Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts

Monday, January 23, 2017

Flatbread Pizzas; Pepperoni and Black Olives, and Artichoke Hearts, Red Onions and Pine Nuts

We have been really enjoying a lot of pizzas lately. Maybe it's because Pepperoni is one of Kaspian's favorite books, maybe it's because it's so quick and easy to make them, but we've been eating pizza-ish meals a lot lately. It could also be that we have had the ingredients to quickly make them and so the result is ... PIZZA! We made two different kinds using a flatbread that we bought, so the only thing we need to do is throw the toppings on and food is ready in 10 minutes! We expected the pepperoni one to turned out better, but the artichoke heart/Red Onion/Pine nut pizza turned out better It tasted sweet and all of the flavors went together extremely well. Any toppings can be used!


Ingredients:

2 pre-made flat bread

Pizza 1:

sliced red onion
3 marinated artichoke hearts, cut into quarters
2 tablespoons pine nuts
4-5 tablespoons marinara sauce (we used Bertolli)
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese

Pizza 2:
10 pepperoni
2 tablespoons sliced black olives
4-5 tablespoons marinara sauce (we used Bertolli)
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. If your flatbread pizza needs to be pre-baked, follow the package directions to do so.
2. Assemble the pizza by spreading the marinara sauce first, then sprinkling with cheese evenly across it. Lastly, add your desired toppings. Flatter toppings should go first to avoid toppling off the pizza.
3. Bake at 450 F for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. 

What we liked:

QUICK! And delicious. Turned out way better than any frozen pizzas. 

What we didn't like:

The thin crust was actually a little too thin and flimsy. 

What Kaspian thought about it:

He was suspicious of our rectangular pizza creation. Astrid loved it all. 

Next time:

Try different pizza crust!

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Naan bread pizza

We have issues making pizzas; the times when we have tried to make our dough and pizza, it has resulted in slight fires and smoking of the oven. (Our oven is still not working, but we have an awesome toaster oven into which this specific pizza fits). We used a naan bread that we bought from the store and toppings that we have picked out. This is super fast to put together and tastes a million times better than frozen pizza!


Ingredients:

2 naan bread
2 tablespoons of olive oil
pepporoni (the quanitity desired)
1/4 cup olives (as desired)
1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese
4 tablespoons marinara sauce (we used Bertolli)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. Spread 2 tbsp of marinara sauce on the naan bread
3. Add 1/4 cup cheese
4. Add desired toppings (we used olives and pepperoni and meat pieces)
5. Bake for 10 -15 minutes until cheese is melted. 

What we liked:

Super easy and delicious. Was especially great dipped in Dion's ranch dressing. 

What we didn't like:

Nothing, it was great! 

What Kaspian thought about it:

He actually loved the pizza!

Next time:

No Changes needed.