Adam Cooks: Chicken Caprese Calzones

From Adam's creative noggin - kind of a combo of these sandwiches and these calzones



Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 red onion, finely chopped
1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed in the fridge overnight
fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
dried basil
flour
1 egg lightly beaten with 1 tbsp cold water

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and plug in your George Foreman grill to preheat. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

When the grill is heated cook the chicken breasts for about 15 minutes (from frozen) or until cooked through. Let the meat rest for a few minutes and then cut into bite-sized pieces.

Meanwhile, cook the bacon until crisp over medium heat. Drain onto paper towels. Discard all but about a tablespoon of the drippings. Return to the heat and add the onion. Cook until soft.

Lightly flour your rolling surface and roll out the bread dough to about 1/8 inch thickness. Divide in half (or quarters, depending how big you want them to be.)

Assemble the chicken, bacon, cheese, onions, and basil on one half of your dough circle. Brush one edge with the eggwash, fold the top over, and press to seal.

Place on the prepared baking sheet. Poke two or three slits in the top of the dough and brush with the remaining egg wash. Bake for 18-22 minutes, until browned.

Comments:
Adam went with making two ginormous calzones. They were very good, a nice remix of some of our favorites. The fresh mozzarella always makes me sick so he was nice enough to only put one or two slices in my serving. It's still messing with my digestive system, but it's so worth it. :)