Chicken alfredo pizza

So the inspiration for today's pizza comes from Pizza Hut.


I decided I would make the dough from scratch, as I didn't feel like running to the store.  I also made the alfredo sauce from scratch.  I also thought up (with a friends help) a rub for the chicken that was on the pizza.  It was time intensive, but o so worth it.  Had my neighbor over for dinner since all her food is packed up (she's moving) and she said it was "delish".


Recipes are posted separately from each other under the pictures.  :D

Put your yeast in warm water, mix.  Add 2 cups of flour until mixed well, then add 1.5-2 cups more flour until too stiff to stir with a spoon.












Flour the counter, or a surface that you'll work on, and turn the dough out on it.  Start working it over and knead for 10 or so minutes, or until its elasticy, and not sticky.  Add flour as needed.










Put it in a bowl with oil (virgin or veggie) and flip the dough over enough to cover it in oil.  Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm place.  I put the oven on at 200*F and set it up on the stove. 


I waited for it to double.  While waiting I made up the chicken. And the alfredo sauce.




Make your spice rub - bacon salt, garlic powder, oregano, and
basil. Mix in a small container.












Thaw chicken and put on grill.  I was using a george foreman.  I poured some of the rub onto the chicken and patted it in there with my finger.  When I flipped the chicken I patted in the rub with a fork, as the chicken was HOT.  Try not to eat it.  When done, let cool and cut up into bite size pieces.  Try a piece or two, but DON'T EAT IT ALL. If you eat it all now you won't have any for your pizza.  And thats just sad.




Making the Alfredo Sauce:
Melt butter in a sauce pan.  Add 3 cloves of garlic and cook it till soft, about 2 minutes.

Add softened and cubed cream cheese into the mixture, whisk until smooth (or approx close to the picture).
Add milk and whisk until smooth.
Add parm cheese until mixed; add salt and pepper as desired.

Keep stirring until the sauce reaches desired consistency.  It will thicken quickly.

Meanwhile, my dough has double in size.  Remove the plastic wrap, flour the counter (again!) and punch it down, to get rid of bubbles.  separate dough into two piles and let rest for a few minutes.  Add more flour to the counter if needed.  Also preheat the oven to 500*F and spray your pizza sheets with oil or spread out cornmeal if you have it.

Start spreading out your dough into a rough circle shape. Lay it on your pizza sheet.  Do the same with your second ball of dough.



Here's my second.  It looks a little odd, I know.  It tasted fine tho :D











Now we're going to assemble the pizza!


Start by spreading your alfredo sauce on the spread out dough.  










Layer cheese, some of the cut up chicken, tomato, and bacon.  On one pizza I did mozzerella cheese, on the second pizza I did both mozzerella and colby jack.  Its what I had thawed.  :D










Two finished pizza's.  Ready to go in the oven when its preheated properly (500*F).














Put them in the oven for 15-20 minutes.  Mine were in there for 20 minutes and the crust was a bit hard.  Make sure, though, that your crust is done properly. 



 


 A finished pie.  SO GOOD.  Only one of my pies had bacon, as I ran out.  Time to make a run to sam's club soon for more!







 Pizza Directions:


Alfredo sauce
crust
chicken, cut up
1 tomato diced
cheese (your choice on what types)
Bacon bits


To make the chicken:


Take 6 chicken tenders, thawed.  Pull out your grill (I use a George foreman, much easier.).  Mix 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp garlic powder, and 1/2 tsp bacon salt into a bowl. Put the chicken on the grill, and spread the rub on the chicken. Press it down with your finger or a fork.  Flip the chicken when needed, and add more rub to the other side, and press it down with a fork (its hot, don't use your fingers).  When done, put on a plate, cut into bite size chunks, and let cool in the fridge.


To make the alfredo sauce: 

3 tbsp. unsalted butter
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/2 package cream cheese, softened and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup milk
1/2 to 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese
ground black pepper, to taste
salt, to taste

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes. Add the cream cheese, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking until smooth. Stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper.  Season with kosher salt, if needed. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency.   Sauce will thicken quickly.


 To make the dough:

1 1/4 c. warm water
1 tsp. salt
vegetable oils or olive oil
3 1/2 to 4 c. sifted flour
2 packages dry yeasts (5 tsp if using it in a jar)

Add yeast and warm water into a medium bowl, and stir until yeast dissolves.
Add 2 cups of flour to the bowl and stir till combined.  Add another 1.5 to 2 cups of flour and blend until you can't stir it easily with a spoon.  Dump dough out onto a floured counter and knead for 10-15 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.  PLace dough into another bowl that has oil in it.  Flip the dough around till its covered in oil.  Place in a warm spot for about 45 minutes, or until dough doubles in size.
Once doubled in size, dump the dough back onto the floured surface and punch it down, getting rid of any bubbles. Divide the dough in half and let it rest a few minutes.
Roll out each half of dough into a rough circle, or if you're like me and don't have a rolling pin, work it out with your hands.
Put your crusts on the oiled pizza pans. Load on your toppings.  If you wish you can brush the crusts with olive oil, but seeing as how I don't have a pastry brush, I could not do this.  Pop it in the oven for 15-20 minutes.

pizza muffins

8 oz meat (beef, turkey, pork, etc ground up)
1.5 cups bisquick baking mix
1/4 c grated parm cheese
1 tsp italian or pizza seasoning
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
1 tsp dried onion flakes
1/4 c chopped green bell pepper
3/4 c chopped tomato
1/3 c shredded cheese (i used colby jack cuz thats what i had open)
1/3 c skim milk
1 egg
2 tsp veggie oil

preheat oven to 375*F. spray wells of muffin pan with cooking spray or use liners. in a large skillet, brown meat. set aside; let cool meanwhile in a large bowl, combine baking mix, parm cheese, pizza seasoning, parsley flakes, and onion flakes. stir in green pepper, tomato and cheese. in small bowl, combine milk, veg oil, and egg. mix well to combine. add to baking mix. mix gently to combine. fold in cooled meat. fill wells with mixture (full). bake 16-18 minutes till toothpick comes out clean. let cool.

EAT!!!!

if you're TJ, you smother with hot sauce, then eat.

notes: i also added mushrooms, fresh, de-stemmed. it was yummy.

chicken enchiladas

So, it looks like i'm gaining another (male) housemate. D said theres too much estrogen in this house, so it *obviously* wouldn't be a female :P his name is A and he's 26. :) he'll be the oldest, not me...yay!

so i made chicken enchiladas for dinner tonight, A stayed and enjoyed dinner, we went to go take pics of TJ's car cuz someone ran into him, and then wandered home depot w/ C :)

Chicken Enchiladas


16 flour tortillas
3 c chopped chix or turkey
2 c sour cram
2 c shredded cheddar cheese
SAUCE:
1 tb oil
1 med onion, chopped
1-2 tsp chili powder
29 oz tomato sauce
1/2 c water
salt to taste

Combine chicken, sour cream and 1.5 c cheese.
Fill tortillas with 1/4 c mixture and roll
Place in 9x13 pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350*F
Sauce: Saute onion in the oil. add lil garlic if
wanted. add rest of ingred and simmer till thickened.
pour sauce over tortillas and sprinkle w/ rest of
cheese. put back in oven for 2 min, til cheese
is melted.

1) i didn't use cheddar cheese, i used mozz, annd you cannot tell :)
2) i didn't have 2 cups of sour cream, only 1, and it could use more, but its not bad :)
3) i added garlic, about 3/4 tsp or so, i didn't really check :)
4) TJ cannot wait to come home from work and eat some, its one of his favorite meals that i've made so far. :)

It was good, not many people have had some, B (who spends a few days every month) eats only pizza (seriously! i've never seen him eat anything else, and i dated him for a month or so, year and a half ago :P), and wouldn't try some, and D and C weren't home. A had some tho, and enjoyed it.

pss: i have A, B, C, D, and TJ and me...alphabets!

bubble up pizza

MODIFIED!!!! (i had to modify it...the last time i made it the "right" way, it didn't cook thoroughly :()

so i estimated everything i threw in...sorry!

I put some spaghetti sauce (roasted red pepper and garlic, you can put whatever kind you want tho!), cheese (i did mozzerella, you can do whatever you have on hand), and a 1/2 tsp of garlic, and pizza toppings (i did a can of mushrooms, drained (no real ones on hand, darn), pepperoni quartered, bacon bits, and part of an onion, roughly chopped.) in a bowl and mixed it up, adding more sauce so everything was neatly covered.

I then spread it in an 8x8 pan (not everyone in the house feels good, so i didn't make a 9x13 pans worth of food) and covered it with quartered refrigerator biscuits. i then sprinkled some Parmesan cheese on top, stuck it in a 350*F oven for about 30 minutes (or until golden brown) and put more Parmesan cheese on top when done.

Easy dinner, and a winner also!

PS the original recipe has the biscuit pieces throughout the sauce mixture, but they didn't cook that way, and noone ate it...so i mixed up the recipe and they cooked!