Hello friends...it's FRIDAY! Hope your week has been good. We've got a big weekend planned. Do you have a Super Bowl party to go to?? WE DO!!! I played around with the idea of inviting some couples over, but chickened out. We don't drink and it would have been our first couple thing and the Super Bowl is kind of a man's man thing...so I just let the ball drop. THEN someone invited us..YIPPEEE:)) I can't tell you how relieved I was. It's kind of like a holiday and to spend it alone is just a tad sad.
This week I completely went outside of my comfort zone with dinner. It was a little more labor intensive, but so worth it. We never eat pizza...like NEVER! Isn't that sad?? A couple of years ago we started cleaning up our diet and pizza just kind of went out the door and never came back. So I can honestly say I've never made a pizza before last night. I thought this might be a good one to share, so you could make it for the Super Bowl. It's a BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA and it's good for you!!!!
I made the sauce from scratch...that's right ladies, from SCRATCH. I got the recipe from Oxygen Magazine (Fat-blasting food guide)...the April Issue. The sauce makes a huge batch that you can use it in four different dinners. It will keep in the fridge for a few months and will freeze up to a year. I'll be sure to share the other recipes as we go along.
Mango BBQ sauce:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 mango, peeled, pitted and chopped
2 15-oz cans diced tomatoes
1 cup water
1 x 6-oz. can tomato paste
1/2 cup unsulfured organic molasses
1/4 cup apple cider
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
1 tsp salt and pepper
Heat olive oil in pot or skillet and set on med. high. Add onions, garlic and mango...saute for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to boil...reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes stirring often. Remove from heat and cool. Transfer to blender and puree. Fill no more than half full at a time to blend. Transfer to storage jars.
Okay so after you make the sauce it's easy. Cook a pizza crust in the oven for approximately 5 minutes. The only one I could find was a rolled out thin crust. The recipe called for a whole wheat crust in the frozen section. Never could find it.
Cook a couple of diced up chicken breasts. Saute a half red onion, combine with the chicken and 2 cups mango BBQ sauce. Pour over the crust with 1/2 bunch of chopped cilantro and mozzarella. I bought fresh mozzarella from the deli section. Cook an additional 5-7 minutes until melted. MMMMM good!!!
412. a cozy rainy day
413. a clean studio...i can think now
414. my hunter boots - they make me feel cute
415. new bible study on James
416. spontaneous roadtrip
417. meeting new couples...plans
32 comments so far...:
YUM!!! this looks SOOOO darn good! it's 7:15 and i want pizza...thanks ;)
Yum, that looks so good. We had pizza last night- homemade, too!! But I didn't think to even take a picture. Next time.
We are also having a rainy day here and my studio is also very clean and organized as of last night!
My husband will LOVE this sauce and the pizza. I sent him a text just now to tell him about it. Thanks for sharing. Have fun at your party!
that looks amazing! :)
thanks for sharing.
have a great party weekend!
xo
BBQ chicken pizza is one of my favorites. Have you ever had the Pollomatch pizza from Bertucci's? My favorite. :)
girl! delish! i'm a homemade pizza lover. omg... you're going to love my crockpot chicken. it's my new fave and it's the easiest thing evah!
ps. i think the coding on the button is off... i had to use the coding from a previous post. maybe you could try copying and pasting it again. i don't know. write me if you need me.
Becky...keep those yummy recipes coming!
you don't drink? I'm going to have to think about this. Pizza looks good. :)
Yum! I've always wanted to try making BBQ chicken! Thank you for the recipe! Have a great weekend!
YUM! Thanks for making me super hungery at 9:45 in the morning! :)
That sounds amazing!! LOL...had to laugh!! We own a pizza restaurant:)
I really miss pizza. I mean we can still make it, but it's just not the same! Rice crust pizza... bah! LOL
This looks yummy. I'm so proud of you.
Friday's were made for PIZZA yum! You can get the whole wheat at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods in the refrigerated sections.
Have a great weekend!
I love Oxygen magazine! Can't wait to try it, looks delicious :)
Happy Friday!
XOXO,
Angie from Ohio
That recipe sounds awesome! Just an FYI... the Trader Joes out in Short Pump has homemade wheat pizza dough in the refrigerated case in the back right corner. I think it's only between $1.50 and $2 and it DELICIOUS!!! It is just raw dough in a bag and it's awesome. They have reg. dough too.
Friday night is pizza & movie night in our house! I love it because my husband is the master pizza maker which means I get a night off! Yay! He has perfected his crust recipe and makes a mean BBQ chicken pizza! It's my favorite! He sauteed the onions for it last night and it smelled so good! I can't wait for dinner! :)
Happy Friday to you!
oh my gosh!! That looks SO GOOD!!!
I didn't cook at all this week. So I have no recipes to share... :(
bbq chicken pizza is a favorite of ours! However, I've never attempted to make a sauce. I'm positive Anthony would LOVE that sauce...putting this in a file for later :-)
look at you all foody and all. Great idea. I mad one with whole what crust and low fat ingredients and farmer ate it and loved it!!
How yummy does this look ~ I am nabbing that sauce recipe as it sounds delish. Trev things that pizza is one of the food groups so we have it at least once a month ~ one way to get lots of veggies into him. Have a blast at your party and thank you so much for your note ~ love you too! xo
i love pizza! i make it all the time, i'll have to give this one a try!! susan
Have fun at your party. I don't think we are watching the Superbowl with anyone...or even at all. Me and Kaish don't like football and Gary is working. Last Sunday he worked until 11:00.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN EATING PIZZA!!! Oh my goodness I can't even imagine ;) That pizza looks super yummy. I might have to give it a try. I'm always looking for new pizza recipes or phone numbers for yummy pizza places around here. Happy weekend Becky!
Just discovered your blog and so many aspects remind me of my own life at the minute! I couldn't work out how to follow the link but I'm defo going to try a special Friday meal. I'm planning a low fat curry already. Rx
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oh yum!!! This looks amazing!
We have no superbowl plans...isn't that sad?! When Denver lost, we kind of lost interest in the NFL. I'm more excited to see the premiere of Smash on Monday night! lol :)
I had a pizza
debacle on New
Year's Eve when
I attempted to
make pizza with
the Trader Joe's
dough. What a
mess. I think you
have the right idea
to buy the curst
pre-made. This
sauce sounds just
heavenly!
xx Suzanne
Ha! Got the link sorted! I'm so up for this challenge. As I'm currently trying to drop a few post-Christmas pounds, I'm going to focus on low fat favourites that all the family could enjoy.
I'll be starting with the paella I made last night- hopefully it's not cheating that I made it on a Saturday! I'll wait until Friday until I post it. Rx
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Oh wow that looks very yummy. The sauce sounds very sweet!
oh my heck. this looks delicious. we'll love it. thanks!
Yum! Sounds fabulous! I just discovered your blog from a comment you left at Fiona & Twig! Love! I'm in VA, too! But we do have quite a few fantastic places to shop around here! What part of the state are you in? (I'm not a creeper, I PROMISE) I can fill you in on some places you might have overlooked! I'm familiar with the Lynchburg area, as well as Richmond, VA Beach, Williamsburg, and Petersburg! Happy Blogging!
~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage
www.shabbyfrenchcottage.com
YU-U-U-U-MY Becky!
I've never made bbq sauce from scratch.
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