Pizza Combo

We're offering two pizzas here - a Combo containing meat, and a vegetarian pizza below:

Pizza Dough Recipe:

Adapted from Cento’s Pronto Pizza

www.cento.com

1 pkg active dry yeast

3/4 cup warm water

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 cups all-puprose flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water, stir in sugar, salt, oil and all but 1/4 cup flour.

Turn onto wll-floured surface.

Knead in enough of the remaining flour to prevent sticking. 

Pizza dough does not need to rise, It may be used immediately.

Spread the dough on a large pizza pan, or square cookie sheet. 

Basic Pizza Sauce Recipe

from FoodNetwork.com

Ingredients

• 1 can (28-ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, in juice

• 1 small white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced

• 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced

• 3 to 4 fresh basil leaves

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• Pinch salt

• Pinch fresh ground black pepper

• Pinch sugar, optional

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, to saute

Directions

Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, leaving them just a little chunky. In a heavy bottom 2-quart sauce pot, add the olive oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little. Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent. Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden. Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil and oregano. You can add a touch of sugar if desired or if tomatoes are tart. Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes. If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.

Assembling & Baking the Pizza

With pizza, the sky’s the limit when it comes to ingredients. It’s the perfect time to add flavorful meats, cheeses, vegetables and even fruits. Creating pizza is a great way of cleaning out the refrigerator with leftovers.

Ingredients:

Pizza Dough

Pizza Sauce

Mozzarella Cheese (and/or cheeses of your choice)

Veggies of your choice

Meats of your choice

Jack’s Pizza ingredients:

black olives, sliced

onions, thinly sliced

peppers, (red & green bells) coarsely chopped

Italian sausage, crumbled and browned

Pepperoni

Ground beef, crumbled and browned

Roma tomato diced

Spread dough, apply sauce, sprinkle cheese, top with veggies, meats and anything else you want to throw in!

Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until the crust is browned.

Vegetarian Pizza

Chop or slice vegetables and/or fruit for pizza. It's a great way of using up leftovers and small portions of uncooked produce.

Below we heaped vegetables on our pizza:

Sliced Artichoke Hearts

Our own dried tomatoes, liberally

Diced peppers, celery, white onion

Sliced peppers, 

Sliced whole yellow onions, 

Sliced fresh tomatoes

Diced Red Onions

Chopped eggplant

Thinly sliced eggplant

Ultra thinly-sliced carrots

A little cheese

Sauce

Hope this gives you some ideas!

Try cleaning out the frig tonight and see how much your family enjoys your concoction!