BBQ Chicken Calzones

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Description

If you like BBQ Chicken Pizza, you’ll like this easy-to-make calzone version!

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon
  • ½ small onion, chopped
  • 3 cups shredded, cooked chicken breast meat
  • ⅔ cup barbeque sauce
  • 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  3. turning occasionally
  4. until evenly browned
  5. about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels; crumble.
  6. Add shredded chicken and onion to hot bacon grease in the pan. Cook and stir over medium heat until onion is tender. Stir in 1/3 cup barbeque sauce; remove from heat. Mix in crumbled bacon.
  7. Roll pizza crust dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Press out to an even thickness
  8. then cut in half. Divide chicken mixture between dough pieces
  9. spreading over 1/2 of each dough piece to within 1/2 inch of the edge.
  10. Drizzle remaining barbeque sauce over the filling. Sprinkle with cheese and cilantro. Fold uncovered portion of dough over the filling. Press the edges together with a fork to seal.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven until browned
  12. about 25 minutes. Cool for a few minutes
  13. then cut each calzone in half for 4 servings. Serve with additional barbeque sauce if desired.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 4

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