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I made this recipe with the full intention of actually making calzones as I had just seen a commercial for them the night before. Unfortunately I ran out of pizza dough and had to improvise. With too much filling and not enough dough to put it all into I went to my fridge to see what I could find. I had some whole wheat bagels in the fridge so that is what I used. Now when we make this recipe that is all we use as it is easier and we also think it tastes better.

INGREDIENTS

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

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove from the pan to drain on paper towels; crumble. Add the onion and shredded chicken to the hot bacon grease in the pan. Fry over medium heat until onion is tender. Stir in 1/3 cup of barbeque sauce, and remove from the heat. Mix in the cooked bacon.
• Roll the pizza crust dough out onto a greased cookie sheet. Press out to an even thickness, and then cut in half. Divide the chicken mixture between the two pieces of dough, spreading on only half of each piece to within 1/2 inch of the edge. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the filling. Sprinkle the cheese and cilantro over the top. Fold the uncovered portion of dough over the filling, and press the edges together with a fork to seal.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until browned to your liking. Cool for a few minutes, then cut each calzone in half. Each serving is half of a calzone. These can be served with additional barbeque sauce if you like.

You can find this BBQ Chicken Calzone recipe by clicking here

Recipe Alterations

There are not a lot of alterations as this is a simple recipe to begin with.

1. Use halved bagels instead of refrigerated pizza crust dough.
2. I just chop the chicken breast up. Shredding it is too time consuming for a recipe that doesn’t need it.
3. I use whatever cheese I have on hand (usually sharp cheddar)
4. I do not like cilantro so I leave that out.

Family Taste Test

My family loves this meal! Everyone eats it up and I love how easy it is to make. We made these on cheese bagels the last time and they were even better. Word of warning though, the cheese on the bottom of the bagel will burn if you do not keep an eye on it.

My Thoughts

This modified recipe is on my keep list. It is very simple and I love the taste of it. You can change it up to suit your mood as well. Use whichever bagels you prefer and add whichever toppings are floating your boat that particular day. Would also make a great snack if they are not enough of a dinner meal for you.

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