Artisan Pizzas

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For our first Savor the Story dish, we are going to visit a quick weeknight dinner that is versatile: Flatbread Artisan Pizzas. There are many varieties of this pizza that you can savor. I have made a classic pepperoni, bacon and cheddar, BBQ Chicken, Pesto Chicken and Spinach and Mediterranean.

If you are looking for a quick recipe to complement your reading and for a quick weeknight meal, these artisan pizzas will just hit the spot. So, here is the recipe:

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What you’ll need for this:

These ingredients will make four different kinds: Pepperoni, BBQ Chicken, Bacon and Cheddar, Spinach Basil with Pesto

For the crusts (For all of the Pizzas Below)

Ingredients:

• 1 pack of Flatbread Pizza Crusts ( you can make them if you have the inclination.

• Olive Oil

How to:

• Brush the crusts with olive oil

• Place them in a 325 degree oven for about 7 minutes before adding the toppings.

BBQ Chicken

Ingredients:

• Mozzarella Cheese (I shred my own because it melts better!)

• Chicken

• Olive oil

• Salt and Pepper

• Good quality BBQ sauce

• Thinly sliced red onions

How To: 

• Coat a chicken breast in olive oil, salt, and pepper

• Bake chicken in oven for for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees

• After about 20 minutes, cover with your favorite BBQ sauce and finish baking

• When the chicken is done, shred it and toss in more BBQ sauce (About ¼ cup)

• Spread a base of BBQ sauce (about ¼ cup) onto the prepared crust.

• Put about 1- 1 ½ cups of shredded Mozzarella cheese

• Place the shredded chicken on top of the cheese

• Add sliced red onions

• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until the cheese is melted.

• When you take out of the oven, drizzle BBQ sauce over the pizza

For the Pesto Spinach Pizza:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Spinach

• 3 cloves of Garlic Garlic

• Fresh Basil

• Jarred Pesto (or you can make your own)

• Mozzarella Cheese (I shred my own because it melts better!)

How To:

• Take 2 cups of Spinach and about 3 cloves of garlic

• Heat 1 tbs of Olive oil

• Add the garlic and saute until you release the fragrance

• Add the spinach to the pan and cook until the spinach is wilted

• Set the spinach aside

• Spread about 3 tbsp of pesto on a prepared crust

• Put about 1-1 ½ cups of shredded Mozzarella cheese

• Spread the spinach mixture over the cheese

• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until the cheese is melted

• When you take out of the oven, sprinkle some fresh basil ribbons and sprinkle over the pizza.

Bacon and Cheddar Flatbread

Ingredients

• 1-1 ½ cups of Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese (I shred my own because it melts better!)

• 4-6 slices of Bacon (cooked)

• Olive Oil

• 1-2 tbsp of pizza sauce

How To:

• Cook  strips of bacon in the oven until it is nice and crispy

• Crumble the bacon

• On a prepared flatbread, add the pizza sauce

• Add about 1-1 ½ cup of Cheddar cheese

• Then sprinkle the cheese with the bacon crumbles

• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until the cheese is melted

Pepperoni Flatbreads

Ingredients

• 1- 1 ½ cups of Mozzarella Cheese (I shred my own because it melts better!)

• A good quality pizza sauce

• Pepperoni

• Italian seasoning

How To:

• On one of the prepared pizza crusts, sprinkle 1-1 ½ cups of mozzarella cheese 

• Then, add pepperonis on top of the cheese

• Sprinkle with Italian Seasoning

• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until the cheese is melted

Enjoy these as you are indulging in a good book!