Cheesy Broccoli, Feta and Garlic Calzones

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Source: America's Test Kitchen.

Calzone · Broccoli · Italian-American

Two stuffed pizza pastries packed with tender broccoli, creamy feta and melted mozzarella.

Prep15 min
Cook25 min
Total40 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving1025 kcal
Servings4Recipe makes 4
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Prepare oven. Set the oven to 245 °C with shelves positioned in both the upper and lower middle, and brush each baking tray with 1½ tsp of olive oil.

  2. 2

    Mix cheese. Stir the grated mozzarella and crumbled feta together in a small bowl and set aside.

  3. 3

    Cook broccoli. Bring 240 ml water and ½ tsp salt to the boil in the frying pan, add the frozen broccoli florets, cover with a lid and simmer for 3–5 min until just tender, then drain very thoroughly and chop into rough pieces.

  4. 4

    Finish vegetables. Dry out the pan, add the remaining olive oil and the finely chopped garlic, cook over medium heat for about 1 min until the aroma fills the kitchen, then add the chopped broccoli back in along with the remaining salt and the ground black pepper.

  5. 5

    Roll dough. On a floured work surface, roll each 450 g ball of pizza dough into a 30 cm circle and place one on each oiled tray.

  6. 6

    Fill. Pile half the mixed cheeses over one half of each dough round, leaving a 2–3 cm clear border, then pile half the garlic broccoli on top.

  7. 7

    Seal and slash. Wet the edges of the dough with water, fold the dough over to enclose the filling, press firmly along the sealed edge, then cut 5 diagonal slits across the top.

  8. 8

    Bake. Bake for 15–20 min until deep golden, swapping the positions of the trays halfway through if one is browning much faster than the other.

Storage

Serve warm. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).

EU nutrition claims

  • Source of protein: 4.3 g protein per 100 kcal, about 17% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
  • Low sugars: 2.3 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 328 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • 2 baking trays
  • pastry brush
  • large frying pan with a lid
  • colander
  • small bowl
  • rolling pin
  • sharp knife

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy1025 kcal
Protein43.9 g
Carbohydrate115.2 g
of which sugars7.7 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat43.5 g
of which saturates21 g
Fibre7.5 g
Salt5.64 g

Protein per 100 kcal

4.3 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values