An easy weeknight pizza

I absolutely LOVE this recipe! I love it for quite a few reasons

1. It is quick! By the time the delivery boy gets to your house, you have already had dinner!

2. It is healthier than ordering in

3. you add your own ingredients so this can be as healthy as you want it to be(or not lol)

4. It is soooooo easy!

So, here is what you do...

You take Pillsbury pizza dough. It comes in those little tubes just like all of their bread. Roll it out on to some parchment paper (parchment paper allows for easy removal and you don't need to add cooking spray)

Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Once I layed the dough out, I pinched the corners to give it some height as well and a definitive end crust. Then I took a jar of Prego pizza sauce and spread over the dough(leaving a few inches on all sides.

Since this is a jar sauce, I added some dried oregano to the top of the sauce. Then add some shredded mozzarella cheese(as little or as much as you would like).

Then add your ingredients. I added chicken(I used a large can drained. It is by the canned tuna in grocery store. Sometimes I will saute up some chicken breast, but I was going this quick! And it was done in less than 20 min.), jalapenos, mushrooms, feta, minced garlic, some fresh spinach and sliced campari tomatoes.

Then I topped with some more mozzarella and popped in the oven for 10-13 min.(or until the crust is browned).

And waalllaaahhhhh! You have a custom pizza for much cheaper and much healthier than take-out! For all of these toppings, a pizza place would charge you a whole lot! Plus, you can control the quality of your toppings! That is what is great about cooking, you know your ingredients. And, if you have kids, this is a great dish to get them involved in! Happy eating y'all!

A tuna melt to "MELT" over!

My go to for an easy dinner is some type of panini or sandwich. I also always try to switch it up a little bit. If you ask me......????? Tonight, I hit it out of the park!!! Or should I say "TOUCHDOWN"!!!

I took 2 cans of albacore tuna(drained) and placed in a large bowl. Then I added the following....
1/3 stalk of celery(diced and including the leaves)
1/4 onion(diced)
1 small sweet red pepper(diced)
1 teaspoon of both ranch dressing and mustard
I mixed all of those ingredients up along with a dash of pepper, dried dill weed and season salt.
I took whole wheat cilbata bread(recipe makes 2 sandwiches)and sprayed with I can't believe its not butter(on the sides that will be on the panini press or skillet)
Placed a slice of Swiss cheese, a slice of pre-cooked bacon, the tuna mixture, one campari tomato(sliced) and to top it off........ One fresh basil leaf!!!
Top with the other half of the bread. Place on he panini press or skillet and cook each side for 4-5 min. per side.
Serve with some sweet potato fries and waaallllaaaaahhh! Happy eating y'all!

Chicken, veggies, rice, sundried tomatoes and rice

I took 2 chicken breasts and pounded flat with a mallot.

I then seasoned the breasts with salt, pepper, paprika and cumin on both sides.

Take a dutch oven and add a teaspoon of oil(in this recipe I used sesame oil) and add the chicken. Brown on each side for 8 min. and then remove the chicken to a plate.

Once the chicken is removed add to the dutch oven

2 tablespoons minced garlic

4 oz. of scallops

1 can of diced tomatoes(drained)

a dash of white wine to deglaze the pan

Let those ingredients marinate for about 8 min. then add the chicken back to the mixture along with 2-3 tablespoons of sun dried tomatoes(if you get them in an oil mixture, rinse them under hot water to remove the oil), 1/2 diced sweet onion, 1 pkg. of fresh mushrooms, oregano and the juice of 1/2 of a lime. Cook for another 10 min.(or until the mushrooms soften). Place the chicken on top of some long grain whole wheat rice, and spoon the tomato/veggie mix on the top of the chicken. THEN.... Top with some fresh basil, a dash of Parmesan cheese and a dash of feta cheese!!!! And waaallllaaahhhh! I hope you enjoy my recipe! Happy eating y'all!

A great salad for lunch!

Any salad takes a few min. to cut up all of the ingredients but.... it is so well worth it. I took romaine lettuce(out of a bag b.c they were on sale 2 for 1 at the store) and filled my bowl about 1/2 way. I cut up 1/2 a cucumber, diced a portion of a red onion, added some left over salami cuts from new years eve and took a carrot and peeled it with a peeler. I added some salt, pepper and oregano and topped with Ken's light caesar dressing. Yummy! Happy healthy eating y'all!