Celebrate National Pizza Month With Classico and Giveaway #sponsored

It doesn't have to be National Pizza Month to enjoy eating and making your own delicious pizzas.
With Classico pizza sauces, it's super easy to put together the ingredients and enjoy fresh from the oven pizza at home.

Classico sauces come in Traditional Pizza Sauce, White Pizza Sauce, and Fire Roasted Pizza Sauce flavors. All three are delicious, and you can count on Classico to use the finest ingredients to give their sauces a delicious, full-bodied flavors.

My family and I recently enjoyed a family pizza night, and I made a delicious pizza with a homemade crust, and using Classico Traditional Pizza Sauce.

I love making my own pizza crust from scratch, but you can save time by using a prepared crust from the store.
Just oil a pizza pan with olive oil so that the crust doesn't sick to it, then spread the crust generously with the pizza sauce of your choice. Put on the toppings of your choice, and then top with a generous amount of Mozzarella cheese.

Homemade pizza is super easy , and Classico sauces really are a great start to a delicious pizza.



My grandchildren's favorite pizza is pepperoni with black olives, topped with lots of Mozzarella I like this too, but I spice it up a bit by adding finely chopped red onion.


Yum, nothing like hot, homemade pizza, right from the oven!!

*In the spirit of full disclosure, I've partnered with Classico and received product, coupons, premium items, and reader giveaway coupons, as part of my participation. However, no payment was given, or expected for posting about the program, and all opinions  expressed here are my own.




In honor of National Pizza Month, Classico Pizza is giving away a coupon for a jar of free pizza sauce to three readers.


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*Limited to US residents 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts Oct 30 2013 and ends on Nov 14 2013 at 12:01 am EST. Winner will be emailed and has 72 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others. The sponsor is responsible for providing the prize. I was sent products to review for my post.

Simple Suppers - Spicy Italian Sausage and Veggies Pizza

Lately I have had a huge craving for pizza. But not the kind that comes in a cardboard box and is delivered to your door.
I'm talking about the kind that you make yourself, that you choose the toppings, make the dough, and then anticipate how delicious it's going to taste while the heavenly aroma comes from the oven as it cooks.
Pizza making can be fun, easy, and a great way to get friends and family in the kitchen to make their own pizzas along with you. Everyone can learn to make pizzas, and the dough I used for this recipe was very simple, with no kneading or rising.

The main ingredient for this pizza is the hot and spicy Italian sausage I used. This package of sausage is enough for two pizzas, so I used half, and froze the other half for later use on another pizza.
I experimented with Philadelphia Cooking Crème as a white sauce and I loved it. It wasn't as thick as cream cheese is, and it spread easily on the dough.

I love this super easy dough recipe. It's a great one to use if you don't have lots of time, or are making pizza with kids.

I often put a nice layer of spinach on my pizzas because I honestly don't taste it, and it's so healthy for you. And of course, I add lots of cheese as a finishing touch before I pop it in the oven.

Next time I'll slice my onions a little thinner, but I absolutely love red onions, so this was delicious.
The  Italian sausage does go well with other veggies too, but I thought this was the perfect pizza combo.


Recipe for Spicy Italian Sausage and Veggie Pizza

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 package all purpose yeast
1 cup warm water
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt


1 1/2 cups of cooked and crumbled hot Italian sausage
1/2 container of Philadelphia Cooking Crème, savory garlic flavor
1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
1 medium red onion cut into rings
3 cups of fresh spinach
1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Makes one 12 inch pizza.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in flour, salt, and oil. Stir until smooth. Let dough rest 5 minutes.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round. Transfer crust onto a lightly greased pizza pan.
Spread with desired toppings and bake in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Let pizza set 5 minutes before slicing.

Simple Suppers - Chicken Spinach Pizza With White Sauce

I think that making pizza is one of the very best ways to get creative in the kitchen. There are so many toppings, sauces, and kinds of pizza dough to make, that you could literally make a different pizza every night of the year.
This recipe for a chicken pizza with spinach, mushrooms, and bell peppers is one of my favorites. The white sauce is a snap to make, and you can certainly add more of your favorite toppings. One thing I have started doing is buying pizza toppings from my favorite little grocery store's salad bar. For this pizza I bought the all the toppings there, including the already cooked chicken. So easy, and a real money saver, too.
I have made my own pizza dough in the past, and I definitely want to start experimenting with making it again. I used an already made crust for this pizza, and it still very good, but nothing beats homemade.
I actually made two of these yummy pizzas, but the following recipe is for one pizza.

Ingredients to make one large pizza:

1 4oz. package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup ranch dressing
1/4 cup minced onion
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1 cup chicken, cut up
1 cup chopped spinach
1 cup mushrooms
1/2 cup sliced red bell peppers
1 large pizza crust, homemade or store bought


Directions:

To make the sauce, stir together cream cheese, ranch dressing, onion and garlic. Spread evenly over pizza crust. Top with chicken, spinach, mushrooms, bell peppers, and cheese.
Cook in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.