mouth watering goodness

saw these on pinterest. thought they looked yummy. and easy. i made them. they were delicious.

***Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Bites***

ingredients

chicken

cheese

bacon (i used 'real bacon' crumbles)

pillsbury pizza crust

Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Usually it's 400-425 degrees. Cook/chop bacon and cook/shred chicken. I just eyeballed the amount, add more or less to your liking.

Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough so it's about 12" by 8". You're going to want to cut it into 12 squares. I used a pizza cutter to slice the dough.

Place cheese, chicken and bacon on each square and wrap the dough around the toppings. Pinch opposite corners and make sure seams are closed completely.

Then place them seam side down in a lightly sprayed muffin tin. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle a bit of the dry ranch powder over top.

Place your rolls in the oven. Set your timer for 10 minutes and check on them after that. They may take up to 15 minutes to be done. (Mine baked about 12-13 minutes) Take them out when they're lightly golden on top.

Serve them warm with a side of freshly made ranch dressing for dipping...sour cream and ranch powder mix (made ahead of time). Adam and I didn't use the homemade ranch, but rather the salad dressing ranch. They were still delish.

*and the beer was quite delightful too.

braided spaghetti bread review

Remember last week I posted about trying a new recipe from pinterest?
I made it Friday night, altering a few details, but the final product was what I was aiming for.

I didn't have spaghetti noodles so I used fettucini noodles. I cut up turkey pepperonis instead of using ground Italian sausage and I used a tube I pillsbury's thin pizza dough instead of the white bread loaf dough.

I cooked the pasta, added the sauce an pepperonis and then spooned it down the middle of my rolled out pizza dough. I placed the cheese on top and then began cutting for the braid. I braided it, egg washed the top and sprinkled some garlic salt, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese on top. Placed it in the oven and had a fine looking meal in 12 minutes.

The real test came from the husband. He took the first bite as I stared at him. He chewed. His eyebrows went up. And then words came out. 'It's not bad.' That means he liked it and he wouldn't be disappointed if I made it again. I too liked it. It does have a different texture to it, I think because you aren't used to eating spaghetti and cooked pizza dough together, but it was overcome within a few bites. I've already added it to my growing stack of recipe cards.

What are you waiting for? Put it on your meal plan this week and let me know your thoughts.

meal planning monday-vol. 2, wk. 17

monday-grilled pork chops, pasta salad, spinach salad
tuesday-adam's in charge...sushi and bingo for me~it's girls night
wednesday-just me and the kids~pbj, veggie straws and fruit...maybe ice cream too
thursday-grilled chicken, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe
friday-pizza

Check back later today for a review on the braided spaghetti bread we had on Friday.