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Southwest Chicken Calzones

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  • prep time: 10 min
  • total time: 10 min
  • serves: 4 people
  • calories: 466 1 serving

This recipe proves that the smart use of convenience products, like canned chicken, picante sauce, shredded cheese and refrigerated pizza crust, gives you mouthwatering, made-from-scratch taste in very little time.

Ingredients

  • 1 can (12.5 ounces) Swanson® Premium White Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup Pace® Picante Sauce
  • 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese, Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
  • 1 package (about 10 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust dough

Instructions

  • Tips

    • Ingredient Note: Or you may use 3 cans (4.5 ounces each) Swanson® Premium White Chunk Chicken Breast in water, drained for this recipe.
  • Step 1

    Heat the oven to 425°F.

  • Step 2

    Stir the chicken, cream cheese, 1/2 cup picante sauce and shredded cheese in a medium bowl and set aside.

  • Step 3

    Unroll the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch square. Cut the dough into 4 (6-inch) squares.

  • Step 4

    Place about 1/2 cup chicken mixture on half of each square. Fold the dough over the filling and press the edges together to seal.

  • Step 5

    Place the folded dough squares on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until they're golden brown.

  • Step 6

    Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute and serve with the remaining picante sauce for dipping.

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