A warm day-after-Thanksgiving sandwich you don't have to wait all year for. Thanksgiving Calzones bring together all of your favorite holiday tastes into a single warm and comforting hand pie so you can enjoy Thanksgiving'ish flavors all year long.
15.2 oz pkgBoursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheesecrumbled
⅓cupdried cranberries
½teaspoonground black pepper
¼teaspoon salt
Instructions
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil and brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Place one dough piece on clean counter and using your cupped hand, drag in small circles until dough feels taut and round. Repeat with remaining dough pieces and cover loosely with plastic wrap.
In separate bowl, combine chicken, cheddar, Boursin, cranberries, salt and pepper; set aside.
Working on lightly floured surface, press and roll 1 piece of dough (keep remaining dough covered) into 8-inch round of even thickness. Repeat with remaining dough sections. Working with 1 dough round at a time (keep others covered), spread 1/4 of chicken mixture evenly over half of dough round, leaving 1-inch border at edge. Fold top half over filling and crimp edges to seal. Gently transfer to prepared baking pan and repeat with remaining dough rounds and flling.
Using sharp knife, cut two 1-inch steam vents on top of each calzone, then brush tops evenly with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Bake until golden brown, 18-22 minutes, rotating halfway through baking.
Transfer baking sheet to wire rack and let calzones cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
When choosing a shredded cheese, go for the thicker cuts. The thin strands don’t melt as well.
Don't worry if your calzones look a bit sloppy before baking. They'll look much better when they come out of the oven!
Once folded and sealed, brush tops of calzones with olive oil or an egg wash before baking. It helps bring out that delicious golden brown color.
Dried cranberries work perfectly in this recipe. However, I think a spoonful of leftover homemade cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly would be equally delicious.
You can also try other ingredient variations such as leftover mashed potatoes, Thanksgiving stuffing, cooked sweet potatoes/butternut squash, crumbled bacon, leftover ham.