Summer Supper Vibes

~Chicken & Pineapple Barbecue Pizza~

I made a delicious dish tonight for our summer al fresco dining using leftover rotisserie chicken from last night's dinner. It's easy to put together and perfectly pairs with a nice Chianti.

Use a store bought thin crust from your grocery store for a shortcut. They usually come in packages of 2. One crust feeds 2 people or yields 6 generous slices. Shred either baked or rotisserie chicken for your topping.

I like sweet honey barbecue sauce for this pizza instead of pizza sauce. The sweet offsets the earthy and tart flavor of the goat cheese. Slice the goat cheese and cut the pineapple chunks into thirds.

Spray a pizza pan with non stick cooking spray, place the crust on the sheet. Brush a thin layer of barbecue sauce on the crust making sure you brush it to the ends.  Cover the crust with the shredded chicken, then pineapple topped with goat cheese.

Bake in a preheated oven of 400 for 15-18 minutes, slice and enjoy.

BUON APPETITO!

Make a Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Buffalo Chicken Pizza 

 Keep your supper menu simple with this easy pizza dish!  What sets it apart from the rest is the kick from the hot sauce and blue cheese dressing.    These ingredients will give you 12 servings.

Prep time only 30 minutes and cook time is 25 minutes.   

Ingredients:  6 skinless boneless chicken breasts, cooked and cut into cubes, 1/4 cup melted butter, 2 (2 ounce) bottles hot sauce, 2 (8 ounce) bottles blue cheese salad dressing of your choice, 2 (16 inch) prepared pizza crusts,  2 (8 ounce) packages shredded mozzarella cheese.

My shortcut secret is a new fabulous pre made crust I found Golden Home ultra thin pizza crust.  It's truly restaurant quality and all you do is put your sauce and toppings on and bake.  Check out where you can purchase it at quakerbakery. 

~Bake the chicken ahead of time and cool for easy preparation~

Directions:  Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  In a medium bowl, combine the cubed chicken, melted butter and hot sauce.  Mix well.  Spread whole bottle of blue cheese salad dressing over the crust, then top with the chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.

I like to bake my pizza in a pizza pan, but you may also bake the pizza directly on the oven shelf.  You might want to place aluminum foil under to catch any dripping cheese.

Bake in preheated oven until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly, about 5 - 10 minutes.  Let is set for a few minutes before slicing, serve and enjoy.  

They Make It & I Bake It

I feel I'm a good cook and I usually feel confident trying out new recipes when we are entertaining.  However, I suppose each of us has found something that falls under our scope of perfection.  My first one is homemade pie crust.  My grandmother tried to teach me when I was younger, hailing it was the easiest and "anyone" could make it.  Wrong!  I could have thrown mine against a window and broken it....seriously!

Now for my pizza crust making ability.  It is edible and not terrible, BUT will I serve it when we have people over?  Probably not....

Enter our local supermarket, sentry foods fresh deli, where they make the freshest salads, sandwiches and homemade a pizza to order.  This has become our Friday night meal when our family comes up to the lake house to spend the weekend.  For our group of 8, we have different dietary requests, loves and needs.  I called ahead of time, giving the great people at the deli our orders, and pick them up ready to bake when our family arrives at various times.  

Our family has a gluten-free only member,  a cheese only during Lent on Fridays, a request for ham & pineapple on another, a pizza with tomatoes and black olives, and then the pizza for meat lovers.   

The plan goes like this: Text me when you are 10 minutes away.  Oven's preheated, pop in the pizza of choice, ready to slice and eat when they arrive.  

If you're having guests this weekend, shop around for a supermarket that will make your pizza fresh, or a pizza restaurant that will make fresh or par-bake so you can finish it at home.  Easy entertaining.  Thanks sentry foods. 

Happy weekend & thanks for reading Lakehouse Lyn!