Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza

Want to make your father’s favorite meal on his special day? Well I have a few go-to guy-approved meals easy enough, the kids can join in and help prepare. Grilling is always a guy’s favorite past-time so have his favorite cut of meat marinating in this subtly sweet 3-Ingredient Marinade, using a zing of NAKANO seasoned rice vinegar. Let the kids help pour the ingredients into the zip-top plastic bags for easy clean-up. Hamburger Dip from Gulf Coast Favorites is an all-star snack at our house – especially with the men! And what guy doesn’t love pizza? Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza is a fantastic upscale pizza bursting with flavor – easily put together in the comfort of your own home. Your guy is sure to be impressed without the fuss!

Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza from Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC Too Hot in the Kitchen

Sausage, roasted red peppers, spinach and mozzarella make this a simple upscale pizza.

Makes 8 slices

1 (12-inch) thin pizza crust

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon minced garlic

4 ounces chicken sausage or gourmet sausage of choice, cut in thin slices

1/2 cup roasted red pepper slices, drained (found in jar)

1/2 cup red onion thin slices, cut in half

1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

2 cups fresh baby spinach

1. Preheat oven 425°F. Coat crust with oil and garlic.

2. In a small nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, cook sausage until lightly browned and done. Add spinach, stirring only until wilted.

3. Evenly spoon spinach mixture over crust and top with remaining ingredients. Bake 8–10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust is done.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 196, Calories from fat 37%, Fat 8g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 19mg, Sodium 412mg, Carbohydrate 21g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g, Protein 11g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat

Serving Suggestion: Splurge with fresh mozzarella cheese for an added flavor value. Look for different varieties of sausage from chicken to vegetarian.

Shopping List:

Chicken sausage or gourmet sausage (3 ounces)
Thin pizza crust (1 (12-inch))
Olive oil
Roasted red pepper slices (1/2 cup, found in jar)
Red onion
Fresh baby spinach (2 cups)
Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (1 cup)
Seasonings: minced garlic

Favorite Summer Pizza

Hamburger Dip

Hamburger Dip – only 4 ingredients and will be a crowd favorite!

This really is the best football crowd-pleasing recipe. My husband invited friends over for the Saints game on Sunday, and even though I was short on time I was able to throw together the super easy Hamburger Dip from my mom’s cookbook, trim&TERRIFIC Gulf Coast Favorites. It is always a hit, especially with a football crowd!

Hamburger Dip from trim&TERRIFIC Gulf Coast Favorites

Just four simple ingredients create this hearty and satisfying meaty dip in mere minutes, ideal for football season and last-minute company. Serve with chips.

Makes 20 (1/4-cup) servings

1 pound ground sirloin

1/2 pound sliced mushrooms

1 (16-ounce) jar salsa

1 (8-ounce) package shredded, reduced-fat, Monterey Jack or Mexican-blend cheese

1.  In nonstick pot, cook meat, mushrooms over medium heat 5–7 minutes, until meat is well browned. Drain any excess fat.

2.  Add salsa, cheese, stirring over medium heat until cheese is melted.

Nutritional information per serving: Calories 82, Calories from fat (%) 48, Fat (g) 4, Saturated Fat (g) 2, Cholesterol (mg) 19, Sodium (mg) 175, Carbohydrate (g) 2, Dietary, Fiber (g) 0, Sugars (g) 1, Protein (g) 8, Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat

Best Football Party Dip-Hamburger Dip

Shrimp Cheese Grits Casserole

This post was from awhile ago…but making for Christmas gang also!  I am exhausted! I had 30 wonderful kids with me all weekend as we all went to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.  My daughter, Haley, invited 30 of her friends from Wash U in St. Louis to come experience Mardi Gras for the first time.  Many had never even been to the South so of course I had to have lots of food!! We had 5 king cakes and I cooked our classic Louisiana dishes that feed a crowd. I made Shrimp and Cheese Grits from Freezer Friendly Meals, ahead of time and froze so I didn’t have to spend hours in the kitchen when everyone got there.  I also had to make our favorite appetizers kids love to dig into – Hamburger Dip and Super Salsa…both with only a few ingredients and so easy. Of course they were gobbled up! It was a whirl-wind weekend full of fun but good to be back in my routine too!

Shrimp and Cheese Grits for a House Full

White Chocolate Bundt Cake

I am so excited to partner with Walmart to create easy, healthy, and affordable meals – all with one-stop shopping! Today I am an official cover girl (hahaha)featured on the www.walmart.com homepage. I use Walmart’s Great Value brand with all my testing and have been impressed with the quality of the ingredients and  the selection.  I always keep a well stocked pantry and the price point makes it more affordable to do so…gives me extra dollars to treat myself!  

On of my favorite products is the Great Value Black Bean and Corn Salsa–most people already know about it-I made the Hamburger Dip for the 30 people at my house this past weekend and used this salsa to add more pizzaz to the recipe.  I look forward to sharing more of my recipes with cooking videos on  www.walmart.com/greatvalue, all under $1 per serving!

Wait until you try these recipes:

One Step Macaroni and Cheese-one dish and no boiling noodles-time saver!
Easy Chicken I make this recipe when I need a quick and easy delcious meal
Pizza Rice-leftover rice-turn into another quick recipe with few ingredients
Yummy Yogurt White Chocolate Bundt Cake-indulgence and easy-my daughter Haley makes our favorite cakeall the time in college.

Working with Walmart-the BEST CAKE!!