Chicken Enchilada Pizza

1 pkg (13.8 oz/283 g) refrigerated pizza crust or bread dough from your bread machine

1/2 medium onion

1 jalapeño pepper

8 oz Colby & Monterey Jack or marble cheese blend (about 2 cups grated), divided

2 cups diced cooked chicken breasts

1/2 cup mild green taco sauce3 garlic cloves, pressed

1/2 cup grape tomatoes

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly brush baking stone with vegetable oil. Spread dough on bottom of pan, stretching and pressing dough to cover bottom. Bake 12–-14 minutes or until crust is golden brown. (If using dough from bread machine, you may have enough enough for 2 pizzas. If you use it for one pizza, you may have to cook it longer to cook it thoroughly.)

Meanwhile, coarsely chop onion and jalapeño. Grate cheese; combine onion, jalapeño, 1/2 cup of the cheese, chicken, taco sauce and garlic pressed; mix well.

Remove pan from oven . Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese evenly over crust; top with chicken mixture and remaining cheese. Bake 6-–7 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted. Remove pan from oven to cooling rack.4

Slice tomatoes lengthwise into quarter. Coarsely chop cilantro. Sprinkle tomatoes and cilantro over pizza. Cut pizza into 12 rectangles. Serve.

Pizza Muffins

This recipe was adapted from Every day with Rachael Ray

• 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup cubed pepperoni
• 1/2 cup store-bought pizza sauce

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 24-cup mini-muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, Italian seasoning; whisk in the milk and egg. Stir in the mozzarella, Parmesan and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, microwave the pizza sauce until warmed through. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping.

Bread machine bread (or dough for pizza/calzones)

13 oz water (as hot as the tap will get it)

2 tablespoons powdered milk (or baby formula)

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons butter (or bacon drippings, or any fat)

1 ½ teaspoon salt

4 cups bread flour

1 ½ tsp. yeast

Put all ingredients in order in bread machine.  Pizza/calzone dough:  15 oz water, 3 tbs. olive oil instead of butter, 5 cups flour.  Makes enough for 2 pizza crusts or LOTS of calzones.