Easter Week – Easter Egg Pizza

The boys have been asking for Pizza…

They love to make the pizza.

And since we’re coming up on Easter

They decided to make and Easter Egg Pizza.

So we grabbed some healthy toppings…

ok, and some pancetta too.

And formed our crust into an egg shape.

Voila!

The Easter Bunny is going to LOVE  this one…

baking with kids   Easter Week   Easter Egg PizzaWHAT YOU NEED:

1 pizza dough or whole wheat pizza dough (I picked mine up from our local pizzeria)

1 cup pizza or spaghetti sauce (I use Francesco Rinaldi ToBe Healthy Tomato Sauce)

2 cups shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

1 red pepper sliced into rings

1 green pepper sliced into rings

1 orange pepper sliced into rings

Pineapple cubes

1/4 cup pancetta diced

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Roll out your pizza dough on a floured surface.  Work into the shape of a giant egg.  Place onto a baking sheet or pizza stone.

Add your sauce and cover the dough leaving and inch surface around the edge.  Cover with cheese.

Now grab your toppings and let the kids at it and decorate their giant easter egg.

baking with kids   Easter Week   Easter Egg Pizza

You’ll notice that the red peppers didn’t quite make it to our pizza…they went straight into Cooper and Brady’s mouth.

Now bake at 400 degrees on a low oven rack for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

Sausage & Turkey Pizza Pockets

I was inspired by fellow blogger Me, Myself, & Pie for this recipe.  She made a delicious Turkey and Basil Calzone so I whipped up a different version.  Thanks so much for the great idea.  Go on over and tell her a big thank you too!

Turkey & Sausage Calzone

dinner   Sausage & Turkey Pizza Pockets

Serves: 4  Prep Time:  30 minutes  Cook Time: 15 minutes


Cooking spray

1 T olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

2  garlic cloves, minced

8 oz. sliced mushrooms

1  pound  ground turkey breast (original recipe called for ground chicken)

1 T tomato paste

¼ cup red wine

1 large can crushed tomato

¼  t  crushed red pepper

1 t dried oregano

S&P

1  (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough

½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese you could also use fresh mozzarella for really super gooey fillings!

¼ cup parmesan cheese for sprinkling.

½ t garlic powder

½ t S&P

Preheat oven to 425°.

dinner   Sausage & Turkey Pizza PocketsHeat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and sausage.  Allow sausage to brown, about 4 minutes.  Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add onions and mushrooms to pan.  Seaon with salt and pepper.  Cook until soft, about 5 min.  Add garlic,s sausage and turkey to pan and sauté 5 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink, stirring to crumble. Stir in tomato paste, cook for a minute or so. Deglaze the bottom of the pan, scraping up all the good bits, with your red wine.  Stir in your tomatoes and season with red pepper, oregano, and more S&P.   Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Unroll dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; cut dough into quarters. Pat each portion into an 8 x 6–inch rectangle.dinner   Sausage & Turkey Pizza Pockets Divide turkey and sausage mixture evenly among rectangles; top each serving with 2 tablespoons cheese. Working with one rectangle at a time, fold dough in half over filling, pinching edges to seal. Repeat procedure with remaining rectangles. Crimp the edges with a fork.  Sprinkle the tops with S&P, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese.dinner   Sausage & Turkey Pizza Pockets Bake at 425° for 12 minutes or until golden.

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