Calzone

Now that my son is 15 months old, he has been insisting on self-feeding more than ever. A sign of growing independence, I suppose. He is able to spoon some food into his mouth, but his success rate is somewhere between 20-30%. I like make this calzone for my son when my husband and I go out to eat - it keeps him occupied for a good 20 minutes!

Please note the portions are approximate for now. I need to go back in the kitchen and make this to confirm the amounts, but here the recipe, based on my memory, in the meantime.

1 Chicken breast
1 T crushed garlic
1 Red Pepper
1 C sliced mushrooms
1/4C feta cheese
Big handful of baby spinach
Marinara sauce
Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Chop up chicken breast into baby bite size pieces. Heat 1 T of olive oil over medium heat and saute crushed garlic until aromatic (1 min). Add chicken pieces and salt and pepper to taste.

In the meantime, put red pepper on a baking sheet and roast (broil under high heat) until charred. Turn the red pepper and continue to char all sides. Remove red pepper, put in a large bowl and keep covered until cool. Once cooled, remove the charred skin, slice open and remove seeds and ribbing. Slice and chop the red pepper into small baby bite size pieces.

Once chicken is fully cooked, remove from heat and cover. Add 1T of olive oil to the skillet and saute mushrooms until soft. Add spinach and cover for a few minutes to wilt. Combine the mushroom/spinach mixture with the chicken and chopped red pepper. Season to taste. Add marinara sauce to coat.

Pre-heat oven according to directions on the pizza dough package. Grab a handful of pizza dough and allow to warm to room temperature for ease of handling. Using hands, stretch the pizza dough to a rectangular shape (about 4x10). Put a line of the mixture down the middle of the dough, sprinkpe with feta cheese and stretch the two sides of the dough to meet. Pinch together. Make sure that the diameter of the calzone so large that it will not fit into baby's mouth! Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for about 8-10 minutes or until the dough looks cooked through.