Thai Chicken Pizza

I saw this post in Clean Simple Foodie yesterday (follow her!), and I had to try it last night. And oh.my.gosh. If you love all things Thai and peanut sauce, you will LOVE this! I admit...I thought the sauce sounded a little strange, but it was perfect! The combination of flavors was awesome, and my whole family devoured the pizza. I also used this dough recipe because I didn't have the Kodiak Power Cake Mix, but I want to try her dough recipe too! (Found here) Try it out!

Ingredients:

For the sauce:

1/4 C salsa

2 tsp honey

2 tsp lite, low sodium soy sauce

3 Tbsp. peanut butter

Toppings: (pick and choose what you like)

Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Cheese
Chicken
Shredded carrots
Cilantro
Crushed Peanuts
Bean Sprouts
Red Onion

Directions:

Combine sauce ingredients and pour on baked crust.
Add favorite toppings, and broil on high for 2-3 minutes (or until cheese melts).

Super simple and so so yummy!

Enjoy! 

Pizza Dough

We have started Friday night pizza night at our house, and I dare say it's maybe the best decision we've ever made! Sometimes we go out, sometimes we order in, and sometimes we make our own. No matter where or how we get it, we never miss a Friday pizza night!

When we do stay in, we use this quick, easy dough recipe, and it is always a hit! I have never been one to make breads or doughs, so I was a little intimidated, but this one couldn't be easier! 

Ingredients: 

1 Tbsp. Yeast

1.5 C warm water 

4 C flour

2 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

If you have a high powdered blender (I use my Blendtec), you can throw it all in there and hit the pulse button a few times until well mixed. You could also do it in a Kitchenaid. If you don't have a blender like this, mix together in a bowl (using a fork) until mixed, and then knead by hand If "kneaded." (Okay. That was bad ;)

Let sit for about 10 minutes, and then roll out onto a floured pizza stone or cookie sheet. I usually add a little more flour if it's sticky (probably about 1/4 C, but I really just add a little at a time until it doesn't stick). 

(We're clearly not too picky about the shape)

Poke with a fork (to avoid bubbles when cooking) and bake on 450* for 10-15 minutes or until edges are golden. 

Remove from oven and top with pizza sauce, cheese, and your favorite toppings. Or, you can do our favorite and use BBQ sauce, cheese, chicken, and pineapple. 

Broil on high until cheese is melted and enjoy! Sorry for no after shot; we gobbled it up too quickly! 

Yum! So glad it's Friday! Happy pizza night! :)

Taco Pizza

 (Image from here)

Oh, Pinterest! How I love thee! Actually it's sort of a love/hate relationship. I love all the FABULOUS ideas that are on there, but  HATE that I will never have time to do even one gazillionth of the things I have pinned. Sigh.... 

However, today I actually did it. I pinned this taco pizza awhile ago (from here) with great intentions of making it. Now, months later I actually got up the nerve to try something new and interesting and it was a hit--okay the kids wouldn't even try it but Matt and I really liked it!

The original recipe is found here, how I made it is like so:

Pizza Crust (their recipe called for Pillsbury Crescent Rolls)

(You can use whatever is your favorite, I am always looking for quick and easy way so I resort to the Martha White or Great Value packets found near the spaghetti and pizza sauce at the store. They are under a buck, are actually pretty good, only call for hot water, and are ready in 5 minutes!! I know, I'm totally lame!)

1 can of Refried Beans

1 lb. ground beef--browned

1 pkg. Taco Seasoning--mix with beef as directed

1 can of olives--sliced

1 tomato--chopped

green onions (optional)

Shredded cheese (Mexican blend, or I used half mozzarella and half cheddar)

Salsa--optional 

(We made half with a layer of salsa and half without and decided we liked the salsa side better!)

**Make your pizza crust, I always prick mine with a fork and bake it for 5 minutes before adding the toppings. Spread the refried beans on the crust, if you like salsa add the salsa next, then layer the ground beef, tomatoes, olives, green onions, and cheese. 

My simple little crust recommends baking the pizza for 9-11 minutes on 475 so that's what I did and it was perfect!

Let me know what you think!!