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Spinach and Mushroom Pizza Pockets Without Cheese
September 5th, 2008 Madhuram Posted in Food Blog Events, Italian Cooking, Pizzas, Vegan Pizzas/Calzones | 
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Have you tasted a pizza without cheese before? Not me! So when I saw this recipe in the Vegan Italiano book, I had to give it a try. This book is by Donna Klien and I would definitely recommend it to everybody especially vegans. The recipes are very simple, easy to prepare and they do not call for items which you can get only in speciality stores. So look for it in the library during your next visit.
The original recipe was for preparing a calzone. I was not able to fold the dough properly to make a calzone. Instead I just rolled the dough to form pizza pockets. Whatever the shape may be the final product tasted very good. So much different from the regular pizzas yet satisfying and no guilt whatsoever for indulging in more than one piece.
Ingredients 
Refrigerated Pizza Crust – 1 (I used Pillsbury Pizza Crust Classic, 13.8oz)
Garlics, finely chopped – 4
Fresh Baby Spinach leaves – 4 cups
Onion – 8 slices (I cut them into thin strips)
White Button/Cremini Mushroom, sliced – 4oz
Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 2 tablespoons
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Yield: 4 pizza pockets
Step-By-Step Procedure
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1. Preheat ovent to 425F (220C)
2. Grease a baking sheet.
3. Unroll the dough ont the prepared baking sheet and adjust it to fit the sheet.
4. Cut it into 4 rectangles.
5. Sprinkle the chopped garlic evenly over the rectangles.
6. Top each rectangle with 1 cup of spinach, 2 onion slices or 1/4th of the onion strips and 1/4 of the thinly sliced mushrooms.
7. Drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon of oil on each rectangle and sprinkle salt and pepper as per your taste.
8. Now roll each rectangle either horizontally or vertically whichever seems easy for you and pinch the ends to close the pockets.
9. Bake on the middle rack for 10-12 minutes or until it is golden brown.
2. Grease a baking sheet.
3. Unroll the dough ont the prepared baking sheet and adjust it to fit the sheet.
4. Cut it into 4 rectangles.
5. Sprinkle the chopped garlic evenly over the rectangles.
6. Top each rectangle with 1 cup of spinach, 2 onion slices or 1/4th of the onion strips and 1/4 of the thinly sliced mushrooms.
7. Drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon of oil on each rectangle and sprinkle salt and pepper as per your taste.
8. Now roll each rectangle either horizontally or vertically whichever seems easy for you and pinch the ends to close the pockets.
9. Bake on the middle rack for 10-12 minutes or until it is golden brown.
It can be had as an appetizer or as part of a meal completed with a light soup. We had ours with homemade mushroom soup.
My Notes It’s actually my husband’s tip and I think it’s a good one. Instead of using fresh spinach, if the spinach is sauteed for a minute or 2 until it wilts down, we will be able to use a little more than the 1 cup mentioned in the recipe, which increases our intake of greens, which is never enough. Moreover rolling the dough topped with fresh spinach is a little tricky too. So the next time I make this, I’m going to sautee all the ingredients for the filling and then proceed with making the pizza pockets.
This recipe goes to Hima’s Sunday Snacks – Bake It.
I would also like to submit the first picture of this post to Jugalbandi’s CLICK: September 2008 (Crusts) Event.
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September 5th, 2008 at 5:41 am
These pizza pockets look very nice and your husband’s idea is certainly a good one.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Nice one.Healthy but not fatty.Bookmarked
September 5th, 2008 at 9:23 am
great idea madhu…..good for ppl who diet tooo
no cheese is always a big yes for me!
September 5th, 2008 at 9:37 am
This really could be a nice, quick lunch when paired with soup. Great weekend meal. Liked the tip abt spinach.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Ya know, I believe in Italy, Pizza doesn’t necessarily have cheese on it, it’s just one of the toppings. I like the combination of spinach and mushrooms. Sounds very tasty.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am
wow amazing … love this recipe
September 5th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
i often make pizza cheese. i prefer it, actually.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
i love the first pic. you could send it for this month’s click.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Great entry Madhu..Shape looks similar to burritos.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Awesome Madhu…great idea…thanks for sharing…
September 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Madhuram, These look delicious! I often make cheeseless pizza although I’ve never tried making pockets. What a great idea!
September 5th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Great idea. Love it, and as usually great explanation.
THANKS!
Have a wonderful weekend!
September 5th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Lovely pizza pockets! Looks so mouth-watering.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I really like the idea of sauteing the spinach. Love the pictures.
September 7th, 2008 at 7:15 am
wow Madhuram this is wonderful looking item. perfect
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I made a note of ur cookies recipes. as they r eggless. will come back to u incase I get anything.
September 13th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Neat pockets. Liked your picture for Click Crust too:)
September 13th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Rolls look really professional. Pictures for Step-by-step description are also very good.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:33 am
This is a great lunch idea for school
October 4th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
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February 11th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
I love the idea of these! Who needs cheese when you have all that flavor?!
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March 21st, 2009 at 12:16 pm
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Then you should make your own pizza dough. It’s pretty easy. Here pizza parlors sell the dough too. Check if you can get the dough from the stores there.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
I bet this would be good dipped in marinara sauce. Thanks for sharing!
November 12th, 2009 at 6:35 am
I have always wondered if bakery products can be made eggless, after going through this post, now i am sure that things can be made eggless too, thank you for wonderful recipes, i am glad to go through the post.