Thursday, September 3, 2015

Pizza Mega Post!

I have 3 or 4 posts about pizza, so I thought I'd combine them all together to make all of my pizza recipes easy to find! :)

Crust Recipe 

1 8 oz. package cream cheese (remember to use full fat)
2 eggs
1/4 c. Parmesan (Parm-Romano is fine too) cheese from the canister
couple of twists of freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Bit of rosemary or basil optional

Directions:
Soften cream cheese in the microwave, about 30-45 seconds. Beat cheese, eggs, and parmesan in a mixer until creamy. Add spices. Line a lipped baking sheet with parchment paper and let the paper hang over the edges just a bit. Pour mixture into baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes. Add your sauce, cheese, and toppings and bake 5-10 minutes more, or until cheese is melted.

Toppings

Chicken Pesto Alfredo Pizza
Alfredo Sauce

Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1 c. heavy whipping cream
2 c. parmesan
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4 tsp. Cayenne pepper if desired
Directions:
In a medium sauce pan, melt butter and mix in parmesan cheese. Add in cream and pepper(s). Stir until well combined.

Other Toppings:

1. Fresh Basil leaves, washed
2. Strips of grilled chicken
3. Pesto: You can spoon some into a ziplock bag cut a small hole in the corner, and drizzle over the pizza.
4. Oregano
5. Fresh grated parmesan reggiano
6. Optional: fried and crumbled pancetta or prosciutto

Buffalo Chicken Ranch with Bacon

1. Low sugar tomato/pizza/pasta sauce (I like Rao's)
2. Grilled chicken strips
3. Strips of bacon
4. drizzle of buffalo sauce or Frank's Red Hot for a little kick
5. drizzle of buttermilk ranch

Traditional Pepperoni and Veggies


1. pepperoni
2. mined red onion
3. spinach
4. basil
5. diced bell pepper
6. mushrooms
7. olives
8. banana peppers
9. minced garlic
10. low sugar pizza/pasta sauce

I ended up doing a double layer of cheese, one before toppings (just mozzarella), and a lighter layer on top of the toppings (mix of shredded romano, parmesan, and mozzarella).

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