Grilled Pizza Party

If you want to see how this is done, go to youtube.com and search whitney klein. I'm the girl in the pink shirt. I've always wanted to make a movie like the food network and this was my chance. Although we weren't the most professional and I got teased while trying to talk, we had a blast making this. I especially want to thank Patrick Akhamlich for filming, editing, and doing some sweet graphics.

I had the guys over for a poker/fight night so I wanted to do something fun and customizable so everyone was happy. If I did this again I would buy more pizza dough because the guys could have eaten 2 mini pizzas each.

Buy pizza dough (4.50 for large ball of dough)
mozzarella cheese
fontina cheese

possible toppings:
pepperoni
bell pepper
onion
chicken
roasted garlic
basil-cheese
proscuitto
chorizo

tomato sauce:
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 tbs oregano
3 tbs fresh basil
red chili flake
up to 2 tbs of sugar

For directions You'll just have to watch my video and see for yourself! please leave comments so I can improve for the next video which should be beef stew.

here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcDkr5nRImc

Pineapple and Onion Chicken with Brown Rice and Green Beans

Marinade:
1 can pineapple chunks and liquid
1/2 vidalia or sweet onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tbs. soy sauce
1 tbs dry thyme
1 tsp red pepper flake
zest of one lemon

6 pieces of chicken (I prefer dark meat)
green beans
shallot
butter
brown rice
chicken stock

optional: extra onion, thinly sliced and caramelized to top chicken after baking

Directions:
1. combine all ingredients for marinade in a plastic bag. combine well and then add chicken. Remove as much air as possible from bag so marinade has maximum contact with the chicken. Allow to marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours and up to 24.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove chicken from marinade and place on a foil lined baking sheet. Add pineapple pieces and onion slices to cook alongside chicken. bake chicken for 55 minutes.

3. While chicken cooks prepare any side dishes you like. I made brown rice according to the package directions except instead of water, I added chicken stock. I also made some green beans like I have in other posts so check those out for directions.

4. Remove chicken from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve everything together. For a fresher/brighter taste I like to squeeze a little lemon or lime on top of the chicken right before serving.

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Some dishes just make me happy inside or are just great go to meals. I recently remade my meatloaf (posted in September), frozen store bought ravioli (posted in February), and chicken risotto (posted in September). These meals are all crowd pleasers and use things that I usually keep on hand.