Zucchini Pizza Casserole

I just realized I have had this in draft mode for a few months, along with several others. The bad thing about that is, I forgot where I got this recipe from to link back to them to give them credit. At least it wasn't their original recipe, but it still makes me feel bad. I tried looking for it but I couldn't find it, so I apologize for not giving credit to the appropriate person for this recipe. I didn't grow Zucchini in my garden this year, but thankfully had neighbors who did and were nice enough to bring them to me all the time. This was actually better than I thought it would be.  (I know I took a picture so when I find it I'll update this.)

Zucchini Pizza Casserole
source: Taste of Home

Yield: 6-8 servings.

4 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion (left this out)
1 can (15 ounces) Italian tomato sauce
1 medium green pepper, chopped

1. Place zucchini in strainer; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 10 minutes. Squeeze out moisture.

2. Combine zucchini with the eggs, Parmesan and half of the mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Press into greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.

3. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomato sauce; spoon over zucchini mixture.

4. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; add green pepper. Bake 20 minutes longer or until heated through.

Cheesy Chicken Pizza

This is a super fast and easy chicken pizza. If you like barbecue sauce then you could use that instead of pizza sauce. I however don't like BBQ sauce but I'm sure my husband would prefer it. I have no idea where this recipe came from. I've made it for probably 10 years. I think it was probably a Kraft Foods magazine or something like that.
Ingredients:
1/2 package Chicken Breast (probably 2 chicken breasts
1 prepared pizza crust (12 inch)
1/2 cup pizza sauce (or BBQ sauce)
1/2 cup sliced green peppers (I like it with peppers but I know my son won't eat it with peppers so I've been leaving them off.)
1 pkg (8 oz)shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook chicken in 1 Tbsp. hot oil on medium-high heat until cooked through.
Spread crust with sauce. Top with chicken, peppers, mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.

Club Calzone

As a silly snake, don't laugh...

I got this recipe from my sister however the snake idea came from Jay Leno. This has been a fast and easy recipe that I've made for years.

Ingredients

1 Can (10 oz) Refrigerated Pizza Crust
1/4 C Italian Dressing

1 C Mozzarella cheese, shredded

1/4 C chopped green pepper

1 Pkg (9oz) variety pack lunch meat

1/3 C chopped black olives

Unroll pizza crust on lightly greased cookie sheet. Stretch to form 15X10 inch rectangle; brush with dressing & sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Layer mozzarella cheese, green pepper, olives & sliced meat down center of crust. Fold crust over meat; pinch edges to seal. Make small cuts across top to vent. Bake at 425 for 12 minutes or until browned.

For the snake I didn't put everything in the center, instead I spread it all over then rolled it up. Then I mixed a little bit of egg yolk with green food coloring and let Karson use a brush to paint on the green. Karson also put on the eyes and even olives on the tail for his rattles.

Mini Pizzas

I've seen these before and have wanted to make them and never have. My sister in law made them a while ago so I made a mental note for the next time I needed to make something fast to make these. We always have pizza sauce, cheese, rolls and pizza dough. Karson made these himself. This is for sure a good one to let the kids do. I remember my old neighbor used to have her kids make these all the time. I can see why.

1 pkg biscuits (I used Pilsbury Grands biscuits)
Pizza Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese
Any other toppings

Bake according to package directions. The ones pictured above were baked at 350 for about 14 minutes.