Quick Spinach-Ricotta Calzones Recipe
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Quick Spinach-Ricotta Calzones

By: USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson 
"Go deep this Super Bowl Sunday: Serve calzones. These Italian turnovers are perfect 'finger food' -- no knife and fork required. And because the recipes use refrigerated rolls, it's an easy score. All you have to do is make the fillings."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (19)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (11.3 ounce) can refrigerated dinner rolls, at room temperature
  • Cornmeal for rolling
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • Olive oil, for brushing
  • Your favorite marinara-style pasta sauce

Directions

  1. Separate rolls onto a cornmeal-sprinkled work surface. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest while preparing filling.
  2. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; saute until tender and golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach, garlic and nutmeg; saute, breaking up large clumps with a wooden spoon, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper. Transfer to a medium bowl; stir in ricotta. Let cool; stir in remaining cheeses.
  3. Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 450 degrees.
  4. Sprinkling with cornmeal as necessary, roll out each roll into a 7-inch circle. Spoon a scant 1/2 cup of filling just below the center line, leaving a 1-inch border along the bottom half of the dough circle. Spoon filling just below the center line of the circle of dough, leaving a border along the bottom half of the circle. With wet fingertips, moisten the bottom border. Fold dough over filling and press edges together. Thoroughly seal by using fingertips to crimp and flute the edges or by pressing with the tines of a fork. Place on a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. (At this point, can be frozen up to 2 weeks.)
  5. Brush tops with oil. Bake until golden brown, about 16 minutes (longer if frozen). Let cool slightly and serve with warm marinara sauce.

Footnotes

  • Copyright 2005 USA WEEKEND and columnist Pam Anderson. All rights reserved.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 285 | Total Fat: 11.8g | Cholesterol: 21mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2005 by rbout000   view full review
My boyfriend & I made this recipe a week or so ago, and it was great. The dinner rolls work...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2005 by AELUD   view full review
I didn't find this recipe to be quick, but it was easy. They mini-calzones make a great...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2006 by Cooking in WA   view full review
I saueteed diced mushrooms and red peppers along with the onion - and used crescent rolls (2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2005 by KSGLASER   view full review
This recipe was OK. I doubled the ricotta and should have halfed the spinach..it was overkill...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 1, 2005 by Beth   view full review
These were not quick, but they were fairly easy. I really liked them; my fiance was not a huge...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2007 by INHERITEDCURLS   view full review
I love this recipe. I was able to freeze 1/2 of the calzones for another dinner. I did use...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2006 by Michellemybelle   view full review
These are just "okay". They take a long time to make and don't really have much flavour. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2008 by VickieL   view full review
This was a great and quick way to make calzones. My daughter is a Vegetarian and this was a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2009 by Lori   view full review
I, personally, did not like the "bread". Next time I will make a pizza dough and do this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2009 by Alyssa   view full review
Really good. I added sausage and zucchini to mine, and I just made two large calzones for my...

 

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