Spinach & Cheese Calzones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (13 7/8 ounce) package pizza dough, refrigerated
• 1 (8 ounce) package provolone cheese, sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 (5 -6 ounce) bag baby spinach
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can black olives, drained and sliced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f
• 2 line large cookie with nonstick aluminum foil.
• 3 remove pizza dough from tube; unroll dough on center of cookie sheet.
• 4 with fingertips, press dough into 13 x 9-inch rectangle.
• 5 cut dough vertically in half to make 2 smaller rectangles.
• 6 place provolone slices all over dough, overlapping slightly and leaving 1/2-inch border around edges of dough.
• 7 in nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot; add onion and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• 8 add garlic and mushrooms and cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 9 add spinach and cook until spinach wilts and liquid evaporates, stirring constantly.
• 10 stir in olives, tomato paste, salt and pepper.
• 11 with slotted spoon, spread spinach mixture over half of provolone slices on each rectangle, leaving a 1/2-inch border around edges of dough.
• 12 fold other half of dough over filling; pinch edges together to seal.
• 13 cut 2 slits in top of each calzone to allow steam to escape during baking. bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.
• 14 let calzones stand 5 minutes.
• 15 with serrated knife, cut each calzone into 4 slices to serve.