Chicken Parmesan Calzone

When I started this blog, I had no idea what I was doing.  (Okay, I still usually don't know haha.)  I wrote a lot of recipes, but didn't exactly take the best photos: Example A.  I often go back to my Recipe Index and use it as a cookbook.  A few recipes in particular just make my stomach turn with their quality, so I thought I'd go back and add new photos.  While I did that to recipes like my Buffalo Chicken Dip, my calzone and pepperoni bread recipe post was beyond repair.  Look out for a future pepperoni bread-redo post.  We love making breads and calzones, and if you live in the South, Publix has fantastic refrigerated dough!  These are fantastic to slice thin for parties or just have for dinner.

Ingredients:
1 refrigerated pizza dough
flour for dusting surfaces
3 breaded chicken patties
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/4 pound (a few slices) provolone cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
optional: 1/2 cup ricotta cheese for extra cheesy flavor
1 egg
Non-stick cooking spray

Directions:
- Before preparation, take the pizza dough out of the refrigerator, place in a bowl, and let rise under a warm cloth for a half hour.
- When ready to make, preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the 3 chicken patties on a microwave-safe plate and cook according to microwave instructions (For Perdue, it was 3 minutes on high.).  Let cool slightly and then slice into 1/2 inch wide strips.
- Roll out the pizza dough into an oval.
- Spread the pizza sauce, then provolone cheese, chicken strips, and mozzarella cheese (and ricotta, if you choose) onto the pizza dough, leaving 2 inches around each edge for easy folding.
- Fold the dough in thirds with the seam on top.
- Scramble the egg and paint egg wash in seams to help seal the dough.
- Line the baking tin with cooking spray and flip the calzone over onto the tray so that the seams are all facing down.
- Egg wash the entire top of the calzone.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- After done baking, let the calzone rest for at least 10 minutes to help it set.
- Cut into slices and enjoy!

And there you have it!  Add my favorite salad (here's the recipe I shared last week) and you have a fantastic meal.  You can check out my favorite salad here!

Linking up for Tuesday's Recipe Swap, Two Cup Tuesday, Try A New Recipe Tuesday, Delicious Dish Tuesday, and Tasty Tuesdays! 

Weekend (and Bracket) Busted

But let's be real, whose bracket isn't busted?! Moving on...

Friday afternoon, Mike and I snuck in 18 holes of golf.  I tried very hard to take a few photos on the course for this week's Scavenger Hunt Sunday, but we got hooked up with a nice guy and I ended up taking $10 from him in a match on the back nine - whoops.  I did, however, get time to capture: "what I did today" and "green."

Saturday, we headed downtown to watch some basketball at The Alley with some of our kickball teammates, and spent the afternoon soaking up the sun.  Gillian came over at night, and we had a fantastic blogger sesh with Mike's makes-you-fuzzy navels.

On Sunday I worked all day at a Kids Fair, and came home to crash on the couch with delicious ravioli made by Mike and tons of tv catch up: SNL, Revenge, and, of course, bedtime 30 Rock.

Well, that's it!  This week is shaping up to be great, too.  I'm heading over to meet Jillian's new addition, Miss Violet, with Shelby after work, and a double date night back to The Alley with Erika and her husband on Wednesday is sure to be a lot of fun!

Sharing this weekend for Weekend Recap, Weekending, and Monday Madness!

Snack Better with DOVE® Fruit

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It's March; remember those New Year's Resolutions we made way back at the beginning of 2015?  Who else cheated on that "better eating" one with Valentine's Day... and Fat Tuesday... and that Friday date night... and that occasional Monday when work was just the worst?  Yeah, me too.

Well, I have the perfect indulgence for you tonight that won't break all that good you did today.  It all starts with DOVE® Fruit's whole cherries dipped in creamy DOVE® dark chocolate and makes a great single-serve dessert filled with calcium and protein: Chocolate Covered Cherry Parfaits.

Walking anywhere near the candy aisle is usually never a good idea, but at Walmart, it's next to the card aisle.  I had (kidding!!) to buy Mike a birthday card earlier this month, so obviously my eyes wandered.  Luckily, DOVE® Fruit was right on the end of the aisle.  Apparently I'm not the only one excited for the whole cherries, because there were only two packages left in the entire section!  Sorry, blueberries and cranberries.

Now onto the Chocolate Covered Cherry Parfaits.  All you need are three ingredients:

- a handful (8 or so) DOVE® Fruit whole cherries dipped in creamy DOVE® dark chocolate
- 1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
- 1 full chocolate graham cracker sheet

I made my parfait with two layers yogurt surrounded by three layers of graham cracker crumbs and crushed DOVE® Fruit Cherries.  It was delicious!

Okay, now let's be real, DOVE® Fruit is also wonderful on its own.  Grab a handful and it's definitely a better-for-you indulgence to keep your sweet tooth in check!

You can see more great DOVE® Fruit recipe ideas on the DOVE® Fruit social hub!  You can also download a coupon here to save on your own DOVE® Fruit purchase!

Happy Snacking!! 

How have you been snacking better in the new year?  Have you tried any flavors of DOVE® Fruit yet?