There are some items that I consider to be kitchen staples. Frozen cheese pizza is definitely on that list. They are inexpensive and versatile. Last week I purchased four.
Today, we are being couch potatoes, watching football and mentally preparing ourselves for the upcoming work week. (The long, holiday weekend FLEW by!)
We need food! We need food that requires little effort for optimal taste, few ingredients and can be on the table quickly.
Since it's football Sunday, I decided to doctor a frozen pizza. Here's what I did:
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 2 to 3
Equipment Needed:
Pizza Stone or Large Cookie Sheet and a pizza cutter or knife
Ingredients:
1 - 12inch Thin Crust Cheese or Vegetable Pizza
1 raw, Turkey Italian Sausage link, about 1/4 pound, torn into half inch pieces
1 tsp Oregano
1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
Black pepper
Cooking Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425°
If using a pizza stone, place it in the oven while oven heats.
Unwrap the pizza, but leave on pizza board.
Place sausage pieces on pizza, spacing them about one inch apart.
Season with oregano.
Sprinkle cheese evenly over pizza.
Season with black pepper.
Using the pizza board, slide pizza onto pizza stone.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to rest for a few minutes prior to cutting.
Cut pizza in slices or squares.
Serve with condiments of choice. I chose mild Giardiniera, grated parmesan and red pepper flakes,
For Hors d'oeuvres:
Cook cheese pizza according to package instructions. Allow pizza to cool. Using a biscuit or cookie cutter, make pizza cutouts. Then, top with the protein of your choice (prosciutto, check breast, steak, shrimp, sliced turkey... ),herbs or dips. Place hor d'oeuvres on a platter with a a flat edge serving utensil and Enjoy!
