I am not sure if I can call these little creations calzones or not. They did not come out quite like I had hoped, but boy did the filling inside taste scrumptious.
Right before Thanksgiving I started to have some allergy and sinus issues. I honestly just wanted to order out for dinner, but I stuck with my dinner menu plan and prepared Crock Pot Ranch Chicken Calzones. The dough did not form as I would have liked therefore, each calzone has it's own unique shape.
Crock Pot Ranch Chicken Calzones
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup herb & garlic marinade
1/2 Cup light ranch dressing
1/4 Cup water
3-4 Frozen chicken breasts
Spray crock pot with cooking spray.
Combine marinade, dressing and water. Start out adding a tablespoon of water at a time. If it seems watery do not add as much water as recipe suggests. Some ranch dressings can be rather watery already. Place frozen chicken breasts in crock pot and cover with marinade mixture.
Cook on low for about 6-8 hours.
While chicken is cooking you can make the dough for the calzones. I followed Fleischmann's Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Recipe for the dough. After dough is formed, I rolled it out and cut into calzone style shapes.
Once chicken is complete, shred it and stir to combine sauce and chicken. Fill the middle of each calzone shape with chicken mixture and top with mozzerella cheese.
Pull one side of the dough over to meet the other side of the dough and seal. I used the end of a fork and pressed the sides together all the way around.
Place in the oven and bake at 425° for about 12-15 mins.
*Crock Pot Ranch Chicken can definitely stand alone if you don't want to make calzones. Next time I am going to serve it alone with sides.
1/2 Cup herb & garlic marinade
1/2 Cup light ranch dressing
1/4 Cup water
3-4 Frozen chicken breasts
Spray crock pot with cooking spray.
Combine marinade, dressing and water. Start out adding a tablespoon of water at a time. If it seems watery do not add as much water as recipe suggests. Some ranch dressings can be rather watery already. Place frozen chicken breasts in crock pot and cover with marinade mixture.
Cook on low for about 6-8 hours.
While chicken is cooking you can make the dough for the calzones. I followed Fleischmann's Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Recipe for the dough. After dough is formed, I rolled it out and cut into calzone style shapes.
Once chicken is complete, shred it and stir to combine sauce and chicken. Fill the middle of each calzone shape with chicken mixture and top with mozzerella cheese.
Pull one side of the dough over to meet the other side of the dough and seal. I used the end of a fork and pressed the sides together all the way around.
Place in the oven and bake at 425° for about 12-15 mins.
*Crock Pot Ranch Chicken can definitely stand alone if you don't want to make calzones. Next time I am going to serve it alone with sides.
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