Posts tagged: pesto

Leftovers

By Kim, April 12, 2010 8:04 pm

Yesterday we made a barbecued a chicken on the grill that turned out delicious.  We had so much leftover and sometimes we don’t want to eat just the chicken. So I told my husband, I would find a way to eat the leftovers in different ways. So tonight we had a homemade pesto chicken pizza. It was so awesome! I love pesto. So when you combine pesto with bread, you are in for a real treat.

Check out how amazing the pizza looked:

I have never been a big fan of leftovers.  Maybe it’s because I was used to just reheating it and serving it the same that you ate it the night before.  It must have been food boredom. So I am trying to realize the importance of leftovers. Most of the time I put the leftovers safely in a Tupperware and then to the refrigerator.  Then I make my husband take the plain leftovers to work for lunch the next day.

I think it kind of hit me when I realized how much money we could save by reusing leftover food. We are trying to budget out grocery bill more and this is a perfect opportunity. Sometimes we run out to the grocery store on work nights and end up dropping $30! So many times I wonder, how did we just spend that?!?! So hopefully by enjoying leftovers more often, I can help us save some money!

So stayed tuned tomorrow for leftovers in the form of chicken Panini sandwiches!

Pesto Pizza

By Kim, November 15, 2009 5:19 pm

I really enjoy reading and following many food bloggers, but sometimes I wonder where they find the time to do all this cooking.  Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy cooking but some nights when I get home from work it’s the last thing on my mind.  I want something quick, easy and good.

So the other night, after a long day of work, it was time for dinner.  I had purchased garlic herb pizza dough from Trader Joe’s so I decided to make homemade pesto pizza.  It was super easy and super good.  So for those of you who need something quick but good for dinner, try out this recipe.

Ingredients:

Garlic Herb Pizza Dough

Mozzarella cheese (as much or as little as you like)

Pesto (I purchased mine from Trader Joe’s)

Follow the directions for the dough, then shape on a pan or pizza stone and add your favorite ingredients!

Pesto Pizza

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