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I love cooking food and decorating spaces. I have spent many years learning and refining my skills for the things I am so passionate about. With my blog I want to share suggestions, tips and ideas with hopes to inspire you to become a savvy host and house proud yourself. I am passionate about anything food and home decor and have always thought that the two go hand in hand. My background is Italian and I get my inspirations for food from a family of great cooks. I love to experiment with old favorites and add my own touch to make it new, lighter and healthier. I love coming up with new dishes by just looking in the fridge and using up whatever is in there that day. Some of my best dinner parties were simple foods prepared with passion and the right ambiance and then share it with really great people . I would welcome any comments, ideas or questions.

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Rose Arangio


Thursday, November 3, 2011

What to do with left over breaded chicken

I had 5 boneless, breaded and baked left over thighs that I made yesterday along with 2 cups of cooked rapini(boil for 5 minutes, drained and sauteed in olive oil and garlic, salt to taste). After pondering how to make another meal out of that to feed a family of 4, I decided on pizza. Pizza dough makes a great base for just about anything and my family really loves pizza so I know a head of time this will be fantastic


5 boneless breaded baked thighs cut into small pieces
2 cups of cooked rapini, chopped
5 roma tomatoes, sliced in half, drizzle with olive oil and sea salt then baked 45 min in a 375' oven, cool then chop
1 cup of jar artichokes, drained and sliced
I made 2 pizza doughs quick rise method.

shape dough into a ball and lightly flour and roll into a thin crust. Lightly grease with crisco(dough never sticks when you use this method) a baking pan (I use a pampered chef baking stone, they are amazing) top pizza with all toppings, drizzle with olive oil and bake in 425' oven until bottom and sides are golden. top with grated mozzarella in the last 10 minutes of cooking if desired. Rustic and very delicious.




If you are making 2 pizzas at a time and using both oven racks you will have to switch the pizzas half way through cooking so that the pizzas will cook evenly.

4 slices were left over, so I guess some of use will be having pizza for lunch tomorrow :)