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10 Minute Veggie Pizza

I think I want a category for all our dinner ideas that are less than 15 minutes! Don't you agree? I can't even count how many times we get home at 5:00 and I need to get something on the table before my family starts snacking instead. I do have a lot of ideas, we just need them all in one spot!

Our intention for this dinner was to put these pizzas on the grill, because we decided we wanted to have a week full of grilling ideas for you- and I'd seen folks grill pizza before. So, I thought- why not? Well, I'll tell you why not. Because I am not good around a grill. The first one I tried burned after only a few minutes. (scroll to the bottom to see). so, rather than ruining all our pizzas, I scrapped the idea quickly, and used the oven instead. I'm MUCH more comfortable around an oven!

Also, for us, Monday is grocery shopping day, so Sunday has been the day we try to eat up our leftover veggies from the week. We usually will throw them all in pasta, stir fry, or make pizza! But without time (or desire) to prepare the dough, we pulled out some ciabatta rolls I had bought last week and never used. They were perfect for some "french bread" pizzas.

We first chopped

Cherry Tomatoes

Shredded carrots

Yellow bell pepper

Broccoli

and red onion

And remember, since this was a "clean out the fridge" type of meal, we didn't have mozzarella or any marinara sauce prepared, so we used olive oil and feta cheese! We also found some parmesan cheese, but just enough for two of the pizzas.

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10 Minute Veggie Pizza

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Now, because a lot of kids aren't going to like every single veggie on their pizza, we decided to make one of each!

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We first chopped

Cherry Tomatoes

Shredded carrots

Yellow bell pepper

Broccoli

and red onion

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After slicing the rolls lengthwise, we brushed the top with olive oil.

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We then added the veggies and cheese to the top, then actually drizzled a bit more olive oil over the top of the veggies. This helped them to cook up nice and tender!

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Once we arranged the pizzas, we put them on a cookie sheet to bake in a hot oven (375) for about 10 minutes (full details below).

Our final result: DELICIOUS! And perfect for summer nights when you don't want to heat up the whole house with an oven on for an hour. These also tasted great with our watermelon! A delicious meal that even picky eaters will love!

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The outtake:

(this is what you get when you don't know how to use a charcoal grill)

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10 Minute Veggie Pizza

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 and move one oven rack to the top rung.

Slice Ciabatta rolls, or French Bread in half, lengthwise.

Brush with olive oil.

Sprinkle with veggies of your choice. We used

red cherry tomatoes,

shredded carros

Yellow bell peppers

broccoli

and red onion.

Drizzle with some olive oil over your veggies.

Sprinkle with feta cheese.

Arrange pizzas on a baking sheet, and put them in the oven on the top rung. Increase the temperature to 425 and broil for 8-10 minutes. Watch carefully! These turn from browned and perfect, to crispy and burned in a matter of seconds!

Posted In Blog, Lunch, Dinner, Vegetarian, Nut Free | Jun 02, 2014 0

Amy Roskelley

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4 Quick Meals with Homemade Hamburger Helper

I do know that Hamburger Helper gives you everything EXCEPT the hamburger, but I thought the name was appropriate for our pre-made meat mixture that I often use as a dinner starter. Every time we prepare a meal at our house to make it healthier, we simply ask ourselves- How can we add fruits or vegetables to this dish? For this hamburger dinner starter, we pre-cook some lean ground beef and add peppers, onions, and seasonings. Then, we freeze into 1 lb bags.

So, with that in mind, we STARTED with our veggies. We used:

3 Green Bell Peppers

3 onions

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 tablespoons olive oil

then we added

4 lbs of lean ground beef

1 TBL Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon salt

First, chop the peppers and onions

Second, saute your peppers, onions, and garlic in a very large pot with 1 TBL olive oil

Third, add the 4 lbs of ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Then, rinse your entire pot to drain excess fat from your beef.

Let your hamburger mixture cool long until easy to handle. While it's cooling, make yourself some fun labels! I printed these from the Avery website here.

Then, portion into 1 lb sections (it was about 3 cups for me). I dusted off our vacuum sealer for this. I literally haven't used it in years! In fact, I still had a $10 sticker on it from when I tried to sell it at a garage sale 2 summers ago, and no one bought it! Ha ha.. so, this part is not necessary, but my kids LOVE pushing the button to seal these bags. Otherwise, just portion into freezer safe bags or containers.

Now you are ready for 4 quick weeknight meals! We use our Homemade Hamburger Helper for:

Zucchini hash (all recipes below)

Taco Salad

Spaghetti

and Chili

Really, the possibilities are endless! I have another dish we used this meal starter for that I'm sharing on Monday, so come back! Also, don't forget to save this recipe to your recipe box!!

4 Quick Meals with Homemade Hamburger Helper

Instructions

Hamburger Helper Dinner Starter:

3 Green bell peppers (chopped)

3 onions, chopped

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 lbs of lean ground beef

1 TBL Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon salt

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot. add your veggies and cook for about 5 minutes, or until they begin to soften and become translucent. Add 4 lbs of lean ground beef. Cook until no longer pink. Drain and rinse ground beef and allow to cool. Store in 1 lb portions in the freezer, about 3-4 cups each bag.

Zucchini Hash

1 lb Hamburger Helper Dinner Starter

2 zucchini's

1 summer squash (yellow crookneck)

1 cup spaghetti sauce

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

chopped basil leaves (about 4-5 leaves)

1/2 teaspoon oregano

Chop squash (zucchini and crook neck), and add to a hot skillet with cooking spray. Cook squash until begins to soften, about 8-9 minutes. Add defrosted hamburger helper and cook till heated through. Finally, add your spaghetti sauce and seasonings. Garnish with mozzarella.

Tacos

1 lb Hamburger Helper Dinner Starter

1 teaspoon taco seasoning

1 cup black beans

4 cups lettuce greens

1 avocado

1 tomato

2 cups baked tortilla chips

1/2 cup shredded cheese

Heat Hamburger Helper in a large skillet, and add taco seasonings and black beans. Serve with chopped lettuce, avocado, and tomato. Top with tortilla chips and cheese.

Spaghetti

1 lb hamburger helper dinner starter

2 cups spaghetti sauce

6 ounces whole wheat spaghetti noodles

4 tablespoons fresh parmesan cheese.

Heat hamburger helper dinner starter in large skillet. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions. Once ground beef is heated all the way through, add spaghetti sauce. Serve over noodles, garnish with parmesan cheese, and serve with a green salad.

Chili

1 lb hamuberger helper starter

1 14.5ounce can of chopped tomatoes, or 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes.

2-3 cups Red Kidney beans (that you cooked earlier today, remember?)

1 8oz can tomato sauce

1 TBL chili powder

Sprinkle of brown sugar

Drop of Worcestershire sauce.

Add all ingredients in a large pot, and heat until cooked through. Allow to simmer, for at least 20 minutes.