Black Bean Tortilla Pizza

I made this for lunch, and it was YUMMY!!!  I wanted to add some frozen corn to it and totally forgot, next time!  ;)

This was SUPER easy!!

I took a can of black beans, drained and rinsed them off, threw them in my small Pampered Chef batter bowl...  I then added one tomato, half a green pepper, 2 minced garlic cloves, and then sprinkled on some lemon juice, and a little bit of our favorite hot sauce.  Since it was mainly for the kids, I didn't add too much hot sauce.  ;)

I didn't measure the lemon juice either, but it was just a tiny bit...

I mixed it all up and put on a tortilla and threw in oven at 350 degrees for no more than 15 minutes!  It made the tortilla nice and crispy!

Like I said, I wanted to add corn, and I think jalapeno pepper and onions would be a good mix to add to it as well!

Oh, I shredded some Monterrey jack cheese on top too...  not a ton, just enough to give off a bit of flavor.

The kids wolfed it down and I must admit, it was pretty yummy!

So give it a try, super easy, could work for supper or lunch!  just add a few things to make it more filling for supper, or make sure you make enough!  I only made enough for one for each of my kids...  next time I'll make sure to make 2 for each!!!  :)  Easy and cheap, what more do you want?  ;)  Oh, and tasty!  :)

Pizza Soup

It's really good! Not gonna lie!

I didn't take pics as I went with this because my hubs had the camera packed away for his missions trip to Mexico, so I only have the finished product, but it's soooooo easy!

Let's just say it was HOT when I made this, but it was so good! You don't have to heat up your oven to make this pizza!!! So if you want some pizza, but don't want to go buy one, or have it delievered, or turn your oven on, you can make this is less than 30 minutes! :)

I also don't like soggy things, like oatmeal, cereal, and most of all, bread, yuck!!! This calls for bread, yeah, you brown it, but then you dump it in LIQUID, it's not gonna stay crispy... I was very unsure about this! I knew the kids would love it, but me, I was very hesitate to try it. But as I was cooking it and adding this and that, I would taste it (yes, I used a new spoon each time... ;)) and I was really liking it!

I added the bread, stirred it up, cooked it for a few more minutes and viola, it was done. I tired it one more time before putting it at the table and I LOVED it!! I can't tell you how easy this dish is! Seriously!

The cool thing about this is, you can make it vegetarian, or a meat lovers. I added mushrooms, onions and olives to mine, but this would be SO good with mini meatballs!







Pizza Soup

2 Tablespoon butter (I used coconut oil)
1 small onion, diced small
3-4 cloves of garlic, either minced or chopped, whichever you prefer
2-3 cups bread chucks, about 1 inch in size, can be any kind of bread, sourdough, leftover garlic bread, Italian bread or white-wheat...
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
1/2-1 cup chicken broth
1 12 oz can tomato sauce (or if making your own, I used 3 medium sized tomatoes and blended them in my vitamix, but you could use a regular blender... blend until smooth)
1 can tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar (if you don't have balsamic, you can use apple cider vinegar)
1/2 teaspoon pure maple syrup
sea salt and black pepper to season
1/4 mozzarella cheese

Saute onion and garlic in coconut oil (or whatever oil you are using) until the onions are soft, but not yet turning brown. If using mushrooms, add them in as well at this time, or if using peppers, add them in too. While you are waiting for your onions to soften, cut or rip (I ripped mine..) bread crumbs into 1 inch cubes. When onions are ready, turn the heat up to high, throw in all bread crumbs and cook until the bread starts to brown (I'm not gonna lie here, mine really didn't brown too much...) Add the 1/2 cup chicken broth, stir and lower heat to low.
Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, maple syrup, salt and pepper, and Italian seasoning. Simmer for 15 minutes, add more chicken stock if it is too thick. Or if it's too thin, add more bread to thicken it up a bit.
It should be warm and ready to eat after the 15 minutes, taste to make sure the seasonings are just right, if not, add more seasonings, simmer for 5 minutes and taste again! ;)
Pour into bowls and sprinkle a little bit of Parmesan or mozzarella cheese on top and serve!

*Like I said, you can add WHATEVER pizza toppings you want to this! It looks like there is a lot to add to it, but it's sooooo easy! My kids LOVED it and they all asked for seconds!
I added mushrooms, olives and I forgot to add the cheese at the end, it was still good! ;)
I add just a little bit of leftovers, for the next day, I took my leftover, threw it in a pot, added more tomato sauce and more bread crumbs and it was just as good! I didn't saute the bread crumbs...
Let me know if you try it and if you like it! SUPER easy and so good! Whether is 90 degrees or 25 degrees outside, this will be good! :)

Pizza Wheels

These were a HIT and so good! They weren't really hard to make, and the bonus, you don't have to wait to let your dough rise! :) I am always a bit unsure of making a dough that doesn't need to rise for my pizza, it just never turns out right, the dough seems too heavy. But this stuff was PERFECT!!! I doubled the recipe, but think for next time, I will have to triple it! ;)



You can still make whatever flavors you want! I did a ham and cheese, a ham, cheese and mushroom, and then I did a spinach and cheese, oh, and I did a cheese one by itself. They all were so good!



I think next time I will add a bit of garlic salt to the dough. OR make a garlic butter dipping sauce, that would be soooo good!!! :D



This is a recipe that your kids could totally help you out with! The mixing of the dough, rolling it out, getting all the ingredients on the wheels and then rolling it up.


Oh, one thing to remember, I placed foil down on my pan, easier clean up, but I didn't spray the foil, you WILL want to spray your foil before placing your pizza wheels on it! It didn't stick too bad, but it would be easier to get off if sprayed! ;)


Take a part of your dough, in my case, this was a fourth of it... ;)


Roll it out into a rectangle, again, in my case, as best as you can! ;)


Spread some pizza sauce on it... I used spaghetti sauce, i had it on hand. :)




Lay out some ham
Sprinkle with cheese


Roll it up


And then cut! :)


Place on a foil covered pizza pan


another one i did was ham, mushroom and cheese...


And another that I LOVED was spinach and cheese! ;)


And then I did an all cheese one! :)


Here are all of them on the pan...


Here they are all done! They puffed up a bit and they were PERFECT!!! :) Super yummy if I do say so myself! :)



I ate most of the spinach ones, LOVED them!!! I think I will try and do spinach, mushroom, and cheese one! ;)




Pizza Wheels





2 2/3 cup all purpose flour ( I don't see why you couldn't use whole wheat too! ;)) You will need a little bit extra for rolling out


A dash of salt


1 1/2 teaspoons (heaping) active dry yeast


1 cup warm milk


2 tablespoons olive oil (I used coconut oil)


Spaghetti sauce, or your sauce of choice.. ;)


Ingredients to place inside your pizza wheels, like, ham, cheese, mushrooms (thinly sliced), onions, green pepper, diced small, baby spinach, etc... ;)





Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


Combine milk and yeast, stir just a bit. Let sit for 5 minutes, your yeast mixture should be a bit foamy by now. Add oil and stir.


Add flour, and salt and stir until just combined. This is where the fun starts, you get your hands into the mixture and knead until no longer sticky.


Divide your dough into 2 equal parts. Roll out into a 12x18 rectangle and spread your sauce over the top. Place your pizza toppings of choice on top and then top with cheese. Roll up and cut into 16 slices.


Place on foil covered cookie sheet and bake 25 minutes, or until golden brown and done.



We love pizza around here, and sometimes doing the same old same old gets a little old. Not that I fix it alot, but still, I like to keep things fun and easy around here! This is for sure a hit and will be making it again! :) ENJOY!!!!

Cheeseburger Pizza

I made this one nite and my dear hubs was like, um, aren't you making pizza? I said yes, why? His reply, why are you putting PICKLES on the pizza? My response... I am making a cheeseburger pizza! That's what you put on cheeseburgers, right? He was a bit skeptical, but he did try it when it was done...

Let's just say his response was, oh wow, this is GOOD!!!! So the next time I made it, I put even more pickles on it! I was a bit hesitate with putting the pickles on, so I didn't put too many on, but it's sooooo good! And it's easy!!!

I normally have browned ground beef (you could use turkey if you want too!) in my freezer, and I always have the pickles... so all you have to do it break off a chuck of meat and then add the rest of the stuff! :)

For the sauce, it's ketchup and a little bit of hot sauce. If you want it more spicy, just add more hot sauce, but by adding a bit of hot sauce, it just adds a bit more flavor!



Mix the ketchup and hot sauce together

Spread out your pizza dough...
or if you didn't make it, put your pizza crust on the stone or pan... ;)


Spread on your "sauce", the ketchup mixture


Layer the ground beef


Then the onions


Then the pickles, as many as you want!


Then the shredded cheddar cheese, just enough to cover the top


All done!


Up close of the pickles and cheese... kinda blurry, but it's really good!!!!


Cheeseburger Pizza


Pizza Crust

Pizza Sauce:

1 cup ketchup
a couple shakes of hot sauce, more if you like it hotter!

For the pizza:

1 pound browned beef- or turkey - you may not even need that much, just depends on how much meat you want on it! ;)
1 small onion, chopped and diced
Sliced dill pickles - the amount depends on how many you want to put on!
Enough shredded cheddar cheese to cover your pizza

Combine the ketchup and hot sauce together and stir to combine. Spread over your pizza crust.
Then add the browned beef, onions and then add as many pickles as you want.
Then spread the shredded cheddar cheese over the top.

Cook until the cheese is melted and crust is a nice golden or lite brown.

Depending on what you use for your crust will depend on how long it will take to bake.
Enjoy!!!

Pizza Crust

Ok, so I didn't think about taking pics as I was making this crust! I was on the phone and in a hurry to get it going, I needed to let it rise for an hour, and yeah, the phone call got me distracted. But let me tell you, this pizza crust was SUPER delish! I like it WAY better the other one I had posted before on here...




Yummy!! :)






This is the veggie one! :oP

It really is easy to make! You just need to make sure to let it sit an hour before you need it! I don't always remember that... ;)


Yummy Pizza Crust

2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 teaspoon salt (I used garlic salt instead)
2 tablespoons olive oil (I use coconut oil)
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (I used WAY more, almost 4 cups)

In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough rise for 15 or 20 minutes before topping and baking it.
Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

*Like I said in the ingredients part, I added garlic salt instead of the salt.
I also use coconut oil for EVERYTHING now! But if you don't have or don't use it, then use olive oil.
I also was in a hurry, so I used my good ole Kitchen Aide mixer with the bread hook to mix it all up. It's way better if you do it by hand, but sometimes I gotta cheat, and I did this time! :)
You can also take pieces of sting cheese and wrap it around the crust and have a cheese stuffed crust! :)
If you want, you can also mix up some butter and garlic salt, and then spread it on the crust.
For one of them I put olives, pepperoni, and mushrooms.
For the other one I put, sweet banana peppers, (oh my, boy do those add a VERY delish extra zing and taste! If you prefer a bit of added "hot", try using the hot banana peppers!), olives, red onion, and mushrooms.
I love making pizza, you can add whatever you have on hand! :)

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!! :D