BLT Pizza

Preparation Time: 5 to 10 minutes
Microwave Time: 6 to 8 minutes

1 pre-prepared, packaged pizza crust (i.e. Boboli Pizza Crust)
8 strips crispy bacon
2 tablespoons garlic infused olive oil
3/4 cup lettuce, chopped
3/4 cup tomatoes, diced
3/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup ranch salad dressing

Prepare the bacon strips as directed (about 5 minutes).  When bacon is finished cooking, chop into small pieces, and set aside.  Open pizza crust.  Brush with olive oil.  Top with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and cheddar cheese.  Microwave on high for 1 to 3 minutes, until cheese is melted and pizza is hot.  Drizzle pizza with ranch dressing, cut and serve.

Chicken Alfredo Pizza

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Microwave Time: 9 1/2 to 13 1/2 minutes 

1 pre-baked prepared pizza crust (i.e. Boboli pizza crust)
2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 ½ tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
¾ milk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup green onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese

Prepare chicken breasts in microwave, as directed.  When fully cooked, dice the chicken and set aside. 

In another microwave-safe dish, melt the butter (about 30 seconds in the microwave).  Slowly whisk the flour into the butter, until well-mixed.  Slowly whisk in the milk, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and cream cheese – one ingredient at a time, until all are added, and are well mixed.  Stir in pepper.  Microwave on high for about 3 minutes until hot and bubbly.  Set aside.

Open the crust and place on a microwave safe plate or platter.  Spread alfredo sauce liberally over crust.  Top with mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.  Sprinkle chicken pieces and green onions atop the cheeses.  Place the pizza in the microwave on high for 2 to 4 more minutes, until cheese is fully melted.

Mini-Pizzas

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Microwave Time: 1 to 4 minutes

4 hamburger buns
1 jar tomato/pizza sauce
1 cup fresh spinach
1 package pepperoni
2 hotdogs, cut into slices
2 cups mozzarella cheese

Open all the hamburger buns and place open-face up on a large, microwave-safe platter. 

In a large food processor, combine spinach and tomato sauce (this is a creative way to get your kids to eat their veggies when the babysitter is with them).  If you don’t have a food processor, you can also finely chop the spinach by hand and stir directly into the sauce.

Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of sauce of each hamburger bun.  Top each bun with a sprinkling of cheese, pepperoni slices, and hotdog slices.  Microwave on high for 1 to 4 minutes, depending on the number of buns, until cheese is melted and sauce is hot and bubbly.  Serve each mini-pizza to the kids!

Barbeque chicken pizza

Preparation Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Microwave time: 9 to 14 minutes

1 pre-baked prepared pizza crust (i.e. Boboli Pizza Crust)
3/4 cup barbecue sauce
2 chicken breasts, cooked as directed
8 strips bacon, coooked as directed
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1/2 small red onion, cut into thin slices
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Cook the chicken and the bacon as directed.  Dice both meats into small, bite sized pieces and set aside.  Top the pizza crust with the barbeque sauce and mozzarella cheese.  Then sprinkle the onions, chicken and bacon on top.  Microwave on high for 1 to 3 minutes until cheese is hot and bubbly.

Chicken Pepper Pizza

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Microwave Time: 8 to 12 minutes

1 large pre-baked pizza crust (i.e. Boboli Pizza Crust)
2 cooked chicken breasts, diced
1 large red bell pepper, cut into thin slices
1 large green bell pepper, cut into thin slices
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
5 tablespoons garlic infused or Italian seasoned olive oil

Prepare the chicken breasts in the microwave as instructed, dice and set aside. Place the red and green pepper slices  in a microwave-safe dish with one tablespoon of the olive oil.  Microwave on high for 3 to 5 minutes, until peppers are tender.

Brush the pizza crust with the olive oil until the entire surface is covered.  Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over top the crust.  Then top the pizza with the cooked peppers and diced chicken.  Place the entire pizza on a microwave-safe plate, and microwave on high for 1 to 3 minutes, until cheese is hot and bubbly.

Mexican Pizza

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Microwaving Time: 1-2 minutes per 3 pizzas

4 to 6 Small soft flour tortillas (6″ round)
1 can refried beans
3/4 cup taco sauce
1 large tomato, chopped
1 small yellow onion, chopped
1/2 cup black olives, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 cup shredded monterey jack or cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chives, chopped
Salsa, sour cream, and guacamole

Chop all vegetables and shred the cheese if necessary, set aside.  Place the tortillas on microwave safe plates (can probably fit 2-3 pizzas per large plate).  Divide the can of refried beans evenly, and spread equal portions onto each tortilla.  Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of taco sauce over top the refried beans.  Cover each tortilla with a handful of shredded monterey jack cheese.  Top with onions, green pepper, tomato slices, cilantro and black olives.  Microwave each plate of pizzas for 1 – 2 minutes until all cheese is hot and melted.  Remove from microwave and repeat until all tortillas have been heated.  Let stand for 2 minutes.  Top with chives.  Cut into slices and serve with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, or pico de gallo.

Personal-size Pita Pizza

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Microwave Time: 2 minutes per pizza

4 round whole wheat pita bread pieces (8″-10″)
1/2 large yellow onion (or 1 small yellow onion)
1 green pepper
1/2 cup black olives, chopped
1/2 cup green olives, chopped
1 package pepperoni
1 jar of your favorite tomato sauce
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Chop all vegetables and shred the mozzarella cheese if necessary, set aside.  Place each pita on a microwave safe plate.  Spread tomato sauce on top of each pita (about 1/4 – 1/2 cup per pizza).  Add vegetables and pepperoni evenly to all pizzas.  Top each pizza with 1/2 to 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.  Microwave each pizza individually, on high, until cheese is melted and hot.  Cut each pita pizza into slices and enjoy!