Chicken Parm Pizza

Have you ever wanted to eat Chick Parm with Pizza together? Well I got just the right thing for you! I have Chicken Parm Pizza recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray. This delicious recipe only takes 22 minutes to cook and 15 minutes to prepare. So it’s super-fast and it’s extremely easy for the cook. On the downside it only serves up to 4. To make this specialty pizza you’ll need: pizza dough, cornmeal or flour, extra-virgin olive oil, ground chicken, cloves garlic, chopped, small onion, chopped, salt and pepper, flat-leaf parsley chopped, crushed red pepper flakes, dried oregano, tomato sauce, Parmigiano-Reggiano, shredded provolone, and basil leaves torn or shredded. How-to:

 

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit

Step 2: Then coat hands and work surface with a little cornmeal or flour for the dough. This prevents the dough from sticking. 

Step 3: Using either hands or a rolling pin, form a 14-inch round pizza. (You only need 1 store bought pizza dough). After place the pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone and poke the top of the pizza with a few holes.

Step 4: Then drizzle about 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil down over the dough and place in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes.

Step 5: While that’s baking, heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. 

Step 6: Add 1 pound of chicken and break it up with a wooden spoon. To browned meat, add 3 cloves of chopped garlic and 1 small chopped onion, then season with salt and pepper.

Step 7: Cook together for 5 to 6 minutes then add a handful of parsley, couple pinches of crushed red pepper, couple pinches of dried oregano and 1 can of tomato sauce. Heat sauce through.

Step 8: Now remove the pizza from the oven after 10 minutes and top with the sauce and 1 cup of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and 1 ½ cups of shredded provolone. After that return the pizza to the oven and bake until golden and bubbly; for about another 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 9: Top the pizza with 5 to 6 basil leaves. Then cut and serve

ENJOY!

Caramel, Chocolate Candy Apples

Candy apples have to be about one of the sweetest fall treat there is! There are all types of candy apples like caramel and chocolate kinds. For you, I have a recipe for caramel, chocolate candy apples! The delicious candy apples are a little time taking but definitely worth it! It’s easy and serves about 6 people. The only downside is there is 5 hour waiting period until you can actually eat them. But it only takes 10 minutes to prep them and 10 minutes to cook them! The ingredients needed are: vegetable oil, small apples, caramel candies, pulp-free orange juice, 53 percent cocoa dark chocolate, small candies, chopped nuts, sprinkles, thick wooden sticks. How-to:

Step 1: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray it with vegetable oil cooking spray. Then insert the craft sticks halfway into the stem-ends of the apples.

Step 2: In a medium heavy saucepan, on low heat combine 2 bags of soft caramel candies with ¼ cup of orange juice.

                *For the caramel candies, it is recommended to use Kraft Classic Caramels

Step 3: Cook, stirring occasionally, until the candies are fully melted and the mixture is smooth; for about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool for 2 minutes. 

Step 4: Then dip the apples in the caramel until coated and put them on the parchment paper until firm, about 2 hours.

Step 5: Put 1 bar of the coca dark chocolate, chopped into ½ inch pieces in a medium size bowl and set over a pan of barely simmering water. 

                *Recommended: Nestle Chocolatier 

Step 6: Stir until the chocolate is smooth and melted. Using a fork, drizzle the melted chocolate over the caramel. Then put the apples back on the parchment paper for 10 minutes.

Step 7: Sprinkle with small candies, chopped nuts or sprinkles and allow the chocolate to harden, at room temperature, for about 3 to 4 hours. 

                *Use assorted small candies, chopped nuts, and sprinkles

***Cook’s note: Some apples have   wax coating that will prevent the caramel from sticking. To remove the coating, dip the apples for 4 seconds in 6 cups of boiling water mixed with ¼ teaspoon white vinegar. Dry thoroughly before using. 

ENJOY!

Apple Muffins

Apple Muffins are just the perfect thing for the fall. It’s super easy to make and serves up to 12 people. It takes approximately 55 minutes total with 15 minute prep time and 40 minute cook. The ingredients you will need is: cooking spray, chopped pecans, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, all-purpose flour, flour, baking soda, fine salt, canola oil, large eggs, applesauce, vanilla extract, low fat buttermilk, and one apple. How-to:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. And coat a 12-capacity standard muffin pan with cooking spray 

Step 2: In a small bowl, mix together ¼ cup of the pecans with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon

Step 3: In a medium sized bowl, whisk together 1 cup of flour with 1 cu of whole wheat pastry flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda and ½ teaspoon of fine salt

Step 4: In a large size bowl, whisk the remaining ¾ cup of sugar and ¼ cup of canola oil until combined thoroughly. After that add 2 large eggs(one at a time) whisking well after each addition. Then whisk in 1 cup of natural applesauce and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Step 5: Next whisk in the flow mixture in two batches, alternating with the ¾ cups of low fat buttermilk. Just whisk until combined. Then gently stir in the apple chunks. 

*for the apple chunks use 1 Golden Delicious apple, peeled, cored, and cut into ¼ inch pieces

Step 6: Now pour the batter into the prepared muffin pan and sprinkle with the pecan mixture. Bake until a wooden pick is inserted in the center of one of the muffins comes out clean; should be for about 20 to 25 minutes. 

                * Tap the pan on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles.

Step 7: Let the muffins cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes. Then run a knife around the muffins to loosen them and unmold them. 

Step 8: Cool completely on the rack

ENJOY!

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread is one of the fall favorites. It’s super easy to make and takes only 1 hour and 15 for minutes to cook and only 20 minutes to prepare! And it makes 1 loaf of bread or 1 ½ dozen of small muffins. To make the pumpkin you’ll need: all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, fresh pumpkin, and pumpkin seeds. How-to:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit

Step 2: Sift 2 cups of the flour with 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda with ½ teaspoon of salt. 

Step 3: In a separate bowl, mix 1 ½ cups of sugar along with ¾ cups of vegetable oil, 3 large eggs, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Then combine both mixtures and fold in the 3 cups of shredded pumpkin and 1 cup of toasted pumpkin seeds togethe

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Step 4: After all the ingredients are mixed together pour the mix into a non-stick 9 by 5 by3 inch loaf pan

                *If the pan is not non-stick coat it with butter and flour.

Step 5: Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. When done cooking insert a knife in the middle of the loaf and the knife should come out clean

Step 6: Cool for 15 minutes and turn out onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.

                *If making muffins, temperature should be at 325 degrees Fahrenheit as well BUT bake for 30 minutes instead.

Here are a few fun nutritional facts about this recipe! The pumpkin bread contains 205 calories, 11 grams of fat, 1 gram of Saturated Fat, 3 grams of protein, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 12 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fiber, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, and 154 milligrams of sodium. 

ENJOY!!