Mozzarella, Tomato, French Bread and Basil Pesto = Easy Deliciousness!

Am I the only one who seems to pin the pins on Pinterest that have no link? And they are typically recipes for the most delicious looking whatever and then you are left with incredible disappointment because you may never taste this amazing tantalizing morsel?

Sorry....drama...

Anywho, this very thing just happened to me a few days ago. So I just made up a recipe for it! Before you are too impressed, this recipe is for a glorified grilled cheese sandwich so don't get too impressed although for me, this is big news!

So the only "recipe" is for the basil pesto. Everything else is real simple..

French Bread

Tomatos

Mozzarella Cheese Slices

Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto: As far as this goes, I just really improvised and made it up...kinda. I used a basic recipe online to see what they put in it, but since I was only making one sandwich and wasn't sure if I would like it or not, I just threw some ingredients in a bowl and tried it, but it was DELICIOUS! So I will share with you what I "threw together"

Basil

Finely chopped almonds

Miracle Whip

Salt & Pepper to taste

Parmesan Cheese

Olive Oil

Garlic

I made just enough to make a paste, and just enough to go on 1-2 sandwiches. The beauty of this is you can add however much you want! Like garlic? Add more! Like parmesan cheese? Add more! 

I guess it goes without saying that I buttered my bread and then grilled it like a grilled cheese with all the goodies in the middle (cheese, tomato, pesto) until the bread turned golden and the cheese sizzled (about 10 minutes on medium). 

How do you personalized your pesto?

Four Ingredient, Ten Minute, BBQ Chicken Pizza

I have recently been introduced to the world of BBQ chicken pizza. I am a very original girl, and I typically stick to the originals, cheese, pepperoni, sausage or canadian bacon. But this stuff,, is GOOD! I have some warming in the oven as I speak!

Well, today, starving and in need of a quick meal. I had a brilliant thought: surely I could make bbq chicken pizza??

I did and it was DELICIOUS and SO EASY! I am ashamed of myself for not figuring this out sooner..

Here is what I did...

Four ingredients people...FOUR!

Chicken
BBQ Sauce
Pizza Crust
Cheese

That's it!

Chicken: I typically have some grilled chicken that I keep in the house. I try to cook 2-3 chicken breasts at a time and then cut it up and freeze it for instances just like this.

Pizza Crust: My pizza crust was just a store bought crust that I pulled out of the freezer.

BBQ Sauce  can be any sauce you like!

Cheese: I used a mexican cheese blend.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. All you do is spread the desired amount of BBQ sauce over the pizza crust. (I wish I had put more sauce on, but there is always a next time!) I had defrosted my chicken in the microwave and then just sprinkled the chunks over the pizza till it was adequately covered. Then I smothered it with cheese!
That's it! Done!
Put in the oven for 10 minutes and this is what came out...