I think everyone would agree dinner time is a great time to bring the family together. Well at our house we try to even make dinner preparation a family affair. Everyone gets to be involved in making the dinner (something that my “Pampered” kitchen makes very easy to accomplish.) Tonight we made what my daughter calls “Mom’s Crispy Pizza.”
Pizza is my family’s favorite meal, but I get very tired of the same old pepperoni pizza so I came up with my own recipe – it’s both quick and easy to make as well as good for you. Mom’s Crispy Pizza is made with two different types of cheese, chicken, sausage, bacon, and tomatoes and in the 30 minutes Domino’s takes to deliver to your door this pizza is on the table ready to eat.
I start with cooking my sausage in my Small Micro-Cooker only a few minutes in the microwave then chop it using my Mix ‘N Chop (actually chopping the sausage is my daughter’s job.) While she is chopping I roll out my pizza dough (I prefer Pillsbury pizza dough) on my Large Bar Pan, sprinkle with Italian Seasoning Mix and put that in the oven for about 6 minutes (follow heat instructions on the package.)
Next I fry up 4 strips of bacon then slice them up and set aside with the sausage. When the pizza dough is done we spread about 3/4 jar of pizza sauce (depending on your taste) on the crust from corner to corner. Using my Rotary Grater, my daughter spreads a layer of Colby Jack cheese (this helps prevent the crust from getting soggy from the moist toppings.) While my princess is busy with the cheese I shred my chicken breast (left over from the previous nights dinner as I usually always cook an extra chicken breast – great to use for lunches the next day or as a topping on my pizza) and dice up the tomato (my family won’t eat sliced tomato only diced).
Now we add the sausage, chicken, bacon, tomatoes and the kids add another layer of cheese (mozzarella usually bought already shredded) then back in the oven for about another 15 minutes (cook according to the dough package.) When it comes out of the oven I cut into large squares with my Pizza Cutter and serve with my Mini-Serving Spatula. Start to finish in about 30 minutes – it’s a family favorite.
