Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Million Dollar Deep Dish Pizza
I was clicking around on one of my favorite blogs this morning and found my way (a few degrees of separation later) to Chef Mom. On it, I found LOTS of great recipes I want to try... but THIS one... this one will be first. ;)
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This recipe was adapted from the Pillsbury Bake-Off million dollar prize winner last year. She made paninis that were good enough to slap your mama. But the mess made in cooking and eating them would make your mama slap you. After a few tries, I found a deep dish pizza recipe and threw all the panini ingredients in.
Voila! It tastes spectacular and it's loaded with spinach and protein, so it's really good for kids. This is the only spinach dish my girls will eat, by the way.
*****ERIN'S NOTES ARE IN THE STARS******
Ingredients
1/2 cup mayonnaise/horseradish mix ***I didn't have horseradish, so I used mayo mixed with some wasabi powder)****
2 Tbsp olive oil ***more is better***
4 Tbsp sugar
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cooked and chopped (I run the chicken through te food processor, and for convenience, I get three packages of Perdue Short Cuts roasted chicken and use this) ***three packages of Shortcuts is TOO much, I used two****
2 bags fresh spinach or 2 10-oz. packages of frozen spinach *** 2 bags was TOO much, I used about 3/4 of ONE 10oz. bag fresh spinach***
2 cloves minced garlic
1 chopped red onion
4 Tbsp vinegar (cider, red wine or Balsamic. I use cider) ***I used balsamic, it was delicious***
3 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning
1 cup Monterrey Jack shredded cheese
2 rolls of refrigerated pizza dough
Directions
-Heat oven to 425 degrees. Coat cast iron skillet or other heavy ovenproof skillet with cooking spray. Place one roll of dough inside skillet. Bake five minutes. Remove from oven. ****I used a 9x13 glass casserole dish, worked fine****
-Meanwhile, sautee spinach until wilted or cook until thawed if frozen. Drain well. **** I used olive oil to sautee the spinach ***
-Heat olive oil in skillet or saucepan until hot. Add onion, cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in sugar and vinegar. Reduce heat to low, simmer 3-5 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
-In large bowl, mix chicken, spinach, onions, cheese, italian seasoning, mayo/horseradish mix and minced garlic. Spoon mix into pizza crust. Top with second pizza crust, bake 15-20 minutes at 425 degrees. Let stand 10 minutes.
Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Reviews:
Erin
Categories: one_dish_meals, chicken
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This recipe was adapted from the Pillsbury Bake-Off million dollar prize winner last year. She made paninis that were good enough to slap your mama. But the mess made in cooking and eating them would make your mama slap you. After a few tries, I found a deep dish pizza recipe and threw all the panini ingredients in.
Voila! It tastes spectacular and it's loaded with spinach and protein, so it's really good for kids. This is the only spinach dish my girls will eat, by the way.
*****ERIN'S NOTES ARE IN THE STARS******
Ingredients
1/2 cup mayonnaise/horseradish mix ***I didn't have horseradish, so I used mayo mixed with some wasabi powder)****
2 Tbsp olive oil ***more is better***
4 Tbsp sugar
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cooked and chopped (I run the chicken through te food processor, and for convenience, I get three packages of Perdue Short Cuts roasted chicken and use this) ***three packages of Shortcuts is TOO much, I used two****
2 bags fresh spinach or 2 10-oz. packages of frozen spinach *** 2 bags was TOO much, I used about 3/4 of ONE 10oz. bag fresh spinach***
2 cloves minced garlic
1 chopped red onion
4 Tbsp vinegar (cider, red wine or Balsamic. I use cider) ***I used balsamic, it was delicious***
3 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning
1 cup Monterrey Jack shredded cheese
2 rolls of refrigerated pizza dough
Directions
-Heat oven to 425 degrees. Coat cast iron skillet or other heavy ovenproof skillet with cooking spray. Place one roll of dough inside skillet. Bake five minutes. Remove from oven. ****I used a 9x13 glass casserole dish, worked fine****
-Meanwhile, sautee spinach until wilted or cook until thawed if frozen. Drain well. **** I used olive oil to sautee the spinach ***
-Heat olive oil in skillet or saucepan until hot. Add onion, cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in sugar and vinegar. Reduce heat to low, simmer 3-5 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
-In large bowl, mix chicken, spinach, onions, cheese, italian seasoning, mayo/horseradish mix and minced garlic. Spoon mix into pizza crust. Top with second pizza crust, bake 15-20 minutes at 425 degrees. Let stand 10 minutes.
Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Reviews:
Erin
Categories: one_dish_meals, chicken
