Chicken Fajita Pizza

Every once and a while you need a taste of home.  So over the weekend I emailed my mom to ask her if she could send some of my favorite recipes from when I was a kid.  This one is just that.  I used to ask her to make this when I was home from college for a long weekend or break.  It’s nothing really special, but to me, it really was – probably because it married two of my favorite things: Mexican food and pizza.

Saute up some chicken, an onion, and bell pepper – spread it atop partially-baked crust – add some salsa and cheese – golden brown – YUM.

There’s not much more I can tell you about this one other than it was just as good as I remembered it and exactly what I was hoping for.

Chicken Fajita Pizza

 

Chicken Fajita Pizza

What You Need:

• 1 10oz can refrigerated pizza crust
• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in thin strips
• 1 ½ tsp. chili powder
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 c salsa
• 2 c shredded mozzarella cheese

How You Do It:

1. Preheat oven to 425°.  Spread out dough on large rimmed baking tray (I used my favorite fromPampered Chef).  Bake for 7-9 minutes or until very light golden brown.
2. While the crust pre-bakes, mix chicken and chili powder and cook in rimmed skillet 3-5 minutes, or until lightly browned.  Add onions and peppers; cook an additional 2-3 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and veggies are crisp-tender.
3. Remove crust from oven and spoon chicken mixture evenly over partially baked crust. 
4. Spoon salsa over chicken; sprinkle with cheese. 
5. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Chicken Fajita Pizza recipe adapted from my mom.

Homemade Pizza Rolls

What a relaxing weekend.  It’s been two crazy long weeks and no real end in site, so we took it easy this weekend.  And as usual, Sunday = Football.  We had some friends over to watch the games all day, but nothing really out of control or that needed much to-do.  I made a vat of my infamous chili (I’ll save that for another post), but have no shame and tried one new recipe:  Homemade Pizza Rolls.

You never know what will happen when you try a new recipe, especially when you have people over, but I took the chance.  Why not, right?  Right!  These were a hit.  So easy, so hot and gooey, so delicious.  No need for those boxed ones… try these!

Homemade Pizza Rolls

Homemade Pizza Rolls

What You Need:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 bell pepper, diced fine
• 1 small onion, diced fine
• 2 cups marinara sauce
• 1 c shredded mozzarella
• Cooking spray
• 1 package wonton wrappers (about 48 wraps)

How You Do It:

1. In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat until hot. Add in garlic, green pepper and onion. Cook until softened, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in marinara and mozzarella.
2. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of filling into the middle of each wonton wrapper. Using a finger dipped in water, run along the edge of each wrapper and then fold wrapper in half and press down to seal. Continue until baking sheet is filled with pizza rolls (spaced about 1" apart).
3. Spray tops with cooking spray and bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until rolls are golden and crispy.
4. Let cool 5-10 minutes before serving (filling will be hot).

Homemade Pizza Rolls adapted from BackToHerRoots.com