Pizza On A Bun!

Last night I decided to use up some food from our stockpile and decided to make mini pizza's on the leftover hamburger buns we had from grilling out Sunday night. We had some mild Italian sausage, pizza marinara, pepperoni's, etc. so I put it all together and VIOLA! we have mini pizzas on hamburger buns! You can use whatever your favorite ingredients are but here is what we did and it was DELIGHTFUL!

Pizza On A Bun

2-3 hamburger buns (cut in half so you will have 4-6 mini pizza's)

2 links mild Italian sausage, casings removed

1/2 cup chopped onions

1/2 cup green bell pepper, cut into small strips

pepperoni

1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2-1 cup Ragu Pizza Sauce

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Take a baking sheet and spray lightly with oil. Then place the bun halves on baking sheet with the white side up. Next take a medium skillet coat with cooking spray or olive oil then heat to medium-high. place sausage (casings removed) in skillet and cook until through. (I use a flat spatula to break up the sausage like you would when you do ground beef.) Drain the sausage after cooked and put to the side. Using the same skillet on medium heat saute the onions and bell pepper. Saute until the onion is clear and the peppers are soft, (I also added minced garlic here, oregano, basil, & Italian seasoning) then put aside. Now take a spoon and spoon out the pizza sauce on the buns. You can use as much as you like. Then place the sausage on the buns, following the peppers and onions. Then add your cheese and pepperoni. After you are done putting on your toppings place in the oven for 10 minutes or until buns are your desired crispiness.

Enjoy!!

Sausage, Pepper, and Onion Pizza

This delicous recipe was our Monday night dinner. Thanks to Justin he got this cooked for us! So all the credit goes to him! They turned out great! I brought my left overs for lunch and I can not wait to eat it! He said it was very easy and did not take him long at all . Serve with a small mixed green salad. Enjoy!

Makes 4 servings (1 piece each)

Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 1/2 cups vertically sliced onion
1 cup green bell pepper strips
2 (4-ounce) links turkey Italian sausage, I only had pork Italian sausage
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (8-ounce) loaf French bread, cut in half horizontally
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 450°.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion and green bell pepper strips, and sauté 6 minutes or until tender.

Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan, and cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring to crumble. Add crushed red pepper and diced tomatoes, and cook 5 minutes or until mixture thickens.

Spread sausage mixture evenly over cut sides of bread, and sprinkle evenly with cheese. Place bread halves on a baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Cut each pizza in half.

Nutritional Information
Calories:375 (29% from fat)
Fat:12g (sat 5.1g,mono 4.2g,poly 2.2g)
Protein:24.6g
Carbohydrate:42g
Fiber:4.9g
Cholesterol:63mg
Iron:2.7mg
Sodium:967mg
Calcium:280mg

-Compliments of Cooking Light, www.myrecipes.com

Roasted Bell Pepper & Olive Pizza

I made this pizza for us last Thursday night and it was very easy and was really good. I know when Justin approves because I either have to ask him it is good or he says this is really good. When he volunteers his opinion that means he really likes it! He volunteered his opinion on this one! It said this could be used as an appetizer also but I cut some of the ingredients in half to just make one pizza instead of two. It says one wedge is a serving size but I ate 2 and Justin had 3.

Serves 12, or cut recipe in half and it serves 6 (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients
2 large red bell peppers (I used one)
2 large yellow bell peppers (I used one)
1/2 cup sliced green olives
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons drained capers (I omitted)
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
3/4 teaspoon olive oil
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 (1-pound) Italian cheese-flavored pizza crusts (such as Boboli) or focaccias (I used one)
6 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
Preheat broiler. Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise, and discard seeds and membranes. Place bell pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet, and flatten with hand. Broil 15 for minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag, and seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel and cut into strips. Combine bell peppers, green olives, and next 5 ingredients (olives through black pepper) in a bowl.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Divide the bell pepper mixture evenly among pizza crusts; sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350° for 7 minutes or until cheese melts. Cut each into 12(or 6)wedges.

Nutritional Information
Calories:104 (28% from fat)
Fat:3.2g (sat 1.5g,mono 0.8g,poly 0.1g)
Protein:4.6g
Carbohydrate:15.5g
Fiber:2.1g
Cholesterol:2mg
Iron:0.9mg
Sodium:301mg
Calcium:62mg

-Compliments of Cooking Light, www.myrecipes.com

Chicken Taco Pizza

Serves 4 and we had leftovers for lunch the next day!

Ingredients

1 whole wheat pizza crust, thawed**
1/2 cup organic salsa or homemade
1/4 lb. part-skim mozzarella, shredded
1 cup no-salt added black beans
1 cup frozen yellow corn, thawed
1 chicken breast, skinless, grilled & chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°F. Arrange crust on a pizza stone or large baking sheet. Spread salsa over crust and sprinkle with half of the cheese. Top with beans, corn, chicken and remaining cheese and bake until crust is crisp and cheese is bubbly, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro, cut into 8 pieces and serve with more salsa on the side.

-Compliments of Whole Foods Recipes

**If you like a little kick then add some jalapenos randomly over pizza. I sprinkled parmesan and garlic powder over ours to just add extra flavor. We also had a little ranch on ours as well. Get fat-free ranch or regular ranch and use the serving size. You do not need to use a lot!