Showing posts with label outdoor cooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoor cooking. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2008

Grilled Veggie Pizza




I got this recipe from savingdinner.com when I was a subscriber. I have changed up the veggies to fit my taste but I think I do the sauce pretty much the same. Really this concept can be played with and you can jazz it up however you like. Here is how I do it.


What you will need:

1 recipe for pizza crust (recipe to follow)
1 tlbs. olive oil
1 tlbs. balsamic vinegar
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1 tsp. dried rosemary leaves
salt and pepper to taste

1 onion cut into wedges
1 yellow squash, sliced
1 zucchini, sliced
1 jar artichoke hearts in water or brine
1 fresh tomato, cut in large chunks

mozzarella cheese, grated

You can use any pizza crust recipe. I have found the one from saving dinner to be simple and just as good as any other I have used. Here is that recipe.

3/4 cup warm water
1 tlbs olive oil
3/4 tsp salt
2 1/3 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp yeast

What you do:

To make crust: Mix all ingredients together to make a soft dough. Try to not use too much flour, especially when rolling the dough or it will be dry and tough and have a floury taste. Break dough into small balls and roll into circles. Layer dough on a pan with parchment paper separating each disk.

To make topping. Saute all veggies in a pan. If you have a grill pan, use it to saute the veggies on the grill, otherwise just saute them indoors over your stove. In a large bowl mix olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper with a whisk. Add sauteed veggies and mix to coat evenly.

Spray your grill with a nonstick spray. Get the grill nice and hot. Place one disk of pizza dough on grill. Add a scoop of sauteed veggies on dough. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Repeat with other disks of dough until you have filled the grill. Put the lid down and let the heat get the cheese melty. Rotate the dough a quarter turn half way through the grilling. This process happens quick! Make sure you watch it so you don't burn your crust.

Enjoy!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Dutch Oven Potatoes and Bacon

Now that summer time is here, it is time for camping and outdoor cooking!! My family loves to cook in the dutch oven. This is one of my favorite recipes for the dutch oven.

This recipe is an "eye-ball recipe" meaning you just need to measure everything by looks. I don't have any measurements for the ingredients. You decide the proportions.

What you will need:

Bacon
Chicken
Potatoes
Carrots
Onions (optional)
Cream of chicken soup
Sprite
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cheddar cheese

What you do:

Brown bacon in the bottom of dutch oven. Or do it inside if you are short on time. Take bacon out and cook chicken till mostly done. Inside, cut up potatoes and carrots. Mix Cream of Chicken and Sprite to make it a gravy consistancy. You may want to season it with a little salt and pepper, just taste to find out. Pour gravy over potatoes and carrots till well coated. Add potato mixture to dutch oven with chicken. Cook until potatoes and carrots are tender. Add bacon at end of cooking time. Stir in grated cheddar cheese at the time you add bacon.