Pizza, anyone? Pizza recipes

European Style Pizza


1 pre-made pizza crust

1 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes

1 TBLS olive oil

1 cup mozzarella cheese


Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Place crust on pizza pan and drizzle olive oil over it. Evenly pour crushed tomatoes over crust, then sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 15 to 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust is crispy. Serves 2 to 4.





Nancy’s Sausage Pizza


1 package link type pork breakfast sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick

1 fresh or frozen pre-made pizza crust

1 jar pizza sauce

1 TBLS olive oil

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp garlic powder

1 ½ cups part-skim mozzarella cheese


Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Place pizza crust on a baking sheet or pizza pan. drizzle with olive oil. Evenly spoon on pizza sauce, and sprinkle with basil and garlic powder. Layer sausage on top and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 15 to 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust is done baking. Serves 2 to 4.


Nancy’s “West Troy” Pizza

SAUCE:

28 oz can, crushed tomatoes

3oz can tomato paste

2 Tbls Romano cheese

2 Tbls parmesan cheese

1 ½ tsp dried oregano

1TBLS garlic powder, or, 3 tsp fresh garlic, minced

2 tsp black pepper

3 tsp granulated sugar

2 ½ tsp dried basil


In a bowl, whisk all ingredients together. Refridgerate for at least one hour before using.


Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.


2 cups shreaded mozzerella

2 ½ cups Polish kilbasa sausage, sliced ½ inch

2 to 3 Tbls olive oil

½ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp salt

1 cup sweet or yellow onion, sliced thin

Ready-made pizza crust


Place pizza shell on a pizza pan or large baking sheet. In a skillet, season onions with salt and pepper, and cook in the olive oil, until soft. Drain and set aside. Remove sauce from fridge. Spoon evenly over the pizza shell. Top with onions and sliced Polish sausage. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese just barely starts to brown and meat is cooked. Serves 4 to 6.


Dieter's Pizza



1 oz (2 thin slices) fresh bread. toasted

1 cup roasted red peppers

2 1oz slices. part-skim mozzarella

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp oregano


Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Lay roasted peppers on bread slices. Top with cheese and sprinkle with garlic powder and oregano. Bake until cheese melts, about 5 to 7 minutes. One serving (can be doubled or more for two or for hors d’oueves.)


Nancy’s Pizza Bianca w/Broccoli & Smoked Salmon

2 tablespoons butter or olive oil

1 small yellow onion, diced

2 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup heavy cream

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese

2 tespoons dried orgeano

1 cup smoked salmon, finely chopped

1 cup frozen chopped broccolli, thawed

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups part-skim mozzerella cheese, shredded

1 Tablespoon parsley, finely chopped

2 small to medium sized pizza crusts

Pre-heat oven to to 400 degrees, Fahrenheit

In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft and transparent, about five minutes--do not allow onion to brown! Add garlic, and continue to saute for one minute. Slowly stir in the cream, reduce heat slightly to medium-low, and continue to cook, stirring, until cream thickens, and sauce is slightly reduced--about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove sauce from heat, season with salt and pepper to suit your own taste.

Prepare crust. Spread an even layer of sauce on crust, leaving an untouched border of 1/4 to 1/2 inch on the edges. In a bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, salmon and orgegano. Spread the ricotta mixure in an even layer over the sauce. Layer brocolli evenly over ricotta mixture. Sprinkle an even layer of Mozzerella cheese over broccolli.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes--check progress occasionally, or until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned. Serves 8 to 12.


BBQ Chicken Pizza


1 medium sweet or yellow onion, halved and sliced

1 TBLS butter or margarine

18 oz. fully cooked shredded BBQ chicken (can shred a homemade BBQ or store made BBQ flavor rotisserie chicken, or use a ready made brand, such as Lloyd’s)


1 bottle your favorite BBQ sauce

1 fully cooked fresh or frozen (thawed) regular or wheat pizza crust

1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded


Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, grill onions in butter, until soft and slightly browned. Meanwhile, prepare chicken according to package directions (stovetop or microwave). Lay pizza crust on a baking sheet or pizza pan. Smoothly spread BBQ sauce over crust. Next, cover top of pizza, all but about 1 inch of the edge, with BBQ chicken.. Sprinkle cheese over top and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serves 2 to 4.


Nancy’s Smothered Onion Pizza


1 pre-made pizza crust

2 sweet Vidalia onions, halved and sliced

1/2 tsp each, salt & pepper


2 TBLS olive oil

1 jar pizza sauce

1 tsp garlic powder

½ tsp black pepper

1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded


Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet or on a griddle, season onions with salt and pepper, and grill onions until soft and slightly browned. Place pizza crust on a baking sheet. Evenly spread pizza sauce over it, leaving some space along the edge for a crust. Sprinkle garlic powder and black pepper over sauce. Smother sauce with all the onions, and cover with cheese.. Bake for 15 to 25 minutes, or until cheese melts and crust is browned. Serves 2 to 4.


Nancy’s Little Taste of New England Pizzas


2 English muffins, split and lightly toasted

½ cup apple butter (can sub. apple jelly)

½ cup small curd cottage cheese

dash, salt

1 ½ TBLS walnuts, very finely chopped (optional)

½ cup Cabot mild cheddar cheese, shredded


Heat broiler. Place muffins on baking sheet. Spread each half with the apple butter. Top with dollops of cottage cheese, and sprinkle with a tiny amount of salt. If desired, sprinkle with walnuts. Sprinkle each half with equal amounts of cheddar cheese. Broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese melts. Serves 2.




June’s English Muffin Pizza



4 Thomas’ English muffins, split

1 cup pizza sauce

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teapoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning blend

1 slice part-skim mozzarella, broken into small pieces


Heat broiler. Place muffins on baking sheet. Spoon equal amounts of sauce on muffins. Sprinkle garlic powder over sauce and top with cheese, and a sprikle with oregano or Italian seasoning. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, or until cheese melts. Serves 1 or 2.