Greek Pizza

Another in the growing line of pizzas...


GREEK PIZZA

1/4 cup homemade or commercial basil pesto
1/3 cup Greek olives, sliced
1 small purple onion, diced
1/4 cup sliced pepperoncini peppers
1 or 2 sliced Roma tomatoes
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
1 pre-baked pizza crust

Top pizza crust with first 7 ingredients in the order listed. Bake according to directions on pizza crust package.

Cheeseburger Pizza

Nothing really special here. This is just me copying a pizza we get sometimes at one of those pizza buffets.


I started with a Mama Mary's thin whole wheat crust and added roasted garlic tomato sauce from a can. I drizzled yellow mustard over the sauce. The pizza is topped with about 1/2 pound ground beef, cooked and drained. Then add raw onion slices, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses and top with a few dill pickles. Classic cheeseburger ingredients! Cook according to crust package directions.

In the background - that's a version of this Veggie Pizza.

Pizzas!

I just love these thin whole wheat pizza crusts by Mama Mary's. They come out so crispy and because they are so thin, you can really enjoy the toppings and not feel bad about eating so much bread. And I'm enjoying making up new combinations of toppings.

First up - Zucchini Feta Pizza

Basil pesto (instead of tomato sauce)
Sauteed zucchini and onion slices
Crumbled Feta cheese
Mozzarella cheese
Greek seasoning on top (Cavender's)

First photo - before the mozzarella


Just out of the oven.




Second pizza of the day - Hawaiian Pizza (like Domino's makes it)

Tomato sauce (Hunt's basil, oregano, garlic flavor)
Pineapple tidbits
Diced ham
Bacon pieces (like Hormel)
Roasted red peppers (from a jar)
Mozzarella

First photo - before the cheese


Hot and crispy out of the oven.

Pizzas from the past:

Mexican Pizza

BBQ Chicken Pizza and Smoked Sausage Pizza

Veggie Pizza

Mexican Pizza

We eat at Stevi B's and CiCi's pizza buffets a little too often... But I love the variety! They both have a version of a Taco or Mexican pizza, but I decided to make my own. All my favorite ingredients in one place.

That's a Boboli whole wheat crust this time, topped with canned refried black beans, taco seasoned ground beef, salsa, black olives and Monterey Jack cheese, in that order. (Did not use the entire can of beans and used less than 1/2 pound of meat, froze the rest for another time.)

Bake at this point according to the crust package directions, maybe a little longer.



When baking is complete, top with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, diced avocado and drizzle with sour cream. (I put the sour cream in a ziploc bag and cut off a corner to drizzle this way.)



It was so good!

Pizza!

We made a couple of pizzas recently, using up some things we had on hand.

I had half a pound of smoked sausage left over from one of the soups I made a couple of months ago. It had been waiting in the freezer to go on this Smoked Sausage Pizza.

I had Eddie grill an extra chicken breast the night before, so I'd have it for BBQ Chicken Pizza.

First, I used an 8 ounce can of tomato sauce (basil, garlic, oregano variety), divided it into 2 separate bowls. In one bowl I mixed in 1/3 cup sundried tomato pesto (like Classico brand) for the Smoked Sausage Pizza. In the other I mixed in 1/3 cup BBQ sauce for the BBQ Chicken Pizza.

SMOKED SAUSAGE PIZZA

1 pre-made pizza crust (I used Mama Mary's? Mia's? whole wheat thin crust)

sauce as mentioned above

1/2 pound smoked sausage sliced thin

1 tablespoon olive oil

red, green, yellow bell pepper sliced thin and cut into 1-inch pieces

onion sliced thin

1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

Heat olive oil in a large skillet on high heat. Add onions and bell peppers and sauté for about 2 minutes.

Spread sauce on pizza crust. Top with sauteed vegetables. Add sliced sausage. Top with cheese.

Cook according to crust package directions, maybe a little longer to due heavy toppings.

BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA

1 pre-made pizza crust (same as above, I can't remember the exact name)

sauce as mentioned above

1 cooked chicken breast shredded or chopped

Hormel bacon pieces

BBQ sauce (I use a vinegar based sauce)

red onion sliced thin (usually, but not this time)

shredded cheddar and mozzarella (smoked gouda is really good too)

Spread sauce on crust. Add chicken and bacon pieces. Drizzle extra BBQ sauce on top. Add onions at this point is using. Top with cheeses.

Cook according to crust package directions, maybe a little lonter due to heavy toppings.

Veggie Pizza

This is my favorite pizza to make at home. It's very filling with so many veggies.

See how many veggies... Don't cook them until their mushy, you want a little crispness.




This is how much sauce I like, kind of a thin coating. If you like more, good news, the recipe makes twice as much sauce as you see here.



A little cheese on the bottom and then pile up all the veggies.




Skipped a few steps.... And it's out of the oven!



And it's on my plate! I think I've gotten all my veggie servings for the day.



VEGGIE PIZZA

1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce (basil, garlic, oregano variety)
1/3 cup sundried tomato pesto (like Classico brand)
1 pre-made pizza crust (like Boboli 100% whole wheat thin crust)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup sliced onion
1/2 cup sliced green bell pepper
1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 small zucchini, sliced
salt and pepper
1 Roma tomato, sliced
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 shredded Parmesan

Mix tomato sauce and pesto together in a small bowl. Spread half of sauce on pizza crust. Save the other half of sauce for a second pizza or freeze for use at a later date.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet on high heat. Add onions and bell peppers first and sauté for about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and zucchini; sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 5 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.

Add about half of the mozzarella cheese to the sauce covered pizza crust. Place all of the vegetables on top of that. Add the rest of the mozzarella and then the tomato slices. Sprinkle Parmesan on top of tomatoes.

Place the pizza directly on the pre-heated oven rack. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. (This is longer than the Boboli instructions, with so much topping, you need more time for the center to heat through.)