Spinach & Cheese Chicken Calzone

Ingredients

• 🍗Ground chicken breast200g
• 🧅Onion powder1 tsp
• 🧄Garlic powder1 tsp
• 🧂Saltto taste
• 🫑Black pepperto taste
• 🌿Italian seasoning1 tsp
• 🧀Parmigiano reggiano15g
• 🫒Cooking oil1/4 tsp
• 🧄Garlic cloves2
• 🥬Fresh spinach2 cups
• 🍋Lemon juicesqueeze
• 🥛Low-fat cottage cheese180g
• 🍅Reduced salt tomato sauce50ml

Method

1. 1Mix ground chicken breast with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and parmigiano reggiano until well combined.
2. 2Heat 1/4 tsp cooking oil in a pan and sauté minced garlic until fragrant.
3. 3Add spinach and cook until wilted, then squeeze lemon juice over it and season with salt. Let cool slightly.
4. 4Fold cottage cheese into the cooled spinach mixture.
5. 5Divide the chicken mixture in half and flatten into a thin circle on parchment paper.
6. 6Spread the spinach-cottage cheese filling on one half, leaving a border.
7. 7Fold the dough in half to create a calzone shape and seal the edges by pressing with a fork.
8. 8Place on a baking sheet and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 25–30 minutes until golden brown.
9. 9Serve with 50ml reduced salt tomato sauce for dipping.