Have it your way pizza

These are fast, easy and cheap. I love how everyone can make it their way.



INGREDIENTS:

* Whole wheat pitas
* Mozzarella cheese (or cheese of your choice)
* Pizza sauce of your choice
* Toppings of your choice
* Canola oil
* Garlic salt
* Oregano
* Basil

DIRECTIONS:

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Drizzle some oil on your baking pan and sprinkle garlic powder on top. Lay down as many pitas as you need. Spoon a good amount of pizza sauce on the pita. Add your toppings and cheese. Sprinkle on oregano and basil. Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Voila! Enjoy. : )

TIPS: Check your local dollar store for pitas to cut down on cost. And don't forget that you can make white pizza's too, yum!

Basil Pesto Pizza

Toppings:


* Ball of fresh Mozzarella sliced in thin chunks
* Pesto w/ Basil 7oz.
* 1-2 roma tomatoes sliced thin
* Red onion finely chopped (as much as you like)


Directions:

Use pre-made dough or make your own. Down below I gave my recipe.
Spray pizza pan with Pam. Roll out dough on pan. Spread pesto sauce all over the crust. Add Mozzarella followed by tomatoes and red onion. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned. The Pam makes the crust crispy and so delicious!


Crust: (This recipe makes 3 crusts. I like to freeze what I don't use)

* 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
* 1 tablespoon white sugar
* 2 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F)
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 6 to 6 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour (start with six and add more if needed)


DIRECTIONS:


In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let sit until creamy; about 10 minutes.

Stir the olive oil and 4 cups of the flour into the yeast mixture. Mix in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large mixing bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume; about 1 hour.

Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into three equal pieces and form into rounds. Cover the rounds and let them rest for about 10 minutes. I like to add flavoring to my crust. Whether it be a flavored oil, pureed garlic or Parmesan cheese. : )

Easy Delicious White Cheese Pizza

This pizza is da bomb! Everyone will love this recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup of skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons Fresh Basil ( I really recommend using fresh ) plus additional for garnish
2 Tablespoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
Pillsbury Refrigerated crust pizza
1 cup or more of sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup or more of mozzarella cheese
1 cup of diced tomato

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 450. In a bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan cheese, basil, garlic, salt and pepper. Place crust on cookie sheet and top evenly with cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake until golden (about 10-12) minutes. Sprinkle with tomatoes and chopped basil.

This is a favorite in our household.

California "Chicken" BBQ Pizza

The Crust ( This recipe makes a very thin crust )

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon warm water
¾ teaspoon yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup bread flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ tablespoon olive oil

*If your short on time, use a store bought crust!*


The Topping

1/2 package of Seitan or Vegetarian Chicken
½ cup of BBQ sauce
1½ teaspoons olive oil
1 cup shredded mozzarella (we use more than a cup!)
½ cup grated Gouda cheese (smoked, if you can or just substitute more mozzarella)
½ cup sliced red onion
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2-3 teaspoons finely chopped fresh cilantro (opt.)

Crust

In a small bowl dissolve the yeast and sugar in warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes until the surface of the mixture turns foamy. Sift together the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Make a depression in the flour and pour in the olive oil and yeas mixture. Mix together with a fork gradually drawing in the flour until completely combined. Use hands to form dough into a ball. Knead the dough on a floured surface for 10 minutes, or until smooth. Coat dough with oil and place back into bowl, cover with plastic wrap and keeping a warm place for 2 hours for it to rise. Tip: We normally triple the crust then cut it in half, freeze one, and use the rest for the pizza because we like a thicker crust.

Pizza
Cut the seitan into bite-sized pieces and marinate in 1/4 cup of BBQ sauce in refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Preheat the oven to 500°F.
When the seitan has marinated, heat small frying pan with about 1 ½ teaspoons olive oil. Sauté seitan for about 3-4 minute or until done. Roll out pizza crust and place in pizza pan. Spread remaining ¼ cup BBQ sauce even over the crust. Sprinkle ½ cup of the mozzarella and all of the Gouda cheese over the sauce. Add the seitan, red onion and garlic.
Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup mozzarella around the center of the pizza. Add cilantro. Bake for 10-12 minutes our until crust is light brown