Buffalo Chicken Calzone

Description

This recipe is tasty and very easy to make. Great to slice up for a party or for Sunday football. Serve with blue cheese dressing for dipping sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ΒΌ cup Buffalo wing sauce
  • 1 refrigerated pizza dough
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 410 degrees F (210 degrees C). Grease a pizza pan.
  2. Place chicken into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Cook the chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear
  3. about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a bowl and shred with two forks.
  4. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chicken and Buffalo wing sauce in the hot butter until chicken is coated and heated through
  5. 2 to 4 minutes.
  6. Turn pizza dough out onto a generously floured surface. Roll dough into a 12-inch round. Brush dough with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and spread 1 cup mozzarella cheese in the center of the dough
  7. leaving a 1-inch border. Spread chicken mixture over cheese; top chicken mixture with remaining 1 cup cheese.
  8. Fold pizza dough in half and pinch edges together to seal. Transfer calzone to prepared pizza pan and brush top with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown
  10. 17 to 20 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 4

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