Pizza

Ingredients:

• store bought pizza dough (found in deli) ~ we prefer wheat
• store bought pizza sauce (Ragu)
• toppings of your choice (we usually use pepperoni, sausage, bacon, onions, green peppers, black olives, mushrooms)
• Pizza seasoning
• grated mozzarella cheese
• olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. While oven is preheating, assemble pizza in the following order:
• spread dough on pizza stone
• spread 1/2 jar of pizza sauce onto dough
• put grated cheese on top of sauce
• add all toppings
• sprinkle with pizza seasoning
• add more grated cheese
• drizzle olive oil on top
3. Bake on bottom shelf of oven for 10 minutes.
4. Bake on top shelf of oven for 10 minutes or until done.

Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread

There are some really good recipes at Confections of a Foodie Bride, and this Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe is one of my favorites! I don't have a large bundt pan because I would rarely use it, but I have individual bundt pans that I use often. I thought I would try this recipe to make individual Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Breads. Guess what??? They turned out adorable and delicious. Bill and I plan on bringing the leftovers to work and school tomorrow.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Ingredients:
pizza dough
1/2 cup ranch dressing
1/2 cup sour cream
cooked, diced chicken
bacon pieces (found in salad dressing aisle)
green or red onions
grated cheese (I use a blend of different cheeses.)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Bake crust for a few minutes until it starts to brown (5-10 minutes).
3. Mix ranch dressing and sour cream, and spread it on crust.
4. Add toppings (chicken, bacon, onions, cheese).
5. Bake 10 minutes or so, until it is bubbly and brown in the center.

Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Quick Bread

I tried a new recipe from Picky Palate last night. You must check it out if you like pepperoni pizza. It was quite a hit with Bill! The beauty of this Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Quick Bread is that it requires only items that I typically keep in my cupboard, refrigerator and freezer. I have a tendency to over-buy groceries, so I have been preparing meals this week from ingredients I already have at home. It's been a good week to clean out the cupboards!