Kid Favorites: Pizza

Pizza!! We love the whole wheat crust from trader joe's. Holden doesn't care as long as it's "pizza" he'll eat it.

One day, I was having leftover pizza for lunch, but there wasn't enough for both of us. I knew he would never let me eat it in peace if he couldn't have some, so I made a "pizza" with an open faced omelet, cheddar cheese and turkey pepperoni. Sounds gross, but I called it pizza and he loved it! haha

[from Colleen]

Breadsticks/Pizza Dough/Hoagie Buns/Soup Bowls

This is what I use to make breadsticks and also pizza crusts. This is a super easy recipe. You can mix it by hand if you don't have a mixer. It will make 2 pizza crusts, 6 soup bowls, 8-10 hoagie buns, french bread, or breadsticks.




2.5 cups warm water

2 T yeast

3 T sugar



Let that stand until yeast rises unless you use yeast that doesn't need that.



Add:



5 Tablespoons oil

1 Tablespoon salt

6 cups flour



Mix well. Let rest. Mix every 10-15 minutes for a total of one hour. I have a boshe, and with that, I don't need to mix it again ever. I just let it rise.



Once it is raised, form into whatever you are making. For breadsticks, roll out a little less than .5 inch thick, then I cut it into strips with a pizza cutter. You can spread with egg whites to help brown. I just put melted butter on along with garlilc powder, a little garlic salt, parmesean cheese, and italian seasoning or basil. Then I raise it again.



Cook all items at 375 except pizza crust. That is 425.



Cooking times:



Soup bowls: 23-25 minutes

Breadsticks: 15 minutes or until brown

Hoagie Buns: 23-25 minutes

French bread: 23-25 minutes


[from Valerie]

Grilled Pizza

We grill pizza all the time, too. My husband usually puts it on a stone, but my parents put it directly on the grill. We also brush the crust with some butter and garlic. The hardest part is transfering the pizza to the hot stone on the grill. Be prepared and have it on a floured or nonstick surface so it will slide of easily. Or, you can prep it on parchment paper and put the paper and pizza directly on the stone.




Our favorite topping combination is diced red and green peppers, diced onion, and diced tomato. Sometimes we include mushrooms and/or ground beef as well. I'm a pizza fanatic, so this is one of my favorite meals. I think it will also be fun as the boys get older for them to be able to choose their own toppings to sprinkle on before grilling.

 
 
[from Tracy]

Grilled Spinach Alfredo Pizza

This was heaven.




Remember Amy saying she grills pizza? Last night, we gave it a try. And since our spinach is coming on, we used that in the pizza.



You can do whatever ingredients you like.



We like alfredo sauce.



I add minced garlic. If you use raw, be sure to cook it in a skillet first...unless you like raw garlic. The last time I made this, I cooked up some fresh garlic and it was very good. I also add basil or italian seasoning.



Topping ideas: grilled chicken and tomatoes a mozzerella cheese. Other ideas are mushrooms, red peppers, olives...



We also like traditional flavors with red pizza sauce (canadian bacon, pepperoni, plain cheese, etc.)



You really need to try grilling pizza. It was amazing.

[from Valerie]

Upside Down Deep-DishPizza

Upside Down Deep-DishPizza

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• seasonings (garlic powder, italian seasoning, etc...
• 1 jar spaghettie sauce
• 2 cups mozzarellla cheese
• 1 pkg broccoli, thawed
• 1 refrigerated pizza crust
• **optional: olives, mushrooms...

*brown you meat and onion. Add seasonings. Drain off any fat.

*Add jar of sauce and bring to simmer. I add mushrooms at this point.

*Nuke broccoli for a few minutes to thaw and warm.
*Spray a casserole dish with nonstick spray. Spread broccoli across dish. Pour meat and sauce over evenly. Cover with cheese. Spread, pizza dough across dish; covering it from side to side, but not overlapping the dish.

*Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Brush with egg white if you want the crust shiny and golden. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

[from doodiebug30]

Grilled Pizza

Here is a unique one that is pretty easy - pizza on the grill! We make our pizza dough homemade, roll it out into a pizza crust (doesn't have to be pretty, rustic is better!). First, grill one side of the crust plain. Take it off the grill, and put toppings on the grilled side. We top with veggies sauteed on the stove top, sprinkle with some feta and mozarella cheese, sundried tomatoes, whatever really! We usually don't put sauce on this pizza. Place back on the grill to grill the bottom.




This is so yummy and is a fave at out house every summer!

[From Amy]