Barbecue Chicken Calzones Recipe
If you love barbecue chicken pizza, you'll love these barbecue chicken calzones!
Serving8
Ingredients
- 6 strips of bacon
- ½ cup diced red onion
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 16 ounces barbecue sauce, 1 bottle, divided
- 16.3 ounces refrigerated biscuit dough, 1 package
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, blot with paper towels and crumble.
- Add onion and shredded chicken to a pan with olive oil. Saute over medium heat until onion is tender. Stir in 1/2 cup barbecue sauce and remove from heat. Mix in crumbled bacon.
- Flatten out biscuit dough on a greased cookie sheet. Spread a teaspoon of barbecue sauce on each biscuit. Divide the chicken mixture between the biscuits, spreading on only half of each biscuit and keeping 1/2 inch away from the edge.
- Sprinkle cheese and cilantro over top of each biscuit.
- Fold biscuits in half and press the edges together with a fork to seal.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Serve with additional barbecue sauce for dipping.
Notes
- You can also use bacon bits or pre-cooked bacon if you’re in a hurry.
Nutrition
Calories: 503 kcal · Carbohydrates: 53 g · Protein: 21 g · Fat: 23 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 59 mg · Sodium: 1389 mg · Potassium: 528 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 21 g · Vitamin A: 253 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 124 mg · Iron: 3 mg