Chicken Primevera Pizza

I know it has been a while but I have been cooking this whole time, just no time to post anything.  So here I go.  Tonight I made pizza that I must say was pretty damn good.  If my stomach wasn't smaller than normal I would have eaten a ton more.  And it was easy.... Good for a working mama to make on a school night.  Course not all the family got to eat, Maddie passed out at 4:30 on the couch yelling at me because she couldn't eat candy!  She would have liked it though!  I made 2 pizza's for the 5 of us and there was only about 1/4 of a pizza left.  Even Gage my picky eater came back 3 times and asked to take it to lunch, but Alex had already called dibs.  Moral of the story, you should try this pizza!

2 tubes pizza dough (I used flat bread dough)
olive oil
garlic salt
grated Parmesan cheese
4 chicken breasts
3/4 stick butter
minced garlic
1 onion, sliced
1 green pepper, diced
4 cups shredded cheese (I used pizza blend, but you could use mozzarella or Italian blend)
6-8 tablespoons ranch dressing
1 cup fresh spinach, torn into pieces
pizza seasoning
additional grated Parmesan cheese

Saute chicken, onions, and peppers in saute pan with melted butter for 20 mins or until no longer pink, turning after 10 mins.  Let rest 10 mins and then slice each piece into bite size pieces.  Meanwhile, unroll each tube of dough on a greased cookie sheet and press into rectangle.  Drizzle 1-2 tablespoons oil on each rectangle and brush over dough.  Sprinkle with garlic salt and grated Parmesan cheese (to taste).  Bake at 400 degrees for 10 mins or until brown.  Brush each with ranch dressing.  Layer each pizza with shredded cheese, drained onions and peppers, torn spinach, and sliced chicken.  Sprinkle each pizza with pizza seasoning and Parmesan cheese.  Bake for an additional 8 mins or until cheese is melted.  Enjoy!!!

Pizza Pie

This recipe turned out being pretty good and really fast. If you are not watching calories and want a simple meal your picky eaters will like this is worth trying. This is originally from Carnation Evaporated Milk website tweeked a bit.

1 unbaked 9-inch frozen pie shell
1 pkg. (8 oz.) shredded Italian-blend cheese, divided
2 ozs. thinly sliced pepperoni
1/2 lb. pork sausage browned and drained
1 can (12 fl. oz.) Evaporated Milk
3 large eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350° F.

SPRINKLE 1 cup cheese, half sausage, and half of pepperoni pieces onto bottom of pie shell.

WHISK evaporated milk, eggs, flour, italian seasoning and garlic powder in medium bowl until blended. Pour mixture into pie shell. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Decorate top with remaining pepperoni pieces and any other topping you like. Place quiche on baking sheet (if pie pan is made of aluminum foil).

BAKE for 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

TIP:
• Choose 1/4 cup of any of your favorite toppings (such as chopped onions, red or green peppers or sliced black olives) and add as topping with the remaining pepperoni pieces.

I changed the recipe that was on the Carnation site a tiny bit. I added the sausage and a bit more seasoning then the website called for. You could swap the evaporated milk for heavy cream.