Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts

Friday, July 17, 2009

Turkey Calzones


Start to Finish: 48 minutes

Ingredients:
12 ounces boneless cooked turkey breast, chopped (about 2-1/4 cups)
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
1 cup shredded four-cheese pizza blend (4 oz)
1 (8 oz) can pizza sauce
2 (10 oz) packages refrigerated pizza dough

Directions:
1) In a large bowl combine turkey, spinach, cheese, and 1/2 cup of the sauce. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 package of pizza dough into a 12X10-inch rectangle. Cut into three 10X4-inch rectangles.
2) Place about 1/2 cup of the turkey mixture onto half of each rectangle to within about 1 inch of edge. Moisten edges of dough with water and fold over, forming a square. Press with a fork to seal edges. Prick tops of calzones with a fork; place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and turkey mixture. Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with remaining pizza sauce.

Servings: 8

Notes: These are great. They are a good way to get my husband to eat spinach!

Variations: Ground chicken works really well in this as well. You can basically substitute anything in the middle, but spinach works really well with turkey and chicken. Also, I use homemade pizza dough instead of store bought refrigerated dough. It saves money and tastes better.

Estimated Price: $8.00

Cookbook: Better Homes and Gardens 500 Five Ingredient Recipes
Nutrition Facts per serving: 344 cal., 10 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 57 mg chol., 1,338 mg sodium, 41 g carbo., 2 g fiber, 23 g pro. Daily Values: 23% vit. A, 24% vit. C, 13% calcium, 23% iron

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Meatballs

I had a recipe that called for frozen meatballs and after looking in the grocery store and deciding that I didn't want to spend $9 on something I probably had the ingredients to make at home I decided to look up a recipe online and try it out. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and I liked how they turned out. We had some polish sausages left over from a barbecue so I just ground up that for the sausage.

Ingredients:
1 lb lean or extra lean ground beef
1/2 lb bulk Italian sausage
1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
3 med cloves garlic
1 scant tsp salt
1 tsp dried leaf basil
1 med onion, finely chopped
1 large egg
1/3 c grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons water, or as needed
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
1) Line a shallow baking pan with foil and oil the pan.
2) Mix ingredients and shape into 1-1/2 to 2 inch diameter meatballs.
3) Broil 8 inches away from heat for 10 minutes; turn over and broil for 10 minutes more.