Handmade Whole Wheat Calzone with Pan Seared Chicken Breast and Veggies

The dough must rise for 1 hour so plan ahead, it can also be made the day before if desired.

Take I packet dry yeast and measure out 1 tbsp, add it to 1/2 cup warm water (about 105 degrees). Mix it up and let it sit 5 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl add 1/2 a cup of cold water, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, and mix with a whisk. Add 3 cups wheat flour and the yeast add water mix together with your hand (pick one hand because it will be stick to your hand for a while). Continue mixing adding approxamentally 1/2 cup more flour (if the dough continues to be sticky continue to add flour).
Rub hands together and remove dough from hands, create a flat ball with the dough and cover and let sit 1 hour.

While the dough rises take to chicken breast and butterfly. Sprinkle with garlic salt and crushed red peppers. Set to side.

Take a medium skillet and add 1 tbsp olive oil heat up on medium high. Once warm add butter flied chicken and sear for 5 minutes on both sides (remember to cook all the pink out), once cooked set to side to cool.

Set oven to 475 and preheat.

Wash 2 ears of squash chop in half then into chunks, wash 1 bell pepper and chop into chucks. Put to the side.

Cut the cooled chicken into chunks and set to the side.

When the dough has risen for an hour pull in half and roll out. Roll into the size of a round pizza pan. Cover with your favorite pizza sauce leaving an inch around the edge. On one side only add 1/2 the vegetables and 1/2 the chicken. Cover with 1/4 cup parmesan and 1/2 cup low fat mozzarella, sprinkle with crushed red peppers. Fold the empty half over and press the edges together . Take a fork and press all the way around the edge. Spray with Pam and then sprinkle with garlic salt and dried parsley. Place onto a thin cookie sheet and place in oven to cook for 15 minutes( if not brown and crisp continue to cook for 5 more minutes checking regularly so that is does not burn.

The other half can be made into a calzone as well or placed in the freezer for up to a month.

Portion:

Male: 2 slices the size of your palm

Female: 1 slice the size of your palm

A dinner salad goes well with the calzone.

Bon Apetit!
~Ciao Mario