homemade pizza

Wifey7891

We're making homemade pizzas tomorrow, with whole wheat crust, organic pizza sauce, and i have some veggie toppings for mine mushrooms, artichokes, onion, and plum tomatoes. What other ways do you like to make pizzas at home? Different sauces/toppings..

Francl27

Sauce and cheese here... fresh mozarella, parmesan, goat cheese, gorgonzola, everything goes...

maegmez

I just enjoy a plain cheese pizza! I limit my cheese to 100 grams for the whole pizza though. My family loves my chicken tikka pizza. I buy the ready meat and flavour the crust with korma seasonings, they love it! Ham and pineapple is another fave.

My pizza per slice with just my cheese and seasoned passatta sauce is about 90 calories a slice!

jessigoct17

i love making pizza with my family its a lot of fun.. but for healthy option i just buy tofurkey's vegan pizza at my health food store... only about 220 calories for 5 medium sized slices very delicious

Crystal01012014

I kind of cheat at making pizza.

I make a soda bread base:
25g self raising flour
25g plain flour
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
75-100ml semi skimmed milk.

For topping I'm boring:
Teaspoon or two of tomato puree
Around 50g mature cheddar cheese.


Very filling and tasty though. Often don't need any sides with it (which is good considering the amount of calories in the small pizza)!

Ke11er

My family enjoys homemade pizza too. We like taco pizza for a twist once in a while. Make your regular whole wheat homemade crust and after you toss or roll it out pop it in the oven for about 10 minutes. It will be nearly done and firm enough for you to spread beans onto. You could just use drained black beans or canned refried beans if that's what your family likes, but I usually make homemade re-fried type beans using my crockpot (granted I have to plan a day ahead to soak and cook the pinto beans all day. To the beans I add diced onion... and peppers if you like spicy... so the flavors simmer together while they cook. When done, drain the water, add cumin or taco spices or salsa you like and mash, or puree with a hand blender). Back to the pizza...on top of the beans add meat if you want (cooked and seasoned as you would for tacos). Sprinkle on a little cheddar or jack cheese and put back in the warm oven to melt the cheese. On top of the melted cheese add your favorite lettuce chopped, chopped tomato, pico, salsa, hot peppers etc. to your taste. Some of us add a dollop of plain Greek yogurt or sour cream. Done, just cut and serve.

pandorakick

I like my pizza with a garlic & herb crust. As topping I usually do plain concentrated tomato puree with thinly sliced pieces of onion and paprika, covered with raw ham and mozzarella. Mmmmm, maybe I should make myself some pizza this week.

Edited to add that this is especially delicious with some fresh arugula on top.

darthlacey

I'm boring...the only pizza I eat consists of pepperonis and green peppers :indifferent:

vjohn04

BBQ chicken pizza

Sweet Baby Ray's sauce
thinly sliced onion
chopped roasted chicken

yum.

ChrisS30V

I like freshly grated cheddar, fresh cilantro and jalapenos as toppings on my homemade pizzas. Of course a good quality garlic-based sauce is obligatory whatever the toppings are. Here recently I've been making stuffed crust pizza with cheddar cheese sticks in the crust, which I've sorta become addicted to.

dmpizza

We do homemade dough, with tomato sauce, mozzerella and sometimes we coat the dough with flavored olive oil before cooking,

JustT1m

Try using squash with corn flour makes a tasty crust.

SailorKnightWing

First of all, the best dough you will ever make uses molasses instead of sugar. Seriously, follow this recipe because it's the best thing ever.

http://www.larkandlola.com/2013/04/favorite-things-friday-no2-favorite.html

I like fresh mozzarella, grapes, rosemary and goat cheese on my pizza.

pinkiemarie252

I like goat cheese with green olives, mushrooms, tomatoes & artichokes. If I use sauce I add seasoning salt. If I don't use sauce I add balsamic vinegar. Edited to add spinach...which I'm surprised I forgot since I'm eating a spinach salad right now.

destructor2013

I hanen't in a while, but when I do I use yeast, flour, water, some oil (not a lot), and a pinch of salt. I think the recipe I use calls for a dash of sugar as well, but I can't recall. That's for the dough. Then I use store bought pizza sauce if I'm making a non-chicken pizza. Add pepperoni, sausage, and mushrooms and mozzarella cheese and that's it. Sometimes I make a BBQ chicken one which uses store bought BBQ sauce instead of pizza sauce, then I boil chicken and teat it into chunks/strips and topped it off with mozzarella cheese. Good stuff.

salembambi

vegan cheese , olives & artichokes

RoadsterMomma

I like to use "flat-out" flatbread as a "crust"- then sauce and usually just cheese- or sometimes loaded with veggies. cuts the calories alot.

ndj1979

chicken
feta
pineapple
tomato
onion
artichokes
black olive

BOOM!

Mangopickle

Goat cheese, basil and hot sausage. No tomato sauce just mop it with garlic oil.

dellaquilaa

BBQ sauce, pineapple and mushroom
Fresh tomatoes (no sauce), onion, bell pepper
Pizza sauce, fresh minced garlic, spinach and onion

I go cheeseless too (saves a ton of calories and saturated fat)

Amadbro

making one tomorrow..check my diary. Whole wheat

JoanaMHill

I've been enjoying making an individual pizza using flatbread; I use one that's multi-grain with flax. I use canola oil and some spices instead of sauce since I don't really like tomato, along with turkey pepperoni instead of regular.

mortuseon

SAUSAGE

ScientificExplorerGirl

Sour dough starter crust
Fig spread
Carmelized red onions (from my garden)
Blue cheese
Bacon
Mozzarella

Enjoy

deb54

I just enjoy a plain cheese pizza! I limit my cheese to 100 grams for the whole pizza though. My family loves my chicken tikka pizza. I buy the ready meat and flavour the crust with korma seasonings, they love it! Ham and pineapple is another fave.

My pizza per slice with just my cheese and seasoned passatta sauce is about 90 calories a slice!
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brownbeauty2013

Also an alternative for the dough you can use tortilla wraps, then use salsa or pizza sauce, mushrooms, pepperoni, banana peppers, jalapenos, and peppers.

rduhlir

I like making chicken alfredo pizza with spinach.

SapiensPisces

I use homemade dough and bruschetta topping (usually olive oil, spices, tomatoes, and crushed garlic) instead of pizza sauce with fresh oven-roasted onions, garlic, and herbs (usually basil and thyme). I also usually use fresh mozzarella cut into chunks instead of shredded cheese and nice crispy bacon, and it turns out wonderful every time.

velocityc6

I use frozen dough balls form Sam's club rolled real thin. All cooked on the grill. Used to like it meat heavy but since MFP.

Green/red peppers
Onions (lots)
Banana peppers
jalapeno peppers
Turkey sausage
Beef (93% lean and only on occasion.

virginialee78

We love making this Grilled Chicken Mediterranean pizza using the Naan flatbread all the time! I grill all the veggies and chicken on our indoor grill on the stove so it takes a little while but it's so worth it!

Ingredients:

1 chicken breast, sliced in half length-wise, and each pounded flat (then marinate in any Italian dressing)
1 Naan flatbread (contains 2 flatbreads)
1 zuchinni (cut in bite size pieces)
1 squash (cut in bite size pieces)--instead of the squash you can use eggplant.
4 garlic cloves (finely chopped or minced)
Extra virgin olive oil - 2 TBSP
Roma tomatoes (4 each sliced)
black olives sliced (small can)
Asiago Cheese (enough to cover top of pizza ingredients)
Feta Cheese (as much or little as you like)
fresh baby spinach (small handful)
fresh basil (cut into ribbons)
salt and pepper to taste

***You can also add artichoke hearts (which I also grill), and carmelized onion, or whatever veggies you like. When I'm done adding everything, it's piled quite high on the flatbread!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

First I place the 2 flatbreads side by side on a large baking sheet. Then you cut the chicken breast in half length-wise and pound them flat (I put them in a gallon size baggie and let out the air to make it easier). Pour in the Italian dressing to coat generously and sit aside while you are preparing the other ingredients. Then you cut the zuchinni and squash (and the artichokes if you are using them too--slice the artichoke heart in half) into bite size pieces and put in a bowl, add a pinch of salt and pepper, and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil... about 1 TBSP and stir them to coat. I put them on my Jenn-Air grill until they brown up nicely and then turn them over (maybe a good 4-5 minutes each side)... you don't want them to get too limp or soggy. (If you don't have a grill, you can use a large frying pan on med-high heat and sear them on each side until brown). Remove from the grill and put them aside in a bowl. Brown the garlic in a small amount of olive oil or cook with the onion (if you are using onion)... just don't burn the garlic. Then I grill the marinated chicken breasts. It's easy to tell when it's time to turn the chicken... the uncooked side will get a whiter color as the pink goes away. Turn the chicken and cook maybe 4 minutes more. Remove the chicken and let it rest for 5 minutes. Then slice the chicken into strips 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide. Assemble your ingredients and begin to top your pizza.

First, drizzle both flatbreads with about 1 TBSP of olive oil. Add the grilled veggies (zuchinni, squash, eggplant, carmelized onion, garlic, artichoke, etc. whatever you want to use!) evenly over both flatbreads. Then add the sliced tomato to both evenly (you may sprinkle them with a small amount of salt and pepper if you wish). Then top each flatbread with the sliced chicken evenly. Add the black olives and the fresh baby spinach leaves evenly. Then add the Feta cheese (I usually buy the chunk Feta and just break off about 9-10 small pieces and place on top of each flatbread evenly. Then I add the Asiago cheese to cover each and then sprinkle the fresh basil ribbons on top. (Some of the toppings and cheese may fall off the "pile", so I just put it back on the pizza.

Put the baking sheet into the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Enjoy! (I know this sounds like a lot of steps, but my god it's worth it... it's very good!

(Just a tip... When you take them out of the oven, it would be great If you have a flat "pizza mover" -- like a very large spatula. I use that to gently lift the pizza out of the baking sheet (it keeps it all in one piece) and sit the flatbread (while still on the pizza mover) onto the plate. While it's still on the "pizza mover", I cut it into four slices with a rolling pizza cutter. I kind of use a fork to hold the pizza in place while I cut it. Then I slowly tilt the pizza mover and slide the whole pizza down onto the plate using the fork or whatever to gently push it.