I don’t do a LOT for most holiday’s. But I grew up with colored food. Pink milk, eggs, etc… I already shared my pink scones and for dinner this weekend we decide to go with a pink heart shaped pizza for dinner!
I MEANT to dye the dough too, but forgot to add the red until it was too late. I LOVE my bread machine pizza dough recipe, it’s PERFECTION. The key to getting colored dough (which I’ve done for quite a few holiday’s including our green shamrock St Patrick day pizza a few years ago!)
Here is my pizza dough recipe and my homemade Alfredo sauce that i make these pizza’s with.
Then top with whatever you like! I saute chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic (we love garlic) and add that first. For the kids we add green onions and that’s mostly it. For us big kids we love artichoke hearts, spinach, green onions and mushrooms.
To bind it all together top it with grated mozzarella and grated parmesan cheese! Slide it back into the oven (onto the pizza stone) and bake another 5-6 mins until the edges start to brown. Let it cool a bit, cut and serve!
You could of course use a red based sauce and pepperoni and stuff for a valentines pizza, but we love our chicken alfredo pizza and the kids love helping me roll it out into fun holiday shapes! What do you make for holiday dinners?
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Chrissy
This looks delicious!! I think I may give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Ashlee
Thanks! My sister thinks the pink looks appetizing, but my kids loved it! of course you could just make it without the dye, it’s Delicious either way!
aimee
Mmm looks so yummy. Is there an advantage to baking the crust part way through before adding the toppings?
Ashlee
I’m honestly not sure, it’s just my preference… the thick crust takes so long to cook I didn’t like what it did to the toppings, dry chicken burnt cheese edges and the more you heat cheese the more greasy it seems to get…
aimee
oh, I just read that it helps keep the toppings moist. Doesn’t putting the toppings under the cheese help with that too?
Ashlee
I like to cook the toppings until JUST melted, but then the crust wasn’t done so I started the partially cooked crust version and have been really happy with it. Again, see my other response, but I don’t like the cheese overcooked, it seems to get extra greasy that way.
Jenny @ Simcoe Street
So cute! Happy (early) Valentines Day!
Jenny
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Ashlee
Aw thanks! I hope you had a great Valentines day as well!