Veggie Calzone

No one is born a great cook; we learn by doing.

-Julia Child

My daughter, Michelle, is taking a cooking class, and she has a project about different recipes, but they're supposed to be healthy.

Her first recipe is something with whole wheat as the main ingredient. I recommended a vegetable calzone to her. I've been making this for years, and it's one of my daughter's favorites. It's like a different version of pizza. If you don't have time to make the dough, you can just buy a pre-made one in the grocery store, like Winco.

Ingredients

1 lb. whole wheat pizza dough
1/2 lb. chicken tenders chopped
1 1/2 mixed broccoli, red bell pepper, and mushrooms
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 parmesan cheese
1 packet of herb goat cheese
1 small onion chopped
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 egg

Directions

1. Rinse vegetables and drain well.

2. Put a little olive oil in the pan, and brown the chicken. Then add the onions and vegetables. Sautee it just half-cooked.

3. In a medium bowl, combine the vegetables, cheeses, chicken, and pepper.

4.  Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out each piece into 6-inch circle. Spoon 1/4 of vegetable mixture over 1/2 of each circle, leaving 1/2-inch border. Moisten edge of dough with water; fold dough over filling to form half circle. Pinch edges well to seal. Cut several slits in top of dough; brush with egg.

5. Place on greased baking sheet and bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.