Norah's Menus and Recipes: BLT Pizza

About my cooking

This is a place for me to track recipes we try. Sometimes we like the recipe, sometimes we do not, and sometimes only one or two members of our family like the recipe. I try to cook from scratch and we try to avoid processed foods. As such some of the recipes I post can sometimes be a little time consuming. I also try to buy and cook with locally grown organic products. I am willing to pay a little more to achieve this goal. If I can't find local organic I buy locally produced foods and then organic foods from elsewhere. I'm a big supporter of the "eat local" idea. I do belong to 2 different CSA's here in Utah, I buy from Crossroads Urban Center's food co-op, and I am a frequent shopper at local farmer's markets.

Monday, July 13, 2009

BLT Pizza

I got the idea from the Kraft. Needless to say it involved some adjusting to make it work for us. I do not buy frozen pizza. I usually make pizza from scratch however I wanted this to be a quick recipe like the one in the Kraft booklet. So I made it with pita bread. I used my favorite homemade sauce to top the pita bread. I also made ranch dressing instead of bottled since I much prefer homemade dressings to bottled. However if you prefer you can use a frozen pizza and make this very quick and easy meal. I liked the pizza and it was a nice change from the usual pizza we make. Dh thought it was okay but not something he really enjoyed.

BLT Pizza
adapted from Kraft

Make one serving
one pita bread
1/4 cup pizza sauce (more or less depending on how saucy you want it)
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (more or less depending on your like of cheese)
Bake in 400 degree oven until pita is crisp and cheese has melted. It took about 12 minutes for mine.

handful of shredded lettuce
1/2 tomato, chopped
3 tablespoons of ranch dressing
2 slices of cooked bacon, crumbled
Top the pizza with ingredients in order listed and serve.