Pizza Dough

Making homemade pizzas as a family can be fun and productive. We've made them for parties too.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 - 3 C Flour
1 Package Yeast
1/2 t Salt
1 C Warm Water
2 T Cooking Oil or Olive Oil

Directions:
In mixing bowl combine 1 1/4 C flour, the yeast, and salt.

Add warm water and oil.

Add as much of the remaining flour as you can.

For Thin Crust Pizzas don't let it rise, for thicker crust let the dough rise for 30-45 minutes.

Separate dough into two balls, place one on floured (or oiled) surface. (I just clean my counter top really well and do it there. Oil is much easier, but flour is healthier!)

Roll out the dough into a 12-14 inch circle and place it onto a pizza pan, cookie sheet or circle pan.

Add your sauce and your toppings. The possibilities are endless!

My favorite topping combination is tomato sauce, sprinkled with Italian herbs, with pepperoni, mushrooms, onions and covered in mozzarella. Another idea is my barbecue chicken recipe, located over at Arizona Mama.

Chicken Italian Sandwich

I love a good sandwich. You know it's good when I have to post about it as I'm eating it! (See also: Chicken Salad Sandwich) Ohh it's good! SO amazing. Anyway... here's the recipe, or just the idea of it. I got the original recipe from What Meegan Makes and changed it up a bit to fit what I had on hand. Hers is probably better so go check it out here.

Ingredients:
(Can be adjusted to whatever you like/ what you have on hand!)

Cooking Oil
Bell Peppers (Mine were sliced and frozen, from the Market on the Move a few weeks ago)
Onions (Also chopped and frozen)
Chicken (Mine was already cooked and shredded, leftover from lemon chicken the other night. Did you know you could shred chicken in the kitchen aid?!? It's so easy!)
Montreal Chicken Seasoning
Bread (I was sad I only had cheap bread, but it was still delicious!)
Italian Dressing
Cheese (I used Mozzarella, sliced)
Tomato Slices

Directions:
Pour a small amount of cooking oil in a frying pan and saute your peppers and onions.

Meanwhile toast your bread, and spread some Italian dressing on it. Afterwards, put your sauteed vegetables onto your bread.

Heat chicken in the frying pan, season as much as you like. When heated/cooked thoroughly put it onto your bread as well.

Add cheese and tomato slices and enjoy! I finished eating mine mid-post and I really wish I had made two!

If you need any other sandwich ideas, check out my post at Arizona Mama on How to Make an Amazing Sandwich or Sub.

Fancy Sandwich Wraps

I used to work in Wal-mart's Deli, and at Quizno's. I loved both of those jobs, making sandwiches and stuff was fun. I can make an awesome sandwich, but today I made wraps. We made these at Wal-mart, they came in a pre-packaged deal that we put together and then sold. I'm not sure if they still sell them or what they call them there. They're really just wraps cut up into bite size pieces. They taste better that way, I don't know why.

Ingredients:
Tortillas
Lunch Meat
Dressing or Sauce
Sliced Cheese
Lettuce

The combination I used this time:
Roast Beef
Turkey
Zesty Italian Dressing
American Cheese
Iceberg Lettuce

Directions:
Put a drizzle of dressing going down the whole side of the tortilla. It usually spreads as you roll it. Look at the picture of my layout. I try to spread everything out evenly, so that each bite will taste just as delicious as the next. Cover your entire tortilla. Roll the tortilla towards the cheese and hold it tightly as you cut it. I usually just eat the ends after I cut them off, or set them aside to snack on later. I usually set the other rolls in the container I'm packing for lunch, or you can use toothpicks to hold them together on a plate. They are good for parties. They taste even better with really good meats and cheese, and interesting dressings.

Pasta Pizza Bake

Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground sausage, browned (We used hot Italian, it was delicious!)
1 pound rotini pasta
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tablespoons onion flakes
2 Tablespoons flour
1 26 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
1 12 ounce can evaporated milk
1 Tablespoon dried oregano
3/4 Cup diced pepperoni
2 Cups mozzarella cheese

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions and drain. Heat olive oil in medium size sauce pan. Add onion flakes. Stir in flour. Add spaghetti sauce, evaporated milk, and oregano. Stir until thickened. Add sausage and pepperoni. Combine pasta and sauce in a large casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Make-Ahead Directions:
This can be made ahead and refrigerated. Cover pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional five minutes.

Ridiculously Easy Chicken Parmesan

I keep this stuff on hand at most times for when I want something quick!

Time: About 10 minutes from start to finish

Ingredients:
Frozen Breaded Chicken Patties
Spaghetti Noodles
Spaghetti Sauce
Shredded Mozzarella (optional)
Parmesan

Directions:
Cook the noodles on the stove. Warm the spaghetti sauce on the stove or in the microwave. Warm the chicken patties in the microwave. If you're feeling fancy, cut the chicken into strips. Serve the noodles with the sauce on top and the chicken on the top or on the side, sprinkle mozzarella (you can warm it for a little bit in the microwave to melt it) and parmesan on top.

Taken From: A Random Idea Created From Hunger Pains