Semi Homemade White Chicken Pizza

When I began my grocery shopping today, I had full intentions on making my own pizza dough. It is so simple and delicious. Guess I will have to show you that recipe some other day because the grocery was out of instant yeast! I know… I couldn't believe it either. I also opted to sue rotisserie chicken instead of cooking my own. Now you see where the "semi-homemade" comes from. If you prefer, you can boil 2 chicken breasts and use that in place of the rotisserie chicken. 

Because I already had this recipe on my mind, I stuck to my guns and opted for store bought dough. Our grocery store, Publix, has freshly made dough in the bakery section that is ready to go. Can't get more simple than that, and hey, it made dinner go quite a bit faster.

Who doesn't love pizza? It is just so delicious any way you make it. Hubs was a little skeptical when he didn't see red sauce in my pan when he got home from work, but I won him over with my garlic sauce.

Lets make some pizza! Printable Recipe Here!

Semi-Homeade White Chicken Pizza 

Ingredients:

Your favorite pizza dough

2 cloves garlic

2 T olive oil

1/4 t dried parsley

1/4 t dried thyme

1/4 t dried oregano

1/4 t black pepper

1/2 cup almond milk (you can use cow's milk)

2 t corn starch

2 t flour

2 T fresh basil

2 cups cooked chicken

fresh mozzarella

pinch of salt and pepper 

What to do:

Preheat your oven to 400°

Mince your garlic.

Chiffonade the basil. This is simply rolling the leaves and cutting long strips. 

Slice the mozzarella. 

Add garlic and olive oil to pan.

Sauté over low heat until fragrant, about a minute. Be careful not to burn the garlic. 

Add your milk, parsley, thyme, oregano, and pepper to the sauté pan. 

Add in corn starch and flour. 

Stir continually until the sauce begins to thicken, 3-5 minutes, and remove from heat.

Roll your pizza dough out. Place the dough on a baking sheet greased with olive oil. You can always use a pizza stone here.

Pour your sauce over the dough and spread evenly.

Add your additional toppings: chicken, mozzarella, and basil. Sprinkle a little extra salt and pepper on top.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is browned. 

Slice it up and a dig in! Hope you enjoy!

Thanks Y'all!

-Wise Wife

Gorgonzola Encrusted Chicken

As Hubs put it yesterday, for a family that isn't supposed to eat cheese, we sure do have a lot in the fridge. I know, I know, but Doctor's orders says I have to eat it. I am trying to space it out as much as possible but if I have to eat it, I may as well explore all of the wonderful things I can make with it!

Gorgonzola is the Italian's blue cheese. Since Hubs semi thinks he is Italian, I figured I would whip him up some supper while the baby naps. I am becoming an expert at "make ahead meals." When you have a 2 month old that requires your constant attention, you learn do get a LOT done in that hour and a half window when they are napping. If I am lucky, she will give me 2 hours! 

For this recipe, you can make it earlier in the day, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until you are ready to cook. Take the dish out a few minutes before you are ready to cook so you aren't placing a super cold dish into a really hot oven.

Sometimes I think chicken can get a bit boring so by encrusting it with something unexpected you can keep your tastebuds happy. This is a recipe for 2, but you can easily multiply it to feed more of a crowd. 

Printable Recipe Here

Gorgonzola Encrusted Chicken

GF

Ingredients:

2 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts

1 T fresh parsley

2 T greek yogurt

1 T mayonaise

2 T crumbled gorgonzola

1/8 t garlic powder

1 1/2 T grated parmesan

pinch of salt and pepper 

What to do:

Preheat your oven to 400 °.

Chop your parsley.

In a medium bowl, combine the parsley, yogurt, mayonaise, gorgonzola, and garlic powder.

Mix well and set aside.

Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. 

Cover your chicken breasts with the gorgonzola mixture. Sprinkle your parmesan cheese on top of the covered chicken.

Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Thanks Y'all!

-Wise Wife

Simple Fruit Salad

As this week begins, I have healthy eating on my mind. I have been wanting lots of fruit lately but I am tired of just grabbing an apple, or tossing some blueberries in my mouth on the fly. Today I have for you my favorite simple fruit salad. I like to grab my favorites and from time to time I like to mix it up a bit. Total you need about 6 cups of fresh fruit. Doesn't have to be exact!

When you are focusing on healthy eating, it is helpful to keep quick healthy options in the fridge. If you have a beautiful bowl of cut up fruit staring at you when you open your refrigerator, you are more likely to grab that option. 

The dressing I add to my fruit salad is very simple and doesn't have to be precisely measured. This is one of those eyeball it recipes. I like to use greek yogurt in this recipe, but you could always grab soy yogurt to make this recipe dairy free.

I promise I am working hard to get back in the groove of posting. I know I have been slacking and I'm so sorry!! 

Lets make a fruit salad shall we? Printable Recipe Here!

Simple Fruit Salad

GF

Ingredients:

1 orange

1 apple

about 6 large strawberries

about 1 cup grapes

1/2 cup greek yogurt

3 T honey

zest of an orange

1 t poppy seeds 

What to do:

First things first, make sure you wash all of your fruit well.

Slice and chop your fruit. (I like to leave my oranges in the natural slices and my grapes whole)

Add your fruit to a large bowl and set aside.

Grab a medium bowl and add in the yogurt, honey, orange zest, and poppy seeds.

Stir to combine.

Pour the dressing over your bowl of fruit and mix well. 

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour before serving.

Give the salad a stir before serving. Sometime the dressing likes to settle at the bottom of the bowl.

Thanks Y'all!

-Wise Wife