Pizza
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:09 pm
The other day I received a flyer in the mail for California Pizza and their new creation < hamburger pizza >. I had to laugh as I and I'm sure many others have made a hamburger pizza and it's not something new as of last week. Anyway it got me to thinking about shareing a couple of pizza's I make when we take the grandkids along or meet them at the campsite with their parents.
These are nothing new, very straight forward and leave lots of room for your own tastes. I like to use a premade pizza crust like Boboli because you don't need to mess with mixing dough or thawing and then rolling etc.
Set the oven temp at about 400degrees and if your oven is like mine with a temp setting but no indicator to let you know its reached the correct temp just let it get nice and warm or use a temp guide for a woodstove like I use.
I like to cook my meat (hamburger) at home and then just bag it so it's ready to go when needed. I do that with most meats etc. when I know before hand what I'm going to be cooking for a few days just to save time, cleanup of grease etc.
Hamburger Pizza (Cheeseburger)
one Boboli precooked pizza
1/2 pound of cooked and crumbled hamburger (I like to cook about a 1/2 an onion thats been diced and then add the meat so that the flavors blend, if you like Garlic add 1 clove of crushed garlic to the onions and cook them up until soft then add the meat. After it's cooked, drain any oil or fat and either bag it up or set it aside.
1 and 1/2 cups of shredded cheese ( your choice, I like to use a colby,chedder blend from the market or you can use any shredded cheese you want but this is a cheese burger sooooo
1-2 tomatoes sliced
dill pickle slices if you like which I don't but put them on for everyone else
1/2 cup of ketchup and 1/2 cup of tomato sauce mixed together
I like to add some A-1 or barbeque sauce to give it a little bit of flavor also
Put a layer of tin foil beneath the oven rack to catch the drips and to also make for a crispy crust or put the tinfoil on the oven rack and place the pizza on it for a chewer pizza.
Spread the dough with the ketchup mix to about a 1/4 inch away from the edge, add the meat spreading it around for an even coverage
add pickle slices so that when the pizza is cut each peice will have a couple of pickles
cover everything with cheese and add the tomatoes slices so that again each slice gets tomato then add more cheese
pop it in the oven for about ten or so minutes or until the cheese is melted and then pop it out, let it rest for a couple of minutes ,slice it and enjoy
your imagination will let you create your own pizzas like adding bacon, more onion etc. to each their own.
I also like to make a white pizza or chicken pizza by spreading the boboli with an alfredo sauce, adding precooked chicken breast which has been cut up into peices and cooked with the garlic and onion (again cooked beforehand) some sliced olives, diced tomatoes and then lots of Italian blend shredded cheese, bake as above until the cheese is melted and then let it rest, slice and enjoy.
One thing I like to do is let the cheese cook alittle to get a light brown or burn and it gives it a smoky flavor. You can also sub barbeque sauce instead of white sauce or like the grand kids prefer, make it with ranch dressing.
These are a couple of ideas and you can make a pizza anyway you want with veggies, different meats and cheeses , sauces etc. if you have a favorite, pass it on cuz I think everyone enjoys a good pizza from time to time especially the kids
These are nothing new, very straight forward and leave lots of room for your own tastes. I like to use a premade pizza crust like Boboli because you don't need to mess with mixing dough or thawing and then rolling etc.
Set the oven temp at about 400degrees and if your oven is like mine with a temp setting but no indicator to let you know its reached the correct temp just let it get nice and warm or use a temp guide for a woodstove like I use.
I like to cook my meat (hamburger) at home and then just bag it so it's ready to go when needed. I do that with most meats etc. when I know before hand what I'm going to be cooking for a few days just to save time, cleanup of grease etc.
Hamburger Pizza (Cheeseburger)
one Boboli precooked pizza
1/2 pound of cooked and crumbled hamburger (I like to cook about a 1/2 an onion thats been diced and then add the meat so that the flavors blend, if you like Garlic add 1 clove of crushed garlic to the onions and cook them up until soft then add the meat. After it's cooked, drain any oil or fat and either bag it up or set it aside.
1 and 1/2 cups of shredded cheese ( your choice, I like to use a colby,chedder blend from the market or you can use any shredded cheese you want but this is a cheese burger sooooo
1-2 tomatoes sliced
dill pickle slices if you like which I don't but put them on for everyone else
1/2 cup of ketchup and 1/2 cup of tomato sauce mixed together
I like to add some A-1 or barbeque sauce to give it a little bit of flavor also
Put a layer of tin foil beneath the oven rack to catch the drips and to also make for a crispy crust or put the tinfoil on the oven rack and place the pizza on it for a chewer pizza.
Spread the dough with the ketchup mix to about a 1/4 inch away from the edge, add the meat spreading it around for an even coverage
add pickle slices so that when the pizza is cut each peice will have a couple of pickles
cover everything with cheese and add the tomatoes slices so that again each slice gets tomato then add more cheese
pop it in the oven for about ten or so minutes or until the cheese is melted and then pop it out, let it rest for a couple of minutes ,slice it and enjoy
your imagination will let you create your own pizzas like adding bacon, more onion etc. to each their own.
I also like to make a white pizza or chicken pizza by spreading the boboli with an alfredo sauce, adding precooked chicken breast which has been cut up into peices and cooked with the garlic and onion (again cooked beforehand) some sliced olives, diced tomatoes and then lots of Italian blend shredded cheese, bake as above until the cheese is melted and then let it rest, slice and enjoy.
One thing I like to do is let the cheese cook alittle to get a light brown or burn and it gives it a smoky flavor. You can also sub barbeque sauce instead of white sauce or like the grand kids prefer, make it with ranch dressing.
These are a couple of ideas and you can make a pizza anyway you want with veggies, different meats and cheeses , sauces etc. if you have a favorite, pass it on cuz I think everyone enjoys a good pizza from time to time especially the kids