Kicked Up Ham & Cheese Calzone
Monday, January 4th, 2010The start of 2010 brings a whole new slew of New Years resolutions. I’m willing to bet that more than half of you have resolved to start living a healthier lifestyle in the coming year, and eating healthier is one way to do that. I’m a big believer in substitution, not deprivation. You can still have your favorite comfort food, guilt-free, if you make some simple swaps!
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Calzones are one of my favorite guilty pleasures, but thankfully with substituting some of the key ingredients, it can actually be quite healthy! Go with whole wheat dough, instead of regular pizza dough, and look for lower fat versions of your favorite savory stuffers.
Here’s what I decided to use:
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Ingredients:
- 1 bag (1 lb) of whole wheat pizza dough
- 3 cups of part skim shredded cheese (I used a cheddar, monterrey jack and mozzarella blend)
- 8 oz of fat free ham
- 1/4 cup of pepperoncinis
- 1/2 cup of roasted peppers
- 1/4 cup of low fat parmesan cheese
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp parsley
- 1/2 tsp oregano
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The first step is to cut of the ham and peppers into bite-sized pieces.
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Mix all of the filling ingredients together in a large bowl.
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Roll out the dough onto a cookie sheet, and top with the filling. Fold up each of the ends of the dough so that they cover the filling. Pinch to ensure the filling doesn’t leak out.
This recipe will leave you with about 1/2 cup extra of the filling. Save that for a round #2 recipe of a Spiced Up Chicken Cordon Bleu Rollup (I’ll post the extremely easy instructions later this week with photos when i make it :)Â )
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Top with a sprinkling of cheese.
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Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
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Let the calzone cool a bit, and then slice and serve!
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Really good!!
Happy New Year everyone :)
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