Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza

Life has been a little crazy around these parts... note the lack of blogging about food? To let you know in case you were wondering... BOTH my wee ones started school over the course of the past few weeks which would make one think that I would have more time for blogging about said Food but in all actuality has made me more busy and has resulted in my lack of blogging about said Food.  Between Baseball practices for my son, running errands, attending PTA meetings, back to school nights and running the kids to and fro, cooking has been placed on the back burner...literally. However, I recently tried a fabulous pizza recipe that is easy to make on those busy school nights. If you have read my blog before you have become familiar with the fact that we eat a lot of homemade pizza around these parts, not only is it kid friendly and adult pleasing but it can be made up in a jiffy and can be paired up with a bagged salad. PERFECTION. I L-O-V-E recipes like this!

This pizza recipe won myself Brownie points with my husband because one of his favorite dishes is Chicken Cordon Bleu; however, making the original dish takes some time and who has time these days, or at least on busy school nights? This Pizza Recipe comes as close to the real deal and makes the HUBBY HAPPY because it tastes like the real deal and makes the kids happy because they are eating pizza. If you are wanting your family to be a HAPPY Campers all around make this delicious pizza tonight. You won't be disappointed. This is one recipe that is mom tested and Hubby and Kid approved.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza

Ingredients:

1 Large Chicken Breast

1 egg

Butter for Frying

1/2 c. Dried Breadcrumbs

1/2 c. Shredded Provolone Cheese

1/2 c. Mozzarella Cheese

1/2 c. Alfredo Sauce

1/2 c.  Ham Steak, Diced

1  Homemade or premade Pizza Crust

Directions:

1. Beat the egg in a small bowl. In a shallow pie dish add the breadcrumbs. Roll the chicken breast in the breadcrumbs, then dip in the egg and then roll in the breadcrumbs again. Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat and melt the butter. Add chicken breast and  fry in the butter on both sides until golden brown and fully cooked. Internal temperatures should be 165 degrees.  Remove from pan, cool and cut into strips.

2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out pizza crust onto pizza pan and bake for 7-8 minutes and then top with toppings. If using a premade crust spread alfredo sauce over crust and top with provolone and mozzarella cheeses, chicken and ham. If using a cooked crust return to oven for an additional 10-15 minutes. If using a premade crust bake for 10-15 minutes or until heated through and cheese has melted. Enjoy!

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Ashlee, The Culinary Queen

7-up Biscuits

One form of cooking that I quite haven't been able to master around here is making fresh baked bread. My several attempts have been huge FAILS. My bread either turns out hard or doesn't raise. I am wondering if it is a result of getting the yeast to hot or not letting things raise enough. Naturally, I have been trying to find some form of bread recipe that I can make and not feel so bad about my failed baking bread attempts. I get so frustrated because I am a perfectionist and haven't been able to perfect baking bread... unless it is Rhodes Rolls! 

Wink.

I recently came across a delicious recipe for 7 up biscuits. I was intrigued with the 7 up being an ingredient in the rolls. After reading over the ingredients, I knew that I couldn't screw making these biscuits up. I am so excited now, because I have found my go to recipe when I need to make something to go along with Sunday Dinners, or even to pair up with a yummy hearty soup for winter time. I compare this recipe to tasting a lot like the biscuits  that you would order at KFC. My family loves KFC biscuits and so these were a huge hit. when I made them for the Hubs and the kidelts. So, If you have a hard time making bread like me, then this is sure to become BEST BISCUIT RECIPE EVER at your home!!

7-up Biscuits

Ingredients:

2 c. Bisquick Mix

1/2 c. Sour Cream

1/2 c. 7-up

1/4 c. butter

Directions:

Cut Sour Cream into Biscuit Mix, add 7 up. Makes a very soft dough. Sprinkle additional biscuit mix on board or table and pat dough out. Using a biscuit cutter or the top part of a mason jar to cut out biscuits. Melt 1/4 c. butter in a 9 inch square pan. Place cut biscuits in pan and bake at 450 degrees until golden brown.  Cooking times vary according to stoves so Keep an eye on the biscuits so they don't burn.

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Ashlee, The Culinary Queen