing idea yet...I'm not sure if it will work, but at this point there's no way we're not doing this.

So I preheat the oven to 450 & we each start making our filling.

• His: Jalapeno chicken sausage from Trader Joe's, pre-cooked chicken slices, artichoke hearts, spinach, garlic, seasonings
• Hers: jalapeno chicken sausage, sliced mushrooms, artichoke hearts, roma tomato, spinach, garlic, seasonings

I cut a slit down the middle of one side of the pita, so that we could stuff everything into both sides without really disturbing the shape of the pita. So we carefully stuffed in our filling, followed by a bit of fat free ricotta and low fat shredded mozzarella. 

Top picture: before cooking

Middle pictures: our fillings (hers/his)

Bottom picture: halfway through eating

I baked them for about 12 minutes at 450. My main worry was that the pita wouldn't harden up and it would just sort of fall apart upon moving it to a plate. After taking them out of the oven I was very happy to see that the tops of the pita had hardened up beautifully...like an actual calzone! My boyfriends was perfect, I was able to take it off of the pan without even using a spatula. Mine was a bit more difficult and was sticking a bit, forcing me to use a spatula so it didn't fall apart. Next time I will spray the pan with some cooking spray. 

I was incredibly happy with the outcome, mine was so tasty and really hit the spot. I made a salad as well, and it was the perfect amount of food. Now we are planning on experimenting with stuffed personal pizzas and maybe even stuffed crust personal pizzas. Mmmm...the possibilities! :)