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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Spinach Calzones

    Spinach Calzones

    Updated: Aug 22, 2023 by Veronica Noone · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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    Give me Trader Joe's whole wheat pizza dough and I will figure out some way to use it with whatever I have in the fridge. Today it was a box of frozen spinach and some fat free ricotta, 2 things I try to keep on hand. Of course I used more spinach then cheese but it was still a tasty guilt free pizza like lunch while being super healthy! How can you beat that?

    I've made something similar to this awhile back with fresh baby spinach, Spinach Ricotta Roll, but here's what I did today. . .

    Ingredients

    • ½ Pound Pizza Dough (½ package of Trader Joes works great or you can make your own)
    • 1 10 oz frozen pack of spinach defrosted
    • ½ cup fat free Ricotta cheese (124 g)
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon onion powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 2 oz mozzarella cheese
    • Sauce for dipping - I used leftover homemade

    Instructions

    Preheat oven to 425 Degrees

    Separate the dough into 2 even 4 oz balls. Stretch and roll out the dough.

    Drain any excess water from the spinach and mix it with Ricotta, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and mozzarella.

    Half the spinach-cheese mixture on place each half on one side of rolled out dough. Fold over the dough, flatten a bit, seal the edges and pierce the top with a knife a few times.

    Place calzones on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake on the middle rack for about 20 minutes until crust is firm to the touch and the spinach is warmed through.

    Serve with dipping sauce and enjoy!

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    spinach calzones featured

    Spinach Calzones

    These spinach calzones are the perfect comfort food, with a crispy crust and savory filling. Make them for a quick and easy dinner tonight!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2 people
    Calories 453 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ Pound Pizza Dough ½ package of Trader Joes works great or you can make your own
    • 1 10 oz frozen pack of spinach defrosted
    • ½ cup fat free Ricotta cheese 124 g
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon onion powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 2 oz mozzarella cheese
    • Sauce for dipping - I used leftover homemade

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 425 Degrees
    • Separate the dough into 2 even 4 oz balls. Stretch and roll out the dough.
      ½ Pound Pizza Dough
    • Drain any excess water from the spinach and mix it with Ricotta, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and mozzarella.
      ½ cup fat free Ricotta cheese, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt, 2 oz mozzarella cheese, 1 10 oz frozen pack of spinach defrosted
    • Half the spinach-cheese mixture on place each half on one side of rolled out dough. Fold over the dough, flatten a bit, seal the edges and pierce the top with a knife a few times.
    • Place calzones on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake on the middle rack for about 20 minutes until crust is firm to the touch and the spinach is warmed through.
    • Serve with dipping sauce and enjoy!
      Sauce for dipping - I used leftover homemade

    Nutrition

    Calories: 453kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 25gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 1347mgPotassium: 905mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 14812IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 399mgIron: 7mg
    Keyword Calzone, Spinach
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    1. V

      July 23, 2011 at 5:22 pm

      Hi Roni,

      I wanted to thank you for your beautiful and useful website. I have only been on weight watchers for a week and already have used so many of your recipes. Each one is so good.

      I don't have a traders joe by me, so I used wegman's whole weight pizza dough. It's 4 ww points per oz, compared to Trader Joe's 3 for 2 oz. This means I am really going to have to find me a Trader Joes, to save some points.

      Regardless, it was a great meal!! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring me to get healthy.

      Looking forward to trying even more!

      Reply
    2. Laura Jane

      April 12, 2011 at 11:45 am

      Just tried this! I recently made my first trip to Trader Joes and got the pizza dough. I used fresh, bagged spinach leaves and I baked it on a pizza stone. It's delicious and huge!!

      Reply
    3. Alycia

      April 26, 2010 at 7:18 pm

      i just made these today - absolutely delicious!! they were wayyy more filling than i thought they'd be too. i can't wait to try more of your recipes (:

      Reply
    4. Ruth

      March 22, 2010 at 6:41 am

      I Made these Friday... Both I and the Hubby loved it. I thought that these would be small but they were huge and packed full. Surprisingly cheesy and a great healthy pizza alternative.

      Oh yeah, I put spicy grilled chicken breast (3 oz) in the Hubby's and it was a nice addition.

      Reply
    5. Malia

      March 18, 2010 at 10:26 pm

      This looks delish!! And easy to pack for lunch. I'm definitely trying it asap. We don't have Trader Joe's in Hawaii 🙁 so I'll probably buy some whole wheat pizza dough from a local pizza place.

      Reply
    6. Martin

      March 17, 2010 at 1:59 pm

      Hmmmm......
      That looks delicious, and healthy as well.

      My mouth starts to water. Believe it or not. Nice recipe.

      Please visit http://www.enyfoodcoop.com/category/recipe/ for more healthy recipe.

      Reply
    7. Elle

      March 16, 2010 at 1:14 pm

      Roni - how many servings does the recipe you posted above make?

      Reply
    8. Jess

      March 16, 2010 at 7:32 am

      YAY! You have a recipes section too with all these pictures! Now I don't feel like such a turd for having mine 🙂

      I'll look into making calzones, but haven't had a craving for them yet.

      Looks yummy though!

      Reply
    9. FoodFitnessFreshair

      March 15, 2010 at 9:57 pm

      These look and sound delicious! I might have to go pick up some Trader Joe's dough and get creative myself. I love almost anything with spinach.

      Reply
    10. Karen

      March 15, 2010 at 8:33 pm

      I made my own dough and gave this a try, with just a pinch of nutmeg as well and it was AWESOME! Thanks for the great idea!

      Reply
    11. Puglet

      March 15, 2010 at 5:50 pm

      I know you are a great cook because I have tried some of your recipes, but this looks like a food stylist spent hours on it. It is beautiful. Way to go!!!

      Reply
    12. kyree90

      March 15, 2010 at 1:16 pm

      I was going to say the same thing. Looks delicious.

      Reply
    13. westwood

      March 15, 2010 at 12:33 pm

      Now THAT looks like deliciousness.

      Reply
    14. Valerie

      March 15, 2010 at 10:01 am

      That sounds YUMMY! Have you ever tried grilling the crust? It is sooooooooooo good! And faster than baking! We grill all of our pizza crusts; even in the winter.

      Reply
    15. Michele

      March 14, 2010 at 9:44 pm

      I want that NOW!!! LOL! OMG, that looks so good! I am jealous because I can't buy whole wheat dough here and I don't know if I could make it myself. Looks delish!!

      Reply

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