{recipe} BBQ Chicken Pizza

I've never had the desire to try BBQ Chicken pizza before, but Tony had an idea to create one yesterday, so I went with it. It was delicious! Here's how it went down...

Chicken:


In crock pot, place 2 chicken breasts, 1/2 cup-ish BBQ sauce, 1/2 cup-ish water, 1/2 Tbsp. butter, 1/2 c. chopped onions, 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 Tbsp. Mesquite seasoning, 1/2 tsp. each: thyme and oregano. All measurements are estimates as it was not actually measured. Cook 3-4 hours on high in little mini crock pot. Shred chicken and then strain off juice. Reserve the juice for the pizza sauce.

Pizza:

Make your crust. Preheat for 5 minutes so sauce doesn't soak in. Brush crust with reserved juice. Layer on chicken, cooked spinach (used about 4 oz., will add more next time), sauted fresh mushrooms (8 oz.), and cheese. We used a mix of sharp cheddar, mozzarella, and parmesan. Bake until yummy.

{recipe} Tortizzas

Weekly Test Recipes - Week 25!

When I was growing up, we loved making a quick lunch or snack of mini pizzas using English muffins as a base.  Spread with sauce, favorite toppings, cheese, and microwave or toast until yummy. My fiance said his family did something similar but used hamburger buns instead of English muffins (personally, I think the buns get a little too soggy for my taste). This next recipe is a fabulous idea that my fiance dreamed up as a compromise: personal pizzas made on tortillas!  Yum, flatbread-ish, crispy, goodness.  I call them Tortizzas!

TORTIZZAS
flour tortillas (we like whole wheat or multigrain)
favorite pizza sauce and toppings
shredded pizza cheese
pizza seasonings (i.e. oregano or italian seasoning; salt/pepper; minced onions; paprika; etc. optional)

Spread pizza sauce on tortilla, and layer on toppings.  We like canadian bacon and mushrooms, or hawaiian, or pepperoni mushroom, extra cheese for me!  Cook in 350* oven 8-12 minutes until cheese is melted and starting to brown.  OR, last time we made them on the grill and they were also great.  Quick, easy, and so good!  Each person can personalize them with whatever toppings they would like.

Test Recipes: Week 1

One of my new year's resolutions for 2010 is to try at least one new recipe each week.  I didn't think to start blogging the recipes right away, or to take pictures, so now I am playing catch up.

SHREDDED TURKEY SANDWICHES (Recipe courtesy of my sister Karen.  Not sure where she got it.)

1/2 C. finely chopped onion
1 T butter
1/3 C. ketchup
3 T brown sugar

4 tsp white vinegar
2 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp prepared mustard
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 C. shredded cooked turkey (or chicken, or pork, or whatever you want)
2 Kaiser rolls, split


In a small saucepan, saute the onion in butter. Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and fold in turkey. Cover and cook for 5-10 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm on rolls.

So simple, so easy, and so good!  I rated this recipe EXCELLENT.


STUFFED PIZZA ROLLS (Our Best Bites)

1 roll refrigerated pizza dough (or make your own)
marinara/pizza sauce
2 T grated Parmesan cheese
1 T olive oil or melted butter
1/2 t garlic powder
1 t dried Italian seasoning
mozzerella cheese
Pizza toppings of your choice: ie, ham and pineapple, pepperoni slices, sausage, etc.

Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Unroll pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it's about 12" by 8". Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 24 squares.  Place cheese and desired toppings on each square. Carefully lift up each square and wrap the dough around the toppings. Pinch to make sure each ball is sealed shut and then place them seam side down in a lightly sprayed pie pan (or similar sized dish).  Brush the tops of the dough balls with olive oil or melted butter and then sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning and top with Parmesan cheese. Cook them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top, checking after 10 minutes.  Serve warm with warmed marinara sauce on the side for dipping.

I'm not sure what it was about this recipe, but it just was disappointing to me.  Maybe it was the refrigerated pizza dough I used (I'm spoiled - raised on homemade pizza dough).  Maybe it was the marinara sauce I used (canned....).  I'm not sure.  I thought they were a little dry.  Maybe I should have cut only 18 to make them a little bigger, so as to put more filling in each one.  Who knows, but I rated this recipe BLUE (might not make again).