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Pita Pizza Recipe

Pita Pizza Recipe

 

These cute little Pita Pizzas are so quick to make for a last minute dinner or anytime snack.

Ingredients:

1 small can tomato paste
1 heaping teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon pesto
1 teaspoon sugar
fresh ground pepper to taste

Pita bread

Shredded mozzarella cheese

Pizza toppings of your coice.  (Pepperoni, mushrooms, etc.)

Preheat oven to 350° F.

In a small bowl, mix together the first 5 ingredients to make the pizza sauce.

Place pita bread on baking pan.  Spread tops with a layer of pizza sauce.  Top with shredded mozzarella cheese and your favorite pizza toppings.

Bake for 7 to 10 minutes.  Watch carefully so they don’t overcook.

Experiment with different toppings for your pita pizzas.

Pita Pizzas

 

One of my favorites is Barbeque Chicken Pita Pizzas.  To make, use barbeque sauce instead of tomato sauce and top pizza with Monterey Jack cheese, shredded cooked chicken and bacon crumbles.

Hawaiian Pita Pizza:

Top pizza with tomato sauce, diced cooked ham,, pineapple tidbits and mozzarella cheese.

Have fun with this Pita Pizza Recipe.  One year for my daughter’s birthday slumber party, I did custom pita pizzas for each girl and gave them a little menu card to check off what toppings they liked.  It was a big hit!  Everyone loves Pita Pizzas!

Pita Pizza Recipe

 

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Easy Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

Easy Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

 Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

Ingredients:

8 oz egg noodles
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 cans of white tuna, drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 jar of Ragu Double Cheddar cheese sauce
Panko Japanese bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350° F

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the egg noodles.  Stir to separate the noodles and return to a boil.  Add the frozen peas to the boiling water.  Boil over medium-high heat for 7 minutes.  Drain and set aside.

Meanwhile, while the noodles and peas are cooking, mix together the mushroom soup, cheddar cheese sauce and tuna on a large bowl.  Stir in the cooked drained noodles and peas.  Stir until mixed well.  

Pour into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.  Sprinkle top with bread crumbs.  Bake for 20 minutes.

This is such a great Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole and once you try this recipe, you will love how easy and delicious it is.  Enjoy!  : )

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Chicken Divan Casserole

Chicken Divan Casserole

This Chicken Divan Casserole is one of my family’s favorite recipes.  It’s an all-in-one dinner which makes clean up really easy!

Chicken Divan Casserole

2 cups water
1 cup rice
2 cups broccoli florets
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup (or homemade)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup mayonnaise
¾ cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons curry powder
fresh ground pepper
Panko bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Bring 2 cups water to a boil, add the rice, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.  Add broccoli in the last 10 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the soups, mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice and curry powder until blended and smooth.   Stir in the chicken, rice and broccoli and combine well.  Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish.  Grind pepper over top and sprinkle with Panko crumbs.

Cover casserole with foil and bake for 30 minutes, uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Chicken Divan Casserole

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Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

 

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Bell Peppers

This recipe was one of the top pinned recipes from Pinterest.  These cheesy peppers, bursting with roast beef, onions and mushrooms are a great new way to stuff peppers!  Hope you enjoy this and remember to share this with your friends and family. 🙂

Ingredients

8 oz thinly sliced roast beef
8 slice provolone cheese
2 large green pepper
1 medium onion
6 oz baby bella mushrooms
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 small amount of pizza sauce for drizzle if you prefer
1 small jar of banana peppers (pepperoncinis) to taste

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 400°F
Slice peppers in half lengthwise, remove ribs and seeds.
Slice onions, banana peppers and mushrooms. Sauté over medium heat with butter, olive oil, minced garlic and a little salt and pepper. Sauté until veggies are nice and caramelized, about 25-30 minutes.
Slice roast beef into thin strips and add to the onion/mushroom mixture. Allow to cook 5-10 minutes.
Line the inside of each pepper with a slice of cheese. Then, fill each pepper with meat mixture until they are nearly overflowing. Top each with another slice of cheese.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cheese on top is golden brown.
You can drizzle a little pizza sauce over top if you like the extra zip.

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

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Cheesy Manwich Chicken Pasta

 

Cheesy Manwich Chicken Pasta

Cheesy Manwich Chicken Pasta

This Cheesy Manwich Chicken Pasta recipe is super easy, zesty and flavorful and best of all, you cook it all in one pot – therefore, easy to clean up!  Everyone in the family loved it and it really couldn’t have been easier.  Give it a try, I promise you’ll like it!

4 chicken cutlets, or chopped chicken breast seasoned with
Adobo seasoning (or similar seasoned salt)
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 can Manwich Bold + 1 can water
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 pound of small dry pasta (I used bowtie)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Heat a small amount of butter in a deep sided skillet. Add onion and garlic and saute for one minute, then add seasoned chicken and saute for a couple of minutes.

Add chicken broth,  Manwich Bold Sloppy Joe Sauce, water, pasta and cilantro to the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer for about 25-25 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in shredded cheddar until well incorporated, reserving a handful to sprinkle on the top. Cover for a few minutes to allow the cheese to melt, and stir.

I served this with ChiChi’s Sweet Corn Cake but you could make a homemade corn casserole which is essentially the same thing but better.

Enjoy this easy Chicken Manwich Chicken Pasta!

Cheesy Manwich Chicken Pasta

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