Pizza Night!!

So it was pizza night at cookbook club - and we had Lady "I can throw dough up in the air and still catch it in style" Patti :) She made our pizza making so much easier .....and then we had Lady "if I stay quiet maybe the other 6 girls won't hear the milk hit the floor" Anna :)  She made our pizza making OH, so much fun! ahhhh still laughing!!

Anyways - we made some AMAZING pizzas!!  We got 2 recipes from Our Best Bites, 1 Sodahl concoction, and 1 "I don't like toppings" Steph pizza!  They all were great - so try them out!!  We got all the crusts at Trader Joes - and let me tell ya, best crust I ever made!!  Only $1/pizza crust - and they come already seperated in a bag - so try it out!!

Flatbread Pizza with Spinach, Caramelized Onions, and Feta

Recipe by Our Best Bites

Ingredients:

Trader Joe pizza crust or flat bread
Alfredo sauce (either store bought from a jar or home made Guiltless Alfredo Sauce, only need a tiny bit)
Fresh baby spinach leaves
Cooked chicken (we used 2 chicken breasts for 1 pizza)
Caramelized onions*
Feta cheese

Layer the above ingredients on flatbread and cook in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes.  Slice and serve!

* Thinly slice onions and saute them in a skillet on med-low heat with a couple of pats of butter.  After about 15 minutes when they’re nice and soft add a sprinkle of sugar (either brown or white) if you want to enhance the sweetness.  Continue cooking until they’re caramel colored.  It can take 20-30 minutes depending on the heat of your pan and the thickness of the onion.  You could make them ahead of time and just store them in the fridge.

Asian BBQ Chicken Pizza

**Fun part about this pizza is it's a "leftover option" from a couple nights ago!  So you use your leftover chicken thighs - and the marinade you set aside - and you have a whole new meal with the same ingredients :)

Ingredients:

Trader Joe pizza crust / flatbread

Asian BBQ Chicken

mozzarella cheese

red onion

fresh cilantro
Batch of Guiltless Alfredo Sauce

Make a batch of Guiltless Alfredo Sauce and combine with reserved Asian bbq chicken marinade. The ratios depend on how saucy you like your pizza and how much you’re making. I use about 1/3 cup sauce with 1/2 tablespoon marinade for a small/medium sized pizza. This dough recipe makes 2 small/med pizzas. (You can just make a half batch of Alfredo sauce, or do a full batch and use the rest of it on pasta the next night!)

When it’s time to add toppings, spread sauce on pizza and then a layer of cheese. Top with chicken (I used 3 thighs for one small/med pizza) and sliced red onions, and then sprinkle a little more cheese on top.

When it’s done cooking and cheese is melted, remove from heat and sprinkle on chopped cilantro. Eat immediately!

Sodahl Concoction

Ingredients:

Trader Joe pizza crust or flatbread

Canadian Bacon / Pepperoni

Red pizza sauce

Pineapple

Black olives (sliced)

Green Pepper (sliced)

Red onion (sliced)

Mozzarella cheese

Oregano

Mix all on pizza crust - bake in oven on 350 for 10 minutes and yum yum in your tum :)

"I don't like toppings" Steph pizza

Ingredients:

Trader Joe pizza crust or flatbread

Red pizza sauce

Alfredo sauce (Guiltless Alfredo Sauce or store bought)

Pineapple

Black olives (sliced)

Red onion (sliced)

Mozzarella cheese

Mix half pizza with everything - and the other half with SAUCE and CHEESE :)  Then just cut before serving - and even your picky pizza lovers will eat it (hehe)