These tuna melt calzones use ready-made pizza dough, canned tuna, cheese and baby spinach to create a hearty one-hand meal.
Ingredients
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2
170 g cans solid white
tuna
, water packed, drained
-
1/2 cup
mayonnaise
-
1/4 cup
finely chopped
celery
-
1/4 cup
chopped
green onions
-
1/8 tsp
salt
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4 cups
baby
spinach
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1 450 g
ball frozen
pizza dough
, defrosted
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1 cup
grated
white cheddar
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1
large
egg
, beaten
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1 tbsp
grated
Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine tuna and mayonnaise in a bowl and mash with a fork until well combined. Stir in celery, green onions and salt and mix until incorporated.
- Divide tuna mixture into 6 equal portions.
- Place spinach in a large frying pan over high heat. Cook, tossing occasionally, for 5 min or until fully wilted. Let cool and then squeeze out excess liquid. Divide into 6 portions.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into 6 equal pieces. Gently form each piece into a ball and roll out into a 6-in. circle.
- Spread 1 portion of tuna mixture on half of each circle leaving a ½-in. border. Top each with 2 heaping tbsp of cheddar cheese and spread a portion of spinach overtop.
- Moisten inside edge with egg and fold dough over to enclose filling; press down edges to seal.
- Cut two slits in the top of each calzone. Brush tops with egg; sprinkle each with ½ tsp Parmesan.
- Bake calzones for 10 to 14 min or until tops and bottoms are deeply golden and filling bubbles through slits. Serve hot or let cool and pack.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 485,
- Protein
- 23 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 36 g,
- Fat
- 28 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 831 mg.
Notes:
Introducing the tastiest tuna melt you’ve ever had, enclosed in a pizza crust and combined with a bit of muscle-building spinach to transform it into a balanced dinner (which can be served at room temperature).
Tip:
These calzones freeze well, so they’re ready whenever you are. Bake from frozen in a 475f oven for 16 min, or until tops are nicely golden.
