Thai Chicken Pizza

A few weeks ago, when the girls were at Homecoming and the little man had gone to bed, I decided to whip up this pizza for us because I had recently seen it on Annie's Eats (when I was browsing for somethng new to cook) and it looked just too yum to pass up. And OMG. So good.  Speaking of Annie, I pretty much think she is my hero.  Her recipes, photography...everything.  She is inspiring because she is a mom and works and still takes time to cook amazing things for her family.  Plus, she inspires me to step outside of my comfort zone and try new things because she makes it look so approachable and easy.

Thai Chicken Pizza
slightly adapted from Annie's Eats.
Ingredients
1 recipe pizza dough (I use Pioneer Woman's because it is my favorite)
Olive oil, for brushing
1/4 C sweet chili sauce (which I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to find...so easy actually)
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1/2 zucchini, thinly sliced (I had a yellow squash from our CSA so I used it)
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 C shredded cooked chicken (I bought a rotisserie chicken and used the breasts)
2/3 C mozzarella cheese
3-4 tbsp chopped peanuts
2 tbsp minced fresh cilantro
2 tbsp minced fresh basil

Directions:
-Preheat a pizza stone in the oven to 500 degrees
-Roll out pizza dough and brush the perimeter with the olive oil.  Spread the chili sauce on the dough, then top with the chicken, zucchini, and shallot, red pepper flakes and cheese.
-Bake for 10-12 minutes, until cheese is brown and bubbly.
-Sprinkle with peanuts, cilantro, and basil.  Drizzle extra chili sauce over top.
-Slice and enjoy :)
-The key to a good pizza is preheating the stone.  I use parchment paper because I can't ever transfer the dough successfully. And it is so delicious and crispy when you do it right!

French Bread Pizzas

This is a total no-brainer. When I made my olive-cheese bread and popped the other half of it in the freezer, I thought this would be a quick and easy meal to have on-hand for weeknights! I was definitely correct! Easy AND inexpensive (French bread is less than $3.00 a loaf at our bakery).
French Bread Pizzas
Ingredients
1 loaf French bread, sliced in half lengthwise and then into the size you want each pizza to be.
1 jar pizza sauce
2 C mozzarella
Toppings of your choice

Directions:
1. Slather the pizza sauce on each half of bread
2. Top with cheese and whatever you want to top your pizza with
3. Flash freeze (put on tray in freezer briefly until firm), then wrap and put in freezer bags.
4. To bake, thaw and bake at 350 until cheese is bubbly and crust is crispy.
Clearly a hit with the girls!