Barbecue Chicken Pizza

TGIF!  Since I'm traveling out of town tomorrow to meet with our florist to finalize details of our wedding flowers and T's been working late every night this week, I thought T and I could both use a relaxing evening at home.  We opted for a quick and easy dinner: Barbecue Chicken Pizza so we could settle in to watch movies and catch up on shows from our DVR. 

Ingredients:
Pita pockets
Barbecue sauce - We used Sweet Baby Ray's Vidalia Onion
Onion, chopped
Green pepper, chopped
Precooked sliced chicken, warmed - We like to keep Tyson's grilled chicken strips on hand for things like this. 
Mozzarella Cheese

Directions.
Preheat oven to 350.  Open pita pockets and separate into two pieces.  Spread barbecue sauce onto each piece of pita.  Add onion, green pepper, chicken and cheese to top.  Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

If you're like me and don't care for raw onions or peppers, sauteing them in a pan for a few minutes would be a great option before adding them to pizza. 

This recipe is super easy and takes almost no time at all.  Enjoy!

Zesty Barbecue Chicken and Baked Beans

Happy Monday!  Today was a super busy day between work and appointments, so we opted to to use one of the best inventions every: a slow cooker!  We've made this great Barbecue Chicken before and love it!  Its super easy to make and requires very few ingredients.

Zesty Barbecue Chicken Ingredients:
1 bottle of barbecue sauce - I like to use a honey barbecue flavor
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar - We use Splenda
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
frozen, skinless chicken - 6 breasts or 10-12 tenderloins

Directions:
Place chicken in the slow cooker.  In a separate bowl, mix barbecue sauce, dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce together.  Pour over chicken.  Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours.  About an hour before serving, I shred the chicken and place back in the slow cooker to absorb more of the juices.  Delish!

I've been testing possible side options for this great chicken and decided to try a new Baked Beans recipe.  I came across two recipes here and here that had ingredients I liked, so I opted to mix and match. 

Baked Beans Ingredients:
1 can kidney beans
1 can butter beans
1 can lima beans
1 can grillin' beans
bacon pieces - I used 1 package, but you can use however much you want
onion - I used about a 1/4 cup fresh and 1/4 cup minced
1/1 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup barbecue sauce
2-4 tablespoons brown sugar - I used Splenda
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Simmer brown sugar, onion, barbecue sauce and other seasonings for about ten minutes.  Drain butter beans, kidney beans and lima beans and mix with grillin' beans and bacon pieces in a separate bowl.  Add in barbecue sauce mixture and mix well.  Pour into greased pan and bake for one hour. 

I'm happy with how this turned out!  And my fiance loved it!  There was the kick he loves, but it wasn't too spicy for my palate.  Next time, I may skip the minced onion and opt for all fresh.  Otherwise, great complement to the barbecue chicken.  Dinner is served!

 

 

Update: Since we had more than half a pan of baked beans left, we decided to add ground beef and make a meal of it!  It was delicious!