Quick and Easy Personal Pizzas

I got this idea from one of my brothers who made a cold veggie pizza this way, and decided to mix it up a bit.  If you have picky eaters who all like different toppings on their pizza, this is a great way to make pizzas for everyone to love.

Personal Pizzas

Store bought crescent roll dough (one tube makes 2 pizzas)

Your choice of sauces and toppings

Pre-heat oven to temperature listed on dough's packaging.  Unroll dough and separate into sections along the perforation down the center.  Press the remainder of the seals together*.  place flat on cookie sheet and bake until they are lightly golden brown.  Remove from oven and spread sauces and toppings as desired.  For hot pizzas place back into oven until toppings are hot and cheese (if used) is melted.  The options I have enjoyed so far are listed below.  Feel free to use your favorite sauces and toppings.

*If you want to make these into appetizers separate at all perforations for triangular mini pizzas.

Buffalo Chicken

Sauce:

Cream cheese with chives

Hot sauce

Toppings:

4 microwave chicken nuggets (per pizza)

Hot sauce**

Broccoli

Mozzarella

Combine 2 parts cream cheese with 1 part hot sauce and spread on cooked crust.  Microwave nuggets according to package directions and cut each into 6-8 pieces.  Dredge nugget pieces through hot sauce and place on pizza.  Cut broccoli into small pieces and place on pizza.  Cover with desired amount of Mozzarella.  Bake until cheese is melted.

**If you want the buffalo flavor without so much kick you can omit the hot sauce on the nuggets.

Alfredo Chicken with Broccoli

Sauce:

Your favorite alfredo sauce

Toppings:

4 microwave chicken nuggets (per pizza)

Broccoli

Crushed red pepper flakes

Mozzarella

Spread alfredo sauce on cooked crust.  Microwave nuggets according to directions and cut into 6-8 pieces each.  Place on pizza.  Cut broccoli into small pieces and place on pizza.  Sprinkle pepper flakes lightly on pizza and top with desired amount of mozzarella.  Bake until cheese is melted.

Cold Veggie

Sauce:

Garden vegetable cream cheese

Toppings:

Cucumber

Tomato***

Broccoli

Any vegetable you desire

When the crust had finished baking put it aside to cool.  Cut the vegetables into small pieces.  Once the crust is cooled spread the cream cheese and top with the vegetables.

***I would suggest cherry tomatoes halved or quartered.

Enjoy!

Ranch Cheddar Pasta

I was looking through my refrigerator and pantry wondering what to make for dinner and seeing what I had on hand when I decided to try this.  I didn't have a recipe to work from, just a concept that I hoped would work well, and it did.

Ranch Cheddar Pasta

1/2 lb pasta of your choice

2 Tbsp butter

1-2 cloves garlic, minced

3/4 cup ranch dressing

3/4 cup shredded cheddar

2 tsp ground black pepper

Cook pasta according to instructions on package.  In a medium sauce pan melt the butter.  Add the garlic and saute until translucent, then add the ranch dressing.  Bring the ranch to a boil then add the cheese, stirring constantly until melted.  Add the pepper and stir well.  Pour over the pasta, stirring to mix well.  Enjoy!

Spinach Artichoke Dip

This dip goes great with chips of any kind.  Quick and easy to make, you're sure to enjoy it.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1-2 cups frozen chopped spinach

4 oz artichoke hearts, finely chopped

1/2 lb cheddar cheese, shredded

Heat soup in small sauce pan.  Add spinach and artichoke and continue cooking until warmed through.  Add cheese and cook, stirring constantly, until cheese is fully melted.  Serve hot.

Garlic Aioli

Simple and easy to make this garlic aioli is delicious.  It goes great on sandwiches or as a dip for chips, fries or onion rings.  I'm sure you can find plenty of other uses for it as well.

Garlic Aioli

3/4 cup mayonnaise

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients and mix well.  Refrigerate for at least half an hour for flavors to combine.  Enjoy!

*I prefer to cut the lemon juice in half.

*I recently used this in place of regular mayonnaise in a pasta salad and the result was deliciousness! People couldn't get enough.