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Pizza Sandwiches

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A pizza sandwich is just a shortcut name for a hand-held dinner or snack that brings the flavors of Italy to your table in a new way. Favorite ingredients can start with an herbed tomato sauce, spicy pepperoni, and melty cheese—all folded into our crisp thin crust pizza dough. But the filling options are endless, and the process is easy. You define what sandwich adventure your family will love!

This clever sandwich is the best of several favorite recipes, folded into one easy-to make dish that requires very minimal effort. It has the punchy flavor of pepperoni pizza, the simplicity and portability of a sandwich, in the style of a stuffed calzone. Who could resist something so delicious? It’s bound to be a frequently requested recipe in your house.

Pizza sandwiches are simple enough to count on for a quick weeknight meal on your busiest night—or for young chefs to prepare as an after-school snack. If you like, serve them with additional pizza sauce or Ranch dressing, to dunk them in, for a fun and flavorful twist. It’s just that easy.

How to Make a Pizza Sandwich

In minutes, with just a handful of ingredients, you can make pizza sandwiches for supper, after-school treats, or wrapped up for a picnic. Details are in the recipe, but just follow these easy steps.

Press Out the Dough

Unroll the pizza dough, then press it into a 12×10-inch rectangle. Cut the dough into 4 pieces.

Add the Fillings

Spread each piece of dough with pizza sauce; arrange pepperoni on half of the dough, and sprinkle with cheese and oregano.

Fold Over

Fold the dough up and over the filling. No need to seal. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Bake Until Golden Brown

A hot oven ensures the dough will crisp up and become golden brown, with gooey cheese!

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Outdoor Eats (Betty Crocker Cooking)

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Take the party outside with Betty Crocker!

Great get-togethers always start with good food. Now Betty Crocker gives you over twenty recipes to get the good times rolling—tasty appetizers, mini sandwiches, refreshing summer drinks, side dishes, salads, grilled food and delicious frozen treats. Whether you’re feeding your family or entertaining the entire block, these festive recipes are sure to please everyone.

For more great ideas visit bettycrocker.com

Rusty
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic cooking
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2016
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The Caribbean chicken kabobs is fantastic and the summer herb steaks are out of this world. Thank you and enjoy your meal and enjoy your day.
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The Pescatarian Cookbook for Beginners: 75 Recipes to Kick-Start Your Healthy Lifestyle

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Say hello to fresh, flavorful, and healthy pescatarian cuisine—a beginner’s guide

Make sure you’re starting your journey as a pescatarian off right. Filled with essential starter advice and plenty of delicious fish- and plant-based recipes, The Pescatarian Cookbook for Beginners will help you get the most of your new diet—and love every bite of it.

Designed for new pescatarians, this pescatarian cookbook provides a comprehensive overview of the diet—including the health benefits for your brain, heart, and more. Not only will you find answers to all your questions and plenty of practical cooking advice, but you’ll also get dozens of flavorful and healthy dishes that are perfect for chefs of all levels and sure to satisfy your cravings at every meal.

The Pescatarian Cookbook for Beginners includes:

  • 75 Tasty recipes—From Spiced Sweet Potato Hash with Cilantro-Lime Cream to a Seattle Salmon Dinner, this pescatarian cookbook shows you just how great-tasting and versatile pescatarianism can be.
  • For beginners—Whether you’re just getting started as a pescatarian or this is your first time thinking seriously about cooking, discover tons of helpful guides, FAQs, and more that make it easy inside this pescatarian cookbook.
  • Kitchen stocking—Make sure you’re ready to cook whatever you need with advice for selecting fish, veggies, spices, tools, and more.

Switching to a fish- and plant-based diet has never been easier than with The Pescatarian Cookbook for Beginners.

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Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking

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A badass modern Cajun cookbook from Top Chef fan favorite Isaac Toups and acclaimed journalist Jennifer V. Cole, featuring 100 full-flavor stories and recipes.

Things get a little salty down in the bayou…

Cajun country is the last bastion of true American regional cooking, and no one knows it better than Isaac Toups. Now the chef of the acclaimed Toups’ Meatery and Toups South in New Orleans, he grew up deep in the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana, where his ancestors settled 300 years ago. There, hunting and fishing trips provide the ingredients for communal gatherings, and these shrimp and crawfish boils, whole-hog boucheries, fish frys, and backyard cookouts — form the backbone of this book.

Taking readers from the backcountry to the bayou, Toups shows how to make:

A damn fine gumbo, boudin, dirty rice, crabcakes, and cochon de lait His signature double-cut pork chop and the Toups Burger And more authentic Cajun specialties like Hopper Stew and Louisiana Ditch Chicken.

Along the way, he tells you how to engineer an on-the-fly barbecue pit, stir up a dark roux in only 15 minutes, and apply Cajun ingenuity to just about everything.

Full of salty stories, a few tall tales, and more than 100 recipes that double down on flavor, Chasing the Gator shows how — and what it means — to cook Cajun food today.

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3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Recipes: 200 Recipes for Memorable Meals

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People love the convenience of their slow cookers. What could be better than walking in the door after a hard day’s work to the smell of beef stew, ready and waiting? A beef stew that only requires three ingredients, that’s what!The problem with most slow cooker recipes is that they require lots of ingredients and steps before you actually “fix it and forget it.” Not this book-these are truly simple recipes, and best of all, they are memorable, not mushy!You’ll find recipes like:*Rosemary Lamb Stew*Chicken Curry*Three-Alarm Chili*Spicy Pot Roast with Onions*Coq au Vin*Pork Roast with 40 Cloves of GarlicPlus, you’ll find recipes for desserts like cheesecake and custard and appetizers like chicken wings and artichoke dip!

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5.0 out of 5 stars 
The Best Cookbook for the Busy Person
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2008
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I just began a new schedule and I was having a very hard time adjusting to having dinner on the table and not getting home until 6:30 at night. My daughter was starving by then so I couldn't just start cooking - I needed something ready when I got home. Hence the slow cooker meals. I tried using the slow cooker recipes that I found in other cookbooks but the food prep before hand meant that I would have to wake up 2 hours earlier just to chop, dice and assemble.
This cookbook is so easy and the recipes are quite good! I love it. Put the main ingredient in and add some prepared soup, gravy, spices, fruit, etc and voila...when you come home it is done. Now, I said prepared ingredients. My biggest objection to the book is that the recipes call for a lot of prepared/processed ingredients that I would not normally cook with. But, I figure that it is a whole lot better for you than a meal from a fast food restaurant or eating out. I usually serve the meal with rice/potatoes/noodles that I prepare the night before and heat up in the microwave plus a fresh or frozen veggy.
If you are a busy person who needs help with feeding your family - this book will not disappoint you.

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