Pizza Toppings!

We made two pizzas last night; pepperoni with spinach (salad!) and BBQ chicken.

Pizza Sauce

1 can tomato paste

2 cups of water

1 clove garlic (or 1/2 t. garlic powder if you don't have any on hand)

2 t. kosher salt (I prefer the flavoring powers of Kosher salt to regular table salt, try it out, it's better.)

1/2 t. pepper

2 t. basil (or oregano or an Italian seasoning blend)

1/4 cup dried onion (or 1/4 cup of minced onion)

Stir it all up and grab a spoon to have a taste. If it needs more salt, add more, more pepper or garlic? Go for it. I always, always, always taste food during the preparation process.

Roll your crust out and spread the good sauce, then top with your favorite cheese and toppings. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

BBQ Chicken

1 boneless skinless chicken breast

1 T. olive oil in the skillet

salt, pepper, and garlic powder

Freshly sliced red onion rings...totally optional, but very worth it.
Good BBQ sauce*

*To finish the BBQ pizza, you need good BBQ sauce. Not Kraft brand BBQ sauce, or anything that resembles it, if only because it makes me cry that people actually buy those sauces because they are so bad. I personally buy the Sweet Baby Ray's from Costco, or the Jeri's brand from Smith's or Fresh Market. Jeri's is my favorite, but it is harder to find.

In a hot skillet drizzle olive oil then throw the chicken breast in and sprinkle liberally with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Saute until brown. One thing I have done for years is to pour a cup of water into the hot pan if the chicken starts to burn. This helps the chicken to continue to cook without burning. 

Once the chicken is cooked, chop it finely and set aside. 

Roll out your crust.

Rub olive oil over the crust then top with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Once the crust is all cheesed up, top with the chopped chicken and red onion. Bake it for 10 to 12 minutes at 450 degrees. 

Once the BBQ chicken pizza is baked, slice it, and then drizzle a swirl of BBQ sauce over the pizza.