Chicken Taco Pizza

MY OBSESSION:  If there's one thing I could eat multiple times a week and never get sick of, it's pizza! And it only helps that I am in love with someone who loves pizza more than I do, AND my son asks for pizza for breakfast on a daily basis!

  

While living in Spain or traveling through France, when I encountered a sad or rough time, I turned to pizza... maybe because it comforted me in a way...

It brought me back to all those Friday nights as a kid; pizza night...and book mobile night with my dad<3...bowling night at Nesbits Lanes.

Pizza is also one of many foods that just brings people together; we have it at class parties at school, we order it for football games, and it's the food we often rely on when we socialize and gather with friends and family.  Whatever the occasion, pizza is usually there!  One of my more recent favorite memories of pizza was ordering from Pizza Hut for our first meal in our new house!  We didn't even have any furniture yet, but we sat on the floor and devoured our pizza together... it was beautiful!

 

Pizza is great- it never gets old because there are so many different combinations of toppings and you can literally put almost anything on a pizza crust and it will be the most amazing thing you have ever bitten into; the melted globs of cheese, the crunchy fresh veggies, the spicy pepperoni, the tangy tomato sauce, the taste of fresh herbs...

I could go on and on and on...

 

  Recently, I've been turning to making pizzas on the weekends for Saturday afternoon lunches, and I've discovered it's actually quite practical to make your own instead of ordering one; it's simple, cheap, quick, and delicious! 

I've become a fan of Pillsbury Thin Crust Pizza Crust for whatever pizza I am making.  This recipe is definitely a pizza with a twist, a Mexican twist, as it uses the Creamy Salsa Chicken that I posted the recipe for in my previous post: Like I said, you should have leftovers of the chicken and this is what I used them for...

Chicken Taco Pizza

Pillsbury Thin Crust Pizza Crust

Red onion

Jalapeno

Cilantro

Tomato

Taco or Fiesta blend shredded cheese

Chilli Powder

 

While the dough is precooking for about 5 mins., dice your veggies:  red onion, jalapeno, and tomato.

Chop the cilantro and take a sip of your wine : )

 

 



Spread Creamy Salsa Chicken over pre-cooked pizza dough and then top with the diced onion and jalapenos.

Cook pizza until crust just starts to brown on the edges.  Add shredded cheese and sprinkle with chili powder.  Evenly place tomatoes and cilantro on top of pizza.  Cook for just a few more minutes; until cheese is melted.

 

Cool, slice, and enjoy... the flavor is outstanding!

 

 

The BEST kind of pie is a PIZZA pie, and the best kind of conversation happens around a pizza! 

<3 LML

"Multi-purpose" Crockpot Creamy Salsa Chicken

This recipe came from Pinterest and is absolutely delicious! If you know me, you know I've had nearly every type of meat prepared any way you can think of and will try anything and everything that can be rolled up in a tortilla. This is, no joke, the best tasting meat I have ever put on a tortilla. And it's so freaking simple- and I'm all about simplicity.  I used frozen chicken breasts and just dumped all this stuff in the crockpot and let it cook until we came home from school. The only thing I had to do when we came home, was add the sour cream and shred the chicken.   The chicken literally fell apart when I touched it with the fork! 
MUST TRY!


Crockpot Creamy Salsa Chicken

4 chicken breasts (1.875 lbs. from Walmart)
1 packet of taco seasoning (we prefer old el paso)
1 container of fresh made salsa (Walmart market fresh mild salsa 18 oz.)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz. sour cream
Tortillas (try Mission Artisan Ancient Grains!)
Toppings- cheese, jalapeños, onion, tomato, cilantro, etc.


Put chicken breasts in crockpot and top with half of taco seasoning.  Mix together salsa and mushroom soup in a bowl and pour over chicken.  Sprinkle rest of seasoning on top of mixture.  Cook on low for 6-8 hours (or on high for half the time).  Shred chicken with a fork and mix in sour cream.  Let cook for a few more minutes until heated thoroughly.

Use your favorite tortillas- see my favorite in the above ingredient list to change up your tacos a bit- and toppings! 

You WILL have leftovers to freeze or to use in other meals- hence the name "multi-purpose" ; )  I used mine to make a pizza, which I will share in my next post...


Tacos4Life. <3  LML