Barbecue Chicken Calzones Recipe
If you love barbecue chicken pizza, you'll love these barbecue chicken calzones!
Servings: 8
Calories: 503kcal
Equipment
- Large Skillet
- Cookie Sheet
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
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: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 1389mg | Potassium: 528mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 3mg