Spinach Calzones With Homemade Marinara Sauce

• 2 pizza doughs prepared
• 2 packages spinach 10 ounces each
• 1 onion medium-large, finely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 1/2 cup mozzarella shredded
• 10 slices deli ham cut into long strips
• salt
• pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 29 ounces crushed tomatoes can of
• 5 cloves garlic - chopped
• 1 yellow onion - sliced
• 1 handful fresh basil
• 1 dash fresh ground black pepper
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 dash sea salt
• 1 dash oregano
• olive oil Drizzles of

1. In an large skillet on medium low heat, drizzle about 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
2. Add onion and saute until tender and golden. Then add garlic and spinach, sauteing until large clumps are broken up. Add the dashes of salt and pepper.
3. Transfer to a medium bowl and let cool. Once cool enough, stir in ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella, and ham.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5. Prepare 2 cookie sheets by lining them with parchment paper and sprinkling the paper with cornmeal. Set aside.
6. Flour the pizza dough and work the dough using your fists into a large circle, do not roll the dough out, about 12 inch circles. Fill one half side with spinach mixture and fold over. Press the edges with a fork to seal the calzone.
7. Transfer the dough onto the cookie sheets. Rub each calzone with a tablespoon of olive oil and bake for 25 minutes or until golden.
8. Heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil and add the basil, garlic and sliced onions. Heat until the onion is clear. Add the crushed tomato and the spices and the pinch of sugar. Simmer on low for about 25-30 minutes.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Spinach-Calzones-With-Homemade-Marinara-Sauce-1675062 (may not work)