I know - another recipe post, complete with crap photos - but tonight we had this for dinner and it was SOSOSOSOSOSO good, I had to share.
Earlier, I hatched upon a plot to cook the chicken I had thawed into - something. I searched for inspiration in my trusty Google search bar.
Google gave me half an idea, and then another half of an idea and then another half an idea and then a drift across a few non-related bits and bobs - and eventually, with about 5 tabs open, I decided to pick apart bits and pieces from here and there and just make something up - as you do.
Ingredients:
- Easy Pizza Dough - I found this recipe from All She Cooks in my quest and used it. I have put a link because I don't believe in stealing. You will need flour, sugar, yeast, salt, oil and warm water to make it, and really it is just smink* it up and let it rest.
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp butter **
- 400g chicken thigh fillets
- 4 tomatoes
- 1/2 cup passata - I made some a few weeks ago (from all of my tomatoes) using Rhubarb Whine's recipe in the link
- thyme
- oregano
- parsley
- frozen veges
- grilled eggplant
- oven-dried tomatoes
- olives
- chillies
- About a cup of grated cheese - I used some Colby and some Parmesan because that is what I had
Method:
I first made the dough - and then went about my life for an hour or so. As I had used fairly old yeast and fairly unscientific hot water, I figured it would need time.
I put the pizza stones in a cold oven and then switched it on to about 200-220 (hot)
I then chopped the onion and garlic, and got it all soft and translucent in some butter - mmmmm.
The old yeast that I used meant that my dough took a long, long time to "double"!
I chopped the tomatoes and thigh fillets and added them with the passata into my pot.
I then split it into two pots - one for the kids with some herbs and frozen veges, and one for us with all the deli goodness that I could find.
Stir in the cheese.
Punch down the dough.
I cut the dough into about a dozen littler bits, rolled them out (with the "assistance" of a 3 year old...) and made a variety of shapes and styles with my calzones.
I cooked them in a hot oven on pizza stones until - well, until cooked.
I had leftover filling, so made a quick pasta for lunches tomorrow.
* My brother couldn't say "mix" when he was a tyke and it stuck. It is still in use 40 years later!
** because I STILL haven't been shopping for the olive oil
So - what was for dinner at YOUR house?
And do you have any handy pizza stone hints for me?
9 comments:
I enjoy recipe posts (and the photos aren't crap in my book - as evidenced by those at my blog!) and this looks yummy!!
Seems like I had a pizza stone of sorts years ago, but I can't remember ever using it! So, I guess I'd have to just use a cookie sheet....and, of course, I'd tweak it a little here and there to suit my own taste. (isn't that what we always do?)
This sounds so delicious and savory. :-) Dinner last night was sushi after a loooooong day in town. Tonight it will be lemon garlic roast chicken with potatoes and carrots. Mmm. :-)
Kelly - absolutely - tweak away! This was such a hit with everyone that I have a feeling even leftovers will get the Calzone treatment for a few weeks!
Krista - we love sushi here too. Do you have a Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken recipe link? I had a flatmate who used to do Lemon Garlic Roast Lamb a treat.
Thanks for linking to my pizza dough recipe. We use it at least a couple times a month in my house. Your Calzones look amazing! Love the filling.
Yum!!
Pearl
p.s. And I love when people say things like "complete with crap photos". :-) No one says that around here, and I always think, "well, why not?!"
It looks delish. (And no helpful hints over here -- I don't think I've ever used a stone!)
Jessica - thank YOU for the dough recipe (I found it via your calzone recipe) - I think it may get some high rotation here.
Pearl - I have a feeling that there is more than mere manners that stand between your "around here" and mine.
Oh YUM!!! This looks soooo tasty! Thanks for sharing the recipe! Off to bookmark! :)
I was wondering whether or not to get a pizza stone recently, when I asked around the answer was mostly not to bother - burnt hands etc Now I'm not so sure!
Grace - thank you for popping by to visit!
Brenda - They don't take much storage space and they do give lovely results BUT they can also be a pain in the nether regions and are not completely necessary to sustain life. We have two.
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