Stuffed Pizza Pockets

*STUFFED PIZZA POCKETS

Dough:

·         1 t. yeast

·         1 t. sugar

·         3/4  c. warm water

·         1/4 c. olive oil

·         1/2 t. salt

·         1/2 t. Italian seasoning

·         2-3 c. flour

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Use Pizza Toppings you like. Here’s what I use!

·         Pizza Sauce (I just use Prego Traditional Sauce, and it tastes great!)

·         mozzarella cheese

·         pepperoni

·         Canadian bacon

·         Pineapple

·         Chopped onion

·         Chopped Green Pepper

·         2 T. butter or margarine, melted

·         Optional topping: 2 t. Parmesan cheese, 1/2 t. each garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt

1. Let yeast and sugar dissolve in warm water in a large mixing bowl for about 5 minutes. Add olive oil, 1/2 t. salt and 1/2 t. Italian seasoning.  Slowly add the flour until completely combined and dough is no longer sticky.  Knead for 5 minutes, place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour.

2. On a floured surface, roll dough into a large rectangle. Cut dough into 4 fat rectangles. (The end up being about 4 inches x 12 inches.) On one half of each, place desired pizza toppings starting with sauce, and layering as you desire. Bring the two ends together and seal sides. Be sure to seal well to cut down on cheese melting out during the baking process. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat until done.

3. Drizzle or brush melted butter or margarine over each stuffed pizza stick. If desired, combine the optional topping ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle on top. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. I also like to dip mine in the warmed Prego sauce. Enjoy!

*The original recipe was for mini stuffed bread sticks, but I just made big ones instead with my favorite pizza toppings. Basically They are pockets or calzones, but the dough is so yummy, so that’s why I used this recipe! These would make yummy bread sticks too if you don't want to stuff them!

Recipe Makes 4 Large Pizza Pockets

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

I love cooking chicken this way. It turns out moist and very flavorful.



INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 lbs.)
4 tsp. Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425°.
Combine Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise with cheese in medium bowl. Arrange chicken on baking sheet. Evenly top with mayonnaise mixture, then sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Bake 20 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

Beef Taco Skillet

This is so yummy and so easy!!



Ingredients
1 pound Lean Ground Beef
1 can (10.75 Oz. Can) Tomato Soup
1 cup Chunky Salsa
1 teaspoon Hot Sauce
⅛ teaspoons Cumin
½ cups Water
6 whole 6 Inch Flour Tortillas
Salt And Pepper
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cook beef in a skillet until well browned. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in the soup, salsa, hot sauce, cumin, water and tortillas that have been cut into 1-inch strips. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5–10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Top with cheese and cover until cheese melts.

Won Ton Chicken Salad

Bake 4 chicken breasts in 1 bottle Teriyaki Sauce.  

Drain, cool and shred chicken.

(I cook it in the crockpot and then it shreds easily.)

Combine:  

1 - 2 heads lettuce (variety, like leafy green, iceberg, etc.)

1/4 package Won Ton skins (fry in a little oil to brown)

4 thin sliced green onions (optional)

Toss together with chicken and dressing 15 - 20 minutes before serving.

Dressing:

Mix

4 T. sugar

2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

4 T. vinegar

1/2 cup oil

I have used bottled Teriyaki sauce, but I like this recipe from Heather best:

Teriyaki Sauce

1 cup soy sauce

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. garlic, minced or chopped

Warm it up to dissolve sugar and then pour over chicken in crockpot.

Chicken Marsala

1 lb chicken breast halves
5 Tb Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
3 Tb Butter
1 small Onion finely chopped
1 pkg thinly sliced mushrooms
1 1/3 Cup Chicken Broth
1/8 tsp dried Thyme leaves

Combine 4 Tb Flour, Salt and Pepper. Dip chicken in flour until evenly coated.
Melt 2 Tb Butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook chicken. Remove to a platter and keep warm.
Melt 1 Tb Butter in same skillet over medium heat and cook the onion and mushrooms, stirring occasionally 3 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tb Flour and cook, stirring constantly 1 minute. Add Broth and Thyme, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Continue boiling, stirring frequently 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. To serve, pour over chicken.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

CRUST:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup butter, softened

CHEESECAKE FILLING:

3 (8 OZ) packages of cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

APPLES:

3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

2 Tbs Sugar

STREUSEL TOPPING:

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup butter, softened

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl combine your CRUST ingredients together with a pastry cutter or 2 forks until mixture turns crumbly. Press evenly into the 13 x 9 baking dish that's been coated with cooking spray. Bake crust for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the 3/4 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over the warm crust.

In a small bowl, stir together the chopped apples, 2 TBS sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over the cream cheese filling. Then combine all your STREUSEL TOPPING ingredients into a small bowl mixing well, and then pour all of the streusel topping over the apples.

Bake for 45 minutes in 350 degree oven, or until filling is set. Let cool for 1 hour on countertop, then chill for a few hours or overnight in the fridge! ENJOY :)

Pizza Dough & Sauce

SAUCE

• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 teaspoon oregano
• 2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1.2 tsp onion power
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, Mix together tomato sauce and tomato paste until smooth. Stir in other spices.
2. Makes enough for about two pizzas.
   
   
   
   Pizza Dough

•   2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

Directions

1. Combine flour, salt, sugar, garlic, basil, and yeast in a large bowl. Mix in oil and warm water. 
2. Let rise in bowl for 30 minutes
3. Spread out on a large pizza pan.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 5-7 minutes
5. Top as desired and back additional 15-20 minutes.
6. Enjoy :)