BBQ Chicken Pizza

This is a fool proof recipe for the Pizza base. It comes out perfect every time and Pizza nights have become a regular in our home for a family or a friends night. I use Instant Yeast and there is no resting time required for this yeast. However, I do rest the dough for a half hour and this makes it soft and easy to work with. 

I Grilled some chicken breast and used Store bought BBQ sauce. My favorite is the Devil's Spit BBQ sauce and it's delicious. However, any BBQ sauce of your choice will work well here.

Ingredients:

Pizza Crust:

All Purpose Flour - 2 Cups

Instant Yeast - 1 Envelope  Flieschmann's Pizza Crust Instant Dry Yeast

Sugar - 1 1/2 Tsp

Salt - 1 1/2 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp

Water - 2/3 Cup Warm 

Toppings:

Chicken Breast Cut into Cubes - 3/4 Cup

BBQ Sauce - 1 Cup

Red Onion - 1/2 

Black Olives - 1/2 Cup

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese - 1/2 Cup

Mix the Yeast, Sugar and Salt in warm water and leave it for 2 min. Add to the Flour with oil and mix well. The dough will be slightly sticky. Cover and rest in a warm place for 1/2 hour.

Meanwhile, cut some chicken breast into small cubes and sauté with some salt and pepper. Add a Tbsp of the BBQ sauce and sauté will cooked through.

Chop the Red Onion into Cubes.

Once the dough has rested for 1/2 hour, preheat the oven to 425F.

Use some dry flour and roll the dough into a 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick round base. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 6 minutes until the base is cooked 1/2 way through. This is the secret to baking a perfect pizza base.

Remove and add spread the BBQ sauce on the base and top with chicken, olives, red onions and bake again for 4 min. Remove and top with the shredded cheese and bake again for 4 min.

Remove and let it rest for a minute before slicing it. Serve hot.

Mini Pizzas with Naan/Pita/Arabic Bread

This is my dinner routine on most days. Go into the kitchen half an hour before we eat. Find what's in the pantry and think of a quick 15 to 20 minute dish with the available ingredients. 

Here' what I had - Pita Bread, Mushrooms and some shredded cheese. What do you make with those? Pizza! It's better to use Sautéed Vegetables since these will bake in no time.

If you have some Marinara sauce, it works. Else some sautéed tomatoes, any Tomato sauce or Ketchup, Pizza Sauce will work here.

Ingredients:
Naan/Pita/Arabic Bread - 1 per person. 2 if you are realllly hungry.
Sautéed Vegetables - Mushrooms, Red Bell Peppers or any other veggies of your choice
Pizza Sauce/Marinara Sauce - 1/4 Cup per mini Pizza
Shredded Cheese - 3 Tbsp per Pizza

Pre-heat oven to 400F.

Spread the Pizza Sauce on the base, top with veggies and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake for about 6 to 8 minutes until the cheese is melted through.

Remove, top with some cilantro and serve hot.

Desi mexican thin crust pizza

I used leftover paneer filling and enchilada sauce from the enchiladas I made earlier. The paneer gives it a familiar desi taste and the rest of the ingredients make it mexican. A pretty good dish, and I have to say, my best homemade pizza till date.

Pizza base - Refer to my previous pizza posts
Paneer/chicken filling - 1 1/2 cups - Refer to my enchilada recipe
Enchilada/Pizza sauce - 1 cup - Refer to my enchilada recipe
Olives - 1/2 cup
Red onion - 1 diced
Grated cheese - 1 cup (I used mexican blend)

Roll out the pizza base really thin. I used store bought fresh whole wheat base here.
Spread the sauce on the base. Top with paneer filling. I used the chicken filling recipe here, and substituted chicken with the paneer. The rest of the process is the same.
Top with olives, onions and cheese.

Bake in a preheated 400F oven for about 12 min, until the base is crispy and cheese melts.

Remove, top with chopped cilantro, slice and serve.

Spinach and mushroom pizza

My first post on this blog was a pizza. Here's another - Mushroom and spinach pizza with fresh mozzarella. The fresh cheese makes all the difference here. It tastes Delicious.

Pizza Dough: Refer to my Broccoli and Bell pepper pizza

Toppings: Frozen spinach - 1/2 Box

Sliced Button Mushrooms - 1/2 lb

Red onion sliced - 1 small

Marinara or pizza sauce - 1/2 cup

Fresh mozzarella - 1 ball

Black pepper, Red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese  - for topping

Spread the dough on a pizza stone or an aluminium foil.

Spread the marinara sauce on the dough.

Top with the mushrooms, onions, thawed spinach and the sliced fresh mozzarella.

Sprinkle with the black and red pepper and the parmesan cheese.

Bake in a pre heated 400F oven for 12 to 15 min until the crust is golden brown.