kitchen katastrophe: homemade bbq chicken pizza

welcome back my lovelies! kit kat is back! one might think that there have been no kitchen katastrophe posts in a while because there have been no kitchen katastrophes. if only that were the case... alas, i have not improved in the kitchen. this makes me avoid cooking more and more. but i shall prevail! or, more accurately, attempt to prevail and record my misadventures here.

to begin, i thought i would write about a recipe i made that was so perfect until literally the last second.

at the lovely hornbachers grocery store (yes, that's really the name) in fargo, north dakota, where my parents live, i found a fun pre-made pizza crust. it was whole wheat, which makes me feel like i'm eating healthily, so i bought it wondering what i could make with it. and then it hit me: homemade pizza! possibly one of the easiest things ever - how could i screw up? if you are short on time and want to throw something easy together, use this recipe for a delicious barbecue chicken pizza:

"Homemade" Barbecue Chicken Pizza
Ingredients

1. two chicken breasts
   
2. shredded cheese - i prefer colby jack blend
3. pre-made pizza crust (e.g. boboli or whatever hornbacher's sells)
4. barbecue sauce (i recommend hunt's original)
5. jalapenos, onions, or other veggies you like
   

Directions

• Cook the chicken breast in oil with some salt and pepper to taste. Cut into pieces about the size of a quarter
  
• Spread barbecue sauce on the pizza crust - use as little or be as liberal as you like - depends on how much barbecue you like
• Place the chicken on the barbecue sauce, cover with cheese and any veggies you like
• Follow baking instructions on the pizza crust label
• Enjoy!
  

i call this "homemade" in quotations because nothing is really MADE per se - you could make your own crust, but i don't know how to do that.

bbq chicken pizza is quite possibly my favorite food if done correctly. i LOVE it. so on the night that i was making this for my mom and i, i was quite excited. i splurged and bought organic chicken (which is really expensive in remote fargo), all natural cheese and put jalapenos on half of the pizza since my mom doesn't like them. we were so hungry waiting for it to bake. the directions suggested i bake it on a cookie sheet, which i did. i took it out of the oven and let it cool on the counter for a bit. i grabbed the rolling pizza cutter and starting cutting - not realizing the cookie sheet was not fully on the counter. as i drew the cutter towards me, it tried cutting pizza that wasn't balanced on the counter and all of a sudden, before i could blink - the pizza was all over my shoe, the floor, the shelves below the counter... my mom was standing next to me and we stared at each other with mouths agape. after picking it up, here is what it looked like:

of all my kitchen katastrophes, this was the one with which i was the most disappointed. we were shocked and dismayed and hungry. in the end, it was arby's roast beef for us. such a sad compromise.

what is your backup dinner?

Delicious Stuffed Crust Pizza

I love stuff crust Pizza!!! This is an extremely simple recipe. All you need is a store-bought pizza crust, a jar of you favorite thick pasta sauce, mozzerella cheese and a handfull of you favorite veggies quickly sauteed.

First. Grab a prepared store-bought dough and prepare your countertop to roll the dough. Toss the flour on the countertop and roll out the dough to about 13 inches. Add flour generously to prevent sticking.

Second. Arrange rolled pizza dough on a pizza pan, make sure to make a circle as best you can.

Third. Place a generous amount of mozzerella cheese 1/2 inch from the edge of the pizza. Section by section, roll the edges of the dough over the cheese to create a seal over it, press firmly as this will create your stuffed crust.

Fourth. Use a spoon to scoop your desired amount of pasta sauce onto the ready pizza crust. Afterwards add your mozzerella cheese to the pizza and top with the vegetables (I used grilled chicken, mushrooms, bell pepper and onion sauteed for a few minutes.)

Five. Make sure you don't drop any toppings for any eager bystanders to quickly eat off the floor. Besides, it may give him gas.

Six. Place prepared pizza in the oven according to directions on the pizza dough. Usually it goes in the oven for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.

Seven. Remove from oven, allow to cool for a few minutes. Enjoy.