2017-01-15

Everyone has been doing 2016 round ups and best “ofs,” which I love-it’s fun to see the year in review…

I thought I’d do something a little different and look back over 2016 in pizzas!



Pizza is my favorite thing to make, it’s a one dish meal, can be loaded with vegetables, and when you make it yourself, you control the fat and nutrition

It’s also a great way to use leftovers!

Be sure to see the printable recipe formula and chart for making your own masterpiece at the end of the post!



Pesto was one of may favorite sauces this past year, so if you haven’t tried it pizza style put it on your to do this for this year

Winter

Savory Salad Flatbread



Bacon & Brussels Sprouts Pizza

Spring

Spring Vegetable Galette

His and Hers Pizza Cook-Off featured a white pizza with artichokes and a traditional marinara & sausage pizza

Summer

A B C Tart, Asparagus, Bacon and Corn

Basil Pesto Naan with Garlic and Pine Nuts

BBQ Chicken & Corn Pizza with Spinach Salad Topping

Fast and Fabulous Flatbread   {blueberry, bacon, fig & bleu cheese}

Asparagus & Mushroom Tart

Summer Fruit Pizza

Fall

Eggplant Parmigiana, Sausage & Pesto Pizza

Sweet & Savory Apple Tart with Fennel & Prosciutto

Pumpkin Sausage Naan

Everything Pizza Bread

Anything Goes Galette

And here are the pizzas I didn’t even blog about!  Just click on the title and you will go straight to the printable recipe

Nectarine & Bacon Pizza

Prosciutto, Broccoli & Asparagus Flatbread

Recent creations by HHjr

Salami, Apple & Pesto Pizza

Pineapple, Pepper & Soppressata Pizza

Pizza Bolognese with Mushrooms & Kale

So when you’re thinking, “What’s for dinner?”  Think  PIZZA!

You can see all the pizzas from the Painted Apron on my Pizza Pinterest board here

And if you’re going lo-carb after the holidays, try Zucchini Crust Veggie Pizza

Here is a recipe formula for any pizza

Formula for Pizza or Flatbread

Servings: varied

Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: easy

Print

Pizza crust:

Refrigerated pizza dough from deli or pizzaria, pizza crust in a can, pizza crust mix, homemade, premade or prebaked crust of choice, french bread, flatbread, puff pastry, tortillas, pie crust, naan

Prepare crust according to package directions, or bake dough until almost done.  If using bread, lightly toast before topping

Sauce:

1/2-1 cup white sauce or Alfredo, red sauce or any type Marinara, pizza, spaghetti sauce, vodka sauce or butternut squash pasta sauce, or 1/4-1/2 cup pesto sauce, BBQ sauce or any type salad dressing, or 3-4 T olive oil, 1/2 cup fig or fruit jam,

Toppings

Cheese: asiago, bleu cheese, cheddar, colby-jack, feta, fontina, goat, gouda, smoked gouda, havarti, manchego, mozzarella, provolone, ricotta

Fruits:  apples, blueberries, black berries, figs, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, pineapple, plums, strawberries

Meats: bacon, canadian bacon, capicola, chicken, chorizo, ham, Italian sausage, ground beef or pork, pancetta, pepperoni, pork, salami, sausage, soppressata, steak

Vegetables*:  artichoke hearts, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, cole slaw, corn, eggplant, kale, mushrooms, onions, peppers, pumpkin, salad, shallots, spinach, squash, tomatoes,  zucchini

*some vegetables should be cooked before using on pizza

Extras:  basil, everything seasoning, eggs, roasted garlic, pepitas, pinenuts, walnuts, pecans, rosemary, fried sage, thyme

Bake topped pizza at 350-400 for 10 minutes or so to heat through and melt cheeses.

for another printable version of Recipe Formula for Pizza click here

You can also print the chart below here for easy reference

Create a masterpiece!

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