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Single Serving Spinach Calzones

Published on January 6, 2016 By Emily. Updated on August 8, 2020

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spinach calzone, cut in halfSome recipes are just endlessly adaptable.  If I have CSA ingredients I’m not sure how to use, I know I can almost always throw them into a soup, a frittata, a pizza or a calzone.    This spinach calzone was one of those endless variations, made this time around at the request of my husband.

filling for spinach calzone

I kept the filling extra simple this time around.  Though I like my pizzas covered with ingredients, I prefer to keep my calzones filled with fairly few additions.  These spinach calzones are just that; spinach stirred into ricotta and mozzarella cheese and flavored with a bit of salt and pepper.

spinach calzones in the oven

Often, I make one big single calzone at a time, but this time around I opted to make 4 single-serve calzones.  This method takes a little more time to prepare, but looks nicer when served and makes leftovers easier to handle, since there isn’t cheese gushing everywhere.

Lastly, I highly recommend serving these with some warm tomato sauce for dipping.  The warm sauce is one of my very favorite parts of eating calzones.

Single-Serving Spinach Calzones

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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Servings 4 calzones

Ingredients
  

For the dough:

  • 2 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast a 1/4 ounce packet
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons oil

For the filling:

  • 15 ounces ricotta
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 4 ounces fresh spinach roughly chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Tomato sauce for dipping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. If you have one, place a pizza stone in the oven.

Make the dough

  • Combine the yeast and sugar in the warm water in a bowl. Add the warm water. Stir to dissolve and let stand for 10 minutes. (This 10 minutes is a good time to put together the filling.)
  • When the 10 minutes have elapsed, insert the blade attachment into your food processor. Combine the flour and salt to the bowl of the processor.
  • With the food processor running, pour the yeast mixture through the feed tube and process for about 45 seconds, until the dough begins to gather into small balls.
  • Add the oil through the feed tube and process for about 60 more seconds. If the dough isn't forming a ball, add a tablespoon or two or water and continue to process.
  • Remove the ball of dough from the food processor bowl. For single serve calzones, divide the dough into four equal parts.

Make the filling

  • In a medium size bowl, mix together the ricotta, mozzarella cheese and chopped spinach. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Make the calzones

  • Roll out each of the dough pieces on a floured surface into a rough circle.
  • Scoop a quarter of the filling onto one side of the dough circle.
  • Fold over the top of the circle to close the calzone. Seal the calzone closed, using a bit of water if necessary.
  • Repeat with the other 3 pieces of dough and remaining filling.
  • Transfer the calzones to the baking stone or a cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Serve with warmed tomato sauce.

Notes

Adapted from my whole wheat food processor pizza dough and broccoli and mushroom calzone
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Comments

  1. Alesha says

    August 26, 2016 at 1:10 am

    That’s so easy…

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