Garlic Butter Sauce & White Pizza

PIZZA! I could eat pizza every day! This is the one food, that although I know isn't great for me, I continue to eat. :) I allow myself one treat meal a week, and it is most often pizza! I've made healthier versions of pizza before, BUT this new recipe I made over the weekend is by far the best of them all! Mmm! Now I enjoy traditional pizza, BUT white pizza with that garlic sauce has been a favorite of mine as well. This was a nice Lent option for Friday, which I ended up eating Saturday as well. :)

INGREDIENTS:

*Alladin's whole wheat pita ( I have located them at Giant Eagle and Marc's)

*shredded cheese of choice

*toppings of choice

*1/3 cup of butter

* 1 clove minced garlic

*1/4 tablespoon of dried basil

*2 teaspoons of dried oregano

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Take the butter and melt in a saucepan.

2. Add the garlic and cook for a minute or 2. 

3. Add the basil and oregano. 

4. Take pita and rub sauce on it.

5. Put in pan and put on medium heat.

6. Add cheese and other toppings. (I used onion and green peppers)

7. Cook until cheese is melted. You will have a nice, crisp pita.

I ate it with a salad. It was SO good! The recipe for the sauce lasted me 3 pizzas. When you put it in the refrigerator, it will harden. I microwaved it for about 15 seconds. The first use it was very runny, but the cook time in the microwave allows you to vary the consistency. I liked keeping it a little thicker and then it melted as it cooked. 

FIXERS: 1 yellow (pita), 1 orange (sauce), 1/2 blue (cheese), and little green (toppings)

Happy Eating! 

XoXo 

Kynslee

Pizza Popover

There are days where I just don't want to cook, and yesterday was one of them. My husband's brother passed away Sunday night, and all I really wanted to do is order a pizza. I knew that pizza wasn't going to cause our sadness to go away, so I reminded myself of that and the fact that I can't control everything in this life, but I can control this choice. Ben LOVED food, so I made it for him. <3

INGREDIENTS:

*1 lb of meat of choice- I used ground chicken; however, chicken sausage would be awesome too

*2 cups of pizza sauce

*a package of shredded mozzarella

*1 cup of milk

*2 eggs

*1 cup of whole wheat flour

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Brown/cook your meat in a skillet and drain excess fat.

3. Add the pizza sauce and bring to a boil.

4. Add the meat to a greased 13X9 baking pan.

5. Sprinkle the cheese over the meat.

6. In a bowl, mix the egg, milk, and flour. Make sure to mix it very well.

7. Pour the mixture over the meat and cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes.

*Serve with a side of vegetables or a salad

This hit the spot for that desire to eat pizza and paired with a salad, it was quite filling!

FIXERS: I counted it as 1 RED and 1 Yellow container and PART of a BLUE container. 

Happy Eating!

XoXO 

Kynslee

Pizza! Pizza !! Crock Pot Pizza Casserole

Pizza may very well be my favorite food! I would say 9/10 times when I enjoy my treat meal, it is pizza from our favorite local place called Casamel's Pizza. Mmm!!!  When I was searching for new recipes, I immediately stopped when I saw PIZZA written in the title! Now, I am well aware that eating pizza every day won't get me closer to my goals, BUT if I can have some variation of it daily, I'd be down! :)

INGREDIENTS:

*1 lb. of ground chicken (or any other meat "topping" you would like) I will use turkey sausage next time! :)

*1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese

* 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

*1/2 cupped chopped onion

*1/2 cup of chopped green pepper

*28 oz. can of tomato sauce

*2 tsp. of italian seasoning. I use this recipe to make my own.

*1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes

* 2 cup of uncooked whole wheat/grain noodles ( I used rotini)

**You could also add mushrooms if you like.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cook your meat of choice until it is browned.

2. While doing that, chop your onion and green pepper, and add them to the crock pot.

My little chefs adding the onions and green peppers.

3. Add all the ingredients, other than the noodles, to the crock pot.

4. Once meat has browned, add that to the crock pot as well and stir. 

5. Cook on LOW for 4 hours. 

6. When ready to eat, cook pasta per directions, and add it to the crock pot. 

7. Stir and serve.

I've talked about how picky my husband is when it comes to food many times in posts!! He enjoyed it and actually took leftovers to work this morning!! Our oldest daughter, Kynsten, at least did 2 bites of it, while Bristyn, our youngest daughter, ate her WHOLE bowl and then some. 

We paired it with a salad, which was a nice complement to the dish.

I actually scooped some out prior to adding the noodles to the rest of the dish for me. I wanted some of my yummy popcorn last night, so I skipped the carbs at dinner. :)

 FIXERS: If you are eating with the noodles, I would portion it out in a green container and count it as 1 red and 2 yellow. I counted my portion as 1 red.

Happy Eating!!

XoXo

Kynslee :)