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How To Make A Grilled Artisan Pepperoni Pizza With #Pillsbury

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Grilled Artisan Pepperoni Pizza

One thing that all of my family LOVES to eat is pizza. For me, I like pizza for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Before I learned how to make my own homemade pizza, I would either order it from take-out or make it from one of the frozen varieties you can find at the store. Once I learned that making pizza is easy to make and a whole lot cheaper than take-out, I have been hooked. Being able to make it at home gives you the option to add your own ingredients and make it just the way that you like it.

Grilled Artisan Pizza Ingredients

This weekend I wanted to be creative with our dinner and decided to make pizza on the BBQ grill. I normally make our pizza in the oven, but it is summer now and the weather here in California can be a little too hot to use the oven. Even though I love a pizza with a variety of ingredients, my kids prefer just pepperoni, cheese and sauce.  Now I will show you just how easy it is to make one.

First you will want to open the Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Bread dough, unroll it and place it on a sheet of foil. Be sure to keep the dough in the fridge until you use it so the dough unrolls easily.

Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Dough

Next you will want to spread your pizza sauce. I used a brush to spread the sauce evenly on the dough. The amount of sauce will depend on how saucy you like your pizza.

Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Dough with sauceI am always trying to add some extra flavor, so next I sprinkled some Parmesan cheese on top of the sauce.

Pilsbury Artisan Pizza Dough with sauce

Next add the cheese. For me I use Mozzarella because it seems to melt the best for me, but you can choose whatever shredded cheese you like best.

Pillsbury Artisan Dough with cheese

Next add the pepperoni to the top of the cheese.

Pillsbury Artisan Dough with Pepperoni

Now it is time to place your pizza on the grill. Since I have a family of six, I decided to make two pizzas to make sure we had enough. I made a pizza with the Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Dough as well as the regular Pillsbury Pizza dough.

Pillsbury Pizza on the grill

The next step is going to vary on your BBQ Grill. We have a grill that uses propane, so we put the heat on low and grilled the pizza bout 25-30 minutes. You will want to cook on low because if you turn it up too much, your crust is going to burn.

Grilled Pillsbury Pizzas

This is just one of many ideas that you can use to make pizza on the grill. To find more grilled pizza recipes, visit the following links:

 

 

Grilled Shrimp & Cantaloupe Salsa Recipe #FreshFinds

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Grilled Shrimp & Cantaloupe Salsa

Now that summer is here, we have been using the grill quite often. This weekend I went to Save Mart Supermarkets to find some fresh finds in the produce area. I also wanted to grab some fresh shrimp so I could “put some shrimp on the barbie“. We are always making hamburgers or chicken breast and this time I wanted to try something a little different.

My journey at Save Mart was to grab some supplies for a recipe that included cantaloupe. Now I could have made cantaloupe sorbet or something simple like a cantaloupe smoothie, but I wanted to make something delicious, fresh and healthy. It had been a long time since I had grilled shrimp, so I decided I was going to make some grilled shrimp and serve them with a side of cantaloupe salsa.

Save Mart Supermarkets Shop

Once I got home and unpacked the groceries, I was a little eager to get my recipe started. The first thing I did was get the shrimp cleaned and put in a little marinade while the other meat was put on the grill. After letting it marinate, I then put the shrimp on some wood skewers and then placed them on the hot grill.

Shrimp marinating and on skewer

While the shrimp was marinating, I put together the ingredients for my cantaloupe salsa. This part was easy, but did take some time since I was trying to dice the vegetables to look as perfect as possible. Once I had all the ingredients diced and chopped, I added them to a bowl and mixed them up.

Cantaloupe Salsa

After my salsa ingredients were well blended, it was time to throw the shrimp on the grill. When it comes to shrimp, you only put them on the grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side. If you are cooking meat along with this dish, you will definitely want to put the shrimp on when your meat is almost done.

London broil and shrimp on grill

Once the shrimp was done to my liking, I put it on a plate and served it with a side of my homemade cantaloupe salsa. I happen to be the only one at my house that enjoys shrimp, so this means more for me. My husband did spoil the neighbor with a plate of my grilled shrimp!

Grilled shrimp with cantaloupe salsa

If you like shrimp and you like salsa that is a little fruity, this might be something you will enjoy also.  Below you will find my recipe for the Grilled Shrimp & Cantaloupe Salsa featured above:

Grilled Shimp & Cantaloupe Salsa Recipe #FreshFinds
Recipe Type: Appetizer
Author: MommyEnterprises.com
Ingredients
  • For The Salsa:
  • 2 cups cantaloupe – diced
  • 1 firm but ripe avocado – pitted and diced
  • 1 red bell pepper – diced
  • 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • For The Shrimp
  • 24 medium shrimp – cleaned/peeled/deveined
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 tsp
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Add shrimp and remaining shrimp ingredients in a bowl and let marinade while the grill heats up.
  2. Add all of the salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  3. Thread the shrimp on wood or metal skewers. Place on hot grill for 3-4 minutes on each side.
  4. Remove shrimp from skewers and serve topped with cantaloupe salsa.
  5. Optional – serve with a slice of lime or also side of tortilla chips

This recipe is both healthy, delicious and a great dish to serve at an upcoming BBQ you might be having. If you are a like me and like to serve more than just the boring ole hamburgers and hot dogs, get creative and put together something fruity! This dish is simple to make and doesn’t took that much time to prepare.

To view more pictures of my shopping trip to Save Mart Supermarket and me making these yummy grilled shrimp with cantaloupe salsa, visit my Google+ Photo Album.

Screenshot Save Mart Google Plus Album

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Chicken Fries Bento Box Style + Dipping Sauce Recipe – #ChickenFryTime

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Chicken Fries Bento Box

My kids can be picky about certain foods but for the most part, we all enjoy eating chicken. I usually cook a chicken dinner at least a few times a week but serve it in a variety of forms. One of my kids favorite ways to eat chicken would have to be chicken nuggets. My kids enjoy dipping their chicken in ranch, BBQ sauce, honey mustard and sweet ‘n sour dipping sauces.

Tyson Chicken Fries At Sams Club

Since summer vacation is just days away, I have been thinking of quick and easy meals that I can make or my kids that are good to eat, healthy and appealing so they want to eat it. This weekend I stopped by Sam’s Club and purchased some items to make a lunch for the kids. I wanted to create a bento box style lunch that included the Tyson Chicken Fries. I got some other ideas along the way when I was shopping.

Food samples at Sams Club

When I first walked in, an employee was making these yummy treats with raspberries, blueberries, pound cake and whipped cream. Since Memorial Day is coming up, I thought this would be something I could add to my bento box and enjoy too! My daughters and I also tried the Ore Ida Sweet Potato Fries which were really good and a more healthier option as opposed to regular french fries so I grabbed a bag of these for my bento box too!

Tyson Chicken Fries & Sweet Potato Fries

Once we got home from the store, I was excited to try out the Tyson Chicken Fries so I hurry and popped them in the oven with the sweet potato fries. While the fries were cooking, I made my honey mustard dipping sauce. I added both honey mustard sauce and ranch dressing into little cups to put into my boxes.

I also had time to make the very berry dessert for the meal. These were fun to make and also fun to eat! I am glad I got the idea from the nice employee at Sam’s Club.

Pound Cake and fruit

I made a few of these Chicken Fries Bento Boxes and it was pretty cool to watch my husband eat one too! I included the Tyson Chicken Fries, Ore Ida Sweet Potato Fries, Carrots because we need our veggies, dessert and the two dipping sauces (ranch and honey mustard).

Chicken Fries Bento Box Lunch

Now in this easy chicken snack that can be ready in under 15-20 minutes. I decided to get a little crafty and create my own dipping sauce. I am a big fan of honey mustard so I made my own honey mustard dipping sauce that is definitely good with the Tyson Chicken Fries and here is the recipe below.

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce Recipe – #ChickenFryTime
Recipe Type: Appetizer
Author: Mom’s Blog @ Mommy Enterprises
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 1/2 TBS honey
  • 1 TBS yellow mustard
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, add all ingredients.
  2. Stir and mix well.

 

This is just one of many ideas that you can use with the Tyson Chicken Fries. For a ton of more fun and yummy recipes, check out the #chickenfrytime hashtag on Twitter. You can also view my pictures of my shopping trip to Sam’s Club for this post on my Tyson-SamsClub Google+ Photo Album.

Tyson Logo

Be sure to follow Tyson on Twitter and follow Tyson on Facebook. Soon they will be hosting a contest where you have a chance to WIN Six Flags tickets for your family vacation this summer!

 

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