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Big-Batch Healthy Beef, Mushroom and Spinach Calzones Recipe | Food Network Kitchen | Food Network 10/15/23, 11:34 a. m.

Big-Batch Healthy Beef, Mushroom and


Spinach Calzones
Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen

Set aside some extra time one weekend to make a dozen of these calzones. Then pack your freezer full of them and know
you've got healthy lunches or dinners for those hectic days covered.

Level: Easy Directions:


Total: 2 hr (includes cooling time)
Active: 45 min 1 Set a pizza stone or baking sheet on an oven rack in the
Yield: 12 calzones bottom third of the oven, and preheat to 425 degrees F.

2
Ingredients: Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick
skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, 3/4
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil teaspoon salt and half the pepper flakes, and cook,
1 pound lean ground beef breaking the beef up into large chunks with a wooden spoon, until the beef is browned all
Kosher salt over, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, 2/3 of the garlic and 3/4 teaspoon salt, and
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes cook for 3 minutes more. Fold in the spinach, and cook until wilted, about 1 minute (the
mixture should be relatively dry). Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, and let cool
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced (about 1
cup) completely.
4 cloves garlic, finely minced 3 Reduce the heat to medium. Add the remaining oil, garlic and pepper flakes to the
6 cups packed baby spinach (about 5 ounces) skillet, and cook, stirring, to lightly brown the garlic, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes
One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes and 3/4 teaspoon salt, and simmer the sauce until thick, about 6 minutes; set aside.
3 pounds whole-wheat or regular pizza dough
4 Divide the pizza dough into 12 balls. Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. On a
Cooking spray
well-floured surface, roll out each ball into a 6- or 7-inch circle 1/8 inch thick. On the
Whole wheat or all-purpose flour, for the work
bottom half of each circle, mound 1/4 cup of the cooled beef mixture and top with 3
surface
tablespoons of the mozzarella. Fold over the top half of the dough to form a semicircle, and
2 1/4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella pinch the edges to seal. Carefully transfer the calzones with a spatula to the prepared
1 large egg, beaten baking sheets. Lightly brush with the beaten egg. Cut 2 small slits on top of each to vent
steam.

5 Refrigerate half the calzones. With a spatula, transfer the rest of the calzones to the hot
pizza stone or baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 22 minutes. Repeat with
the remaining calzones. Reheat the tomato sauce, and serve on the side.

6 To freeze: Let the baked calzones cool completely, then wrap each one tightly in plastic
wrap and then aluminum foil. Place them in freezer bags, and freeze for up to a month.
The sauce can be frozen in 12 small freezer bags for up to a month.

7 To reheat: Thaw the frozen calzones in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours. Unwrap the calzones,
then microwave them on a microwave-safe plate in 1-minute increments, rotating them
after each, until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. To reheat the sauce, microwave it in a
microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until the sauce is hot.

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