The little ones will love making this. Good even with just cheese. And you can make smaller ones like the photo above. Just use 5 biscuits instead. You won’t need to put one in the center if you do a smaller one.

Ingredients

1 can flaky biscuits, 10 oz. – you’ll get 5 biscuits in the can.

Pizza sauce

Shake of garlic powder

Favorite pizza cheese – Italian blend is our favorite 

Optional toppings: Chopped bell peppers, Mushrooms, Onions, Pepperoni, etc.  

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400.  

Separate dough into 10 biscuits.  For smaller pizzas do 5 biscuits.

Place 1 biscuit in center of cookie sheet lined with foil and sprayed. Arrange remaining biscuits in circle, edges slightly overlapping, around center biscuit.  Gently press with your had into a 10” circle. This makes your sunflower. 

Spread a thin layer of sauce on top. Sprinkle with your choice of toppings. 

End with topping of more cheese.  Bake 12-15 minutes. To serve, pull apart. 

NO COOK CHICAGO STYLE PIZZA SAUCE

This is from a listener from a while ago. Really good! 

Ingredients

6 oz tomato paste

14.5 oz can tomato sauce

Dried oregano – start with 1 tablespoon and go from there

2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon each: garlic powder and onion powder

1-1/2 teaspoons garlic salt

Black pepper to taste

1 teaspoon sugar (may not need – you decide if sauce tastes too “acidic”
Instructions

Whisk tomato paste and sauce together.
Add rest of the ingredients and whisk to combine. Let sit 10 minutes, then taste and adjust seasonings. 

UPSIDE DOWN PIZZAS

Trying to sneak more vegetables into the little ones’ diets? Or how about those picky eaters in your family? When you put good vegetables into a pizza, somehow they become more appealing. Here’s a favorite family recipe. A good Lenten dish if you leave out the meat.

Ingredients

For each pizza you’ll need:

1 small nonstick skillet

1 pita bread, 8”

1 tablespoon each or to taste: 

Pepperoni slices, quartered if desired (opt)

Diced bell pepper, onion or green onion, tomatoes or whatever!

Sliced mushrooms (opt)

Shake of Italian seasoning and garlic powder 

1/4 cup or so favorite melting cheese 

1 tablespoon Parmesan

Instructions

Put pepperoni slices in a 9” nonstick skillet. If not using meat, drizzle a little olive oil in the bottom of the pan.

Add everything except cheeses.  Cook for a minute or two and then add cheese.  Let cheese start to melt – this is the “glue” that holds the pizza together.  Place a pita on top and press.  Rotate back and forth and in a circular motion to combine ingredients. Careful here –  keep hands on top of pita.

Invert a flat plate over pan.  Holding pan and plate firmly together, flip pizza onto plate.  Top with Parmesan.