Breakfast Pizza (Ree Drummond)

(Reviewed by Tammy)

Man is this good! Heavy, filling and completely satisfying.  There's no way I could eat this often.  After my 1 serving all I wanted to do was go back to bed!  It would make a great dish to serve for brunch.  I made a couple of alterations to suit my family's taste.  First off, I used turkey bacon and secondly I didn't use as many eggs.  Instead I fixed a bowl of scrambled eggs to serve on the side.  They were super yummy mixed with the pizza.  Another thing, this would even be fabulous without the pizza crust.  We had leftovers that we refrigerated.  They were even better the next day!

INGREDIENTS

1 pound thick cut bacon 

3 cups frozen hash browns

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 green bell pepper, sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, sliced

Pizza dough (recipe here)

1/2 cup salsa

12 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced

8 large eggs

Salt and pepper

1.  Preheat the oven to 475.  Place the rack in the lowest position.

2.  Fry the bacon until chewy, then chop into bite size pieces.

3.  Fry the frozen hash browns in a large skillet over medium-high heat with 1 Tablespoon of the vegetable oil until they're just starting to brown ( I seasoned mine with Tony's).  Remove and set them aside on a plate.

4.In the same skillet, fry the red, green and yellow peppers over medium-high heat in the remaining 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil for about 5 minutes or until brown.  Set aside.

5.  Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly oiled baking sheet.  Spread the salsa over the surface.

6.  Evenly distribute the sliced mozzarella over the top.

7.  Sprinkle on the hash browns, bell peppers and bacon.

8.  Crack the eggs here and there all over the surface of the pizza.

9.  Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the crust is golden and the eggs are set.  Serve immediately.

Carnitas Pizza (Ree Drummond)

(Reviewed by Tammy)

This pizza is a carnivore's dream!  Seriously there was a pile of meat on it!  My husband was out of town so it was just us 4 girls who tried it.  Everyone gave it a thumbs up!  I have to say, one piece filled me up.  The meat was super tender with an incredible flavor from the pineapple mango juice-just a hint of sweet.  Combine that with the cumin, chili powder and tomatillo salsa and you have a marvelous flavor.

If you're thinking of trying this recipe, allow yourself plenty of time.  The roast needs to cook 3-4 hours and the crust has to rise for an hour.  

INGREDIENTS

2 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon Kosher salt

One 3-4 pound chuck roast

2 Tablespoons canola oil

Two 12-ounce cans pineapple, papaya or mango juice

1 recipe Pizza Dough (found here)

Olive oil for drizzling

1 cup jarred tomatillo salsa 

12 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced

1 yellow onion, thinly sliced and sautéed until golden

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced and sautéed until golden

3 green onions, sliced

sour cream and guacamole for serving (optional)

Let's get started. 

1. Preheat the oven to 300.

2.  Mix the chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt.

3.  Rub the spices on both sides of the roast.

4.  Heat the canola oil in a large pot over high heat and sear both sides of the roast until brown.

5.  Now onto the juice.  Pour both cans into the pot with the meat.  Cover and roast for about 4 hours or until the meat is falling apart.  Use 2 forks to shred the meat, then return it to the liquid to keep warm.

6.  Roll out the pizza dough into a rectangle, as thin as it will go.  Drizzle a baking sheet with olive oil and transfer the dough to the baking sheet.  Spoon on the tomatillo salsa, then spread thinly all over the surface of the dough.

7.  Lay the mozzarella slices all over the top, then add the yellow onion and pepper.

8.  Bake the pizza for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.

9.  Lay the warm shredded meat over the top.  Sprinkle with the sliced onions, slice into pieces and serve!  Try some guacamole or sour cream on top.

our goal

Hi everyone!

We are Tammy (mom) and Grace (daughter).  Both of us absolutely adore the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond). We love her show, recipes, giveaways...everything!  I (Grace) decided to try a few of her recipes a couple of weeks ago.  Every one that I tried was delicious.  I'm not the best cook, but her recipes were easy to follow.  We got an idea to choose 30 recipes from her  "Food From My Frontier" cookbook to go through the month of April.  We will post about the recipes we do, and whether we liked it or not.  Tonight, we are making Carnitas Pizza, along with her Caprese Salad.  We both can't wait to try it out and let you know what we think!  Pictures will be posted soon.  (:

Tammy & Grace