Get into the season with this simple and festive dinner. Homemade pizza dough, ready in a flash, topped with simple ingredients and transformed into a friendly (or spooky, if you wish) jack-o-lantern face.
INGREDIENTS: 1 cup warm water
2 tsp. yeast
2 ½ cups flour
¾ tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. oil
2 tsp. sugar
1 jar (14 oz.) pizza sauce
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Pepperoni
DIRECTIONS: 1. Prep 2 baking sheets with foil and coat with baking spray. Set aside.
2. Put the yeast and water in a bowl and stir thoroughly to combine.
3. Add the flour, salt, oil and sugar and stir until a soft dough forms.
4. To make the jack-o-lantern pizzas, divide the dough into four equal parts. Press each section out into a circle on the foil, two to a pan. Pull out a small section to make a stem.
5. Let them stand for 15 minutes.
6. Top with pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese and pepperoni (as the face of the Jack-o-Lantern).
7. Bake at 400ºF for 10-15 minutes, until the crust and cheese are turning golden brown.
Tip: This dough can be pressed out into 1 large pizza. Instead of dividing the dough, press all the dough into 1 large pizza on a prepped, foil-covered baking sheet, coated in baking spray. Pull out a little section for the stem and then add the toppings. Bake at 400ºF for 15-20 minutes, until the crust and cheese are turning golden brown.
This bright salad is sure to catch everyone’s attention. It’s filled with fresh and colorful vegetables, plus it’s easy to make for a potluck or party.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy
INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. Salad Rotini pasta
1⁄2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1⁄4 cup red onion, chopped
1⁄2 cup peas
1⁄2 cup yellow bell pepper, chopped
1⁄2 cup sliced carrots
1⁄4 cup Italian dressing
Directions:
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and place in a large bowl.
Lightly spray grill grids, then prepare the grill for medium heat.
Combine the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer on low speed until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
Combine the honey and water in a small mixing bowl until smooth. Set aside.
Carefully unroll pizza dough onto a flat-sided nonstick cookie sheet, and then flip onto the hot grill. Grill 3-4 minutes on each side (using the cookie sheet as your spatula when flipping and removing the crust).
Brush one side of the pizza crust with the honey mixture and cook for an additional minute. Remove the crust from the grill and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Spread with cream cheese mixture and arrange fruit on top. Cut and serve immediately.
You can use flour or corn tortillas in this recipe. Flour tortillas are soft and corn tortillas can be steamed lightly to soften them or fried to make them crunchy.
These family-favorite grill packets are a great make-ahead meal. They can be assembled the night before and refrigerated. Just add a couple minutes of grill time.
Hands-on Time: 35 min. | Total Time: 35 min. | Serves: 4 | Difficulty: Easy
Whether you buy premade or whip up a batch of your own, using cinnamon rolls as the base of a bread pudding provides it with great structure and flavor. Bacon, cranberries and pecans add their own great tastes and result in an easy-to-make crowd favorite.
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups Kroger Whole Milk
4 large eggs
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
14 cinnamon rolls (2 oz. each) or equivalent weight of rolls, cut into cubes
We’re pretty sure that brunch is the best meal ever invented. Try out this easy ham and cheese bake and your family will be singing its praises with us!
