Calzones and New Running Shoes

To help my our lives be a bit easier I have tried to come up with a menu for two weeks, do the grocery shopping, and then try to stick to that plan, hoping to save time and headache. So far it has worked quite well and we have eaten like kings and queens. Well tonight we tried a new recipe: Spinach/Chicken Calzones. Now the neat thing about this recipe is that I found it on someone's blog when I googled for this recipe. So anyway the calzones were a success and we very much enjoyed them. We had extra filling so we are going to put it over pasta and make another meal completely. Since we found this to be such a tasty treat we thought we would share the recipe with you. Enjoy!

Three Cheese, Chicken, and Spinach Calzones
1 package pizza dough mix (or make your own, which is what I did)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large garlic clove minced
1 bag of fresh spinach
1 1/2 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts (you can use leftovers or simly cook this chicken)
15 ounces ricotta cheese, drained of excess moisture
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (I actually just sliced and chopped a ball of mozzarella cheese)
1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
1 egg
Egg wash * 1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp milk

Preheat over to 400F and lightly greased a baking sheet, set aside.

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and saute until fragrant. Add the spinach by handful and cook until wilted (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and drain spinach of excess liquid in a colander.

In a large mixing bowl, combine all three cheeses and the egg. Mix the wilted spinach. Tear the cooked chicken into small pieces and mix into filling.

Prepare dough according to package directions. On a lightly floured surface roll the dough out into roughly a 12 inch round, cut in half (I cut it into four pieces). Spoon filling onto one side of each dough section and fold the dough over to enclose the filling. Pinch the edges tightly to seal in filling. Cut a few slashes in the top of each calzones to release steam during baking. Repeat with remaining calzone and trasfer both onto prepared baking sheet. Brush the calzones with egg wash and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove fromover and allow to cool for 10 minutes before cutting. We had marinara sauce with our calzones. Here a picture of our dinner.




I also got some new running shoes, which I tried out this evening. They are fantastic and super bright and cute.



So these are the adventures of the day! Can't wait to share more of the adventures of the Turner Home!!!