Mini Pizza to Order!

Of course my husband and I could agree on a pizza if we had to but we have completely different tastes when it come to a good pizza.  To him, the more meat the better and to me, the less of everything the better.  I came across individual pizza crusts at the store the other day which are just perfect for us. To have with my "New Year, New You" post  I picked up a couple packages, whole wheat for me and regular for him. You can put almost anything on a pizza so it is completely up to your taste.  Here is what I used on ours tonight:

Whole Wheat Crust

Organic Pizza Sauce

Black Olives

Low Fat Mozzarella 

Basil

Regular Crust

Bacon (cooked and chopped)

Pizza Blend Shredded Cheese

Jalapeno Block Cheese

Green Onions

I used the same sauce on both pizza crusts.  I then added cubed mozzarella, black olives and basil to the whole wheat crust.  Mozzarella is a cheese that is high in protein which is why I chose it since I am not easting meat this month.  Now on to Scott's, he wanted me to try two different versions (both of which he loved).  On half we did just the shredded jalapeno cheese with chopped green onion.  On the other side we did a layer of bacon topped with the pizza cheese blend and then topped with more bacon and green onion.  Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on top of both to your liking and pop them in the toaster oven or regular oven.  They will only take about 8 minutes to cook so they are easy to throw together even for a quick lunch! 

The small crust is a perfect serving size which will help you not overeat. Enjoy!

Grilled Pizza

Who wants to light the oven in the summer time?  Well I know I sure don't if it is not necessary, especially at 450 when you are cooking a pizza!  So tonight we decided to cook our pizza on the grill!  We began by preheating our pizza stone on the grill for about 10 minutes.  We lightly coated the stone with about a TBSP of EVOO before putting in on.  While the stone was heating I prepared out ingredients.  Now me and my husband have completely different tastes when it comes to pizza so we do a half and half.  You can see our choices we used below.

 

Once the ingredients were prepared it was time to roll out the dough.  You can do this with a rolling pin or by hand.  I find it easiest to do it by hand and by the time you are done you can place it right onto the heated stone and cover.  I cook it on each side for about 2 minutes per side.  Now its time for the fun.  Create your pizza with the toppings of your choice, cover and let cook for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

 

I always like to do a layer of cheese right on top of the sauce and a second layer on top of the toppings to hold it all in. As you can see below the cheese on top should be melted but not browned as the heat of the grill can cause the pizza to burn easily so you want to make sure to keep a close eye on it!  Enjoy!