"Calzone" Thing

I threw this together the other day and it was pretty yummy!  Like a calzone with a pot pie crust.  YUM!

2 cans Pillsbury croissants

1 cup marinara sauce (I used homemade, but canned would work too)

1 large chicken breast (haha)

3 cloves garlic

1/2 white onion, chopped

3 TBS fresh parsley, chopped

1 tsp dried oregano

3 small sweet peppers (I used one red, one orange, and one yellow just because)

1/4 spinach, cut into chiffonade ribbons OR 3 TBS basil ribbons

1/4 cup mozzarella, shredded

1/8 feta cheese, crumbled

7 or 8 Kalamata olives, chopped

1 egg

Preheat oven to 375.

Chop chicken and sautee with a little EVOO and the garlic until done.  Set aside in a large bowl.  Add the rest of the veggies, herbs, sauce, and cheese.  

On a baking sheet, lay out all of the croissant dough, making a large rectangle.  I pushed it together with my fingers, but evened it out with a rolling pin.  Cut strips toward the middle, about one inch thick and two inched long, leaving a strip crosswise down the middle.

Pour the chicken mixture down the middle strip, and fold the side strips up to the middle and pinch together. In the end it should look like a stuffed french bread loaf.

Beat one egg and paint over the top, and garnish with either DRIED parsley, oregano, or basil (if you use fresh herbs, they will burn).

Bake for 45 minutes and enjoy! 

Variations:

Use ham and cheddar = cordon bleu

Use ham, cheddar, black beans, and cilantro, like a Mexican style pot pie

Use mushrooms, peppers, pepperoni, and cooked sausage = Italian Pizza Style

Replace the marinara with a creamy alfredo sauce... Mmmm.

Put bacon and bleu cheese in it, and replace the marinara with a BBQ style sauce.

Add different veggies like zuccini or shredded carrot:-)