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  • The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe

    This meatball pizza, made with a secret sauce, mozzarella cheese, and the surprise element of juicy chicken meatballs piled atop pizza dough, takes homemade pizza to a whole new and indulgent level. That’s better than takeout.

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe

    Chewy crust, spicy sauce, meatballs and plenty of melted cheese? Ummmm…. yes, please.

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe
    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe

    Pizza is always a winner in our house and cheesy meatballs are definitely comfort food around here, so we threw together a super easy, super cheesy meatball pizza. Make a big batch of meatballs and freeze in portions along with this fresh pizza dough recipe so you’ll have meatball pizzas ready to go when you want them.

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe
    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe

    You can use frozen meatballs to save on time but you will have to adjust points accordingly, I prefer to make my own and I added a little pizza flare to mine.

    How do you make Meatball Pizza?

    1. A pizza pan is rubbed with a little bit of oil. Pizza dough is spread into the pan, poked with a fork. Then spread prepared sauce over it.

    Spread pizza sauce over the dough

    2. The topping is assembled by cooking the meatballs in a hot pan.

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe
    Meatballs 🙂

    3. Then pizza dough is topped with the cheddar cheese, meatballs, red and green bell pepper and a generous portion of mozzarella cheese.

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe
    Meatball Pizza ready to go in the oven!!

    4. Then baked in the preheated oven until the cheese is golden and crust is cooked! Remove from the oven and cut into the wedges. ENJOY 🙂

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe
    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe

    Where is the best place to buy Pizza dough?

    1. Most markets have some sort of pizza dough that they sell.  You’ll probably be able to find the kind of pizza dough in the can (not my favorite), and some will offer it in a little plastic baggie (probably a better product and likely more fresh).
    2. I do have a tip for the best place to buy pizza dough.  Most pizza restaurants will likely be willing to sell you a ball of their pizza dough.  Just ask!  That’s going to be your best bet for good pizza dough!
    3.  You can also make your own. I have good recipe for Easy Pizza Dough.

    What are the best toppings for pizza?

    1. If you’re a meat lover, you’ll most likely enjoy some sort of meat lover’s pizza like this Meatball Pizza!  BBQ Chicken Pizza is my another favorite. 
    2. And my personal choice for pizza topping is Bell Peppers, Olives and Pineapple.  Chicken Chunks, Sausage are also popular pizza toppings ( but I don’t like it that much).
    3. Some people like to add olives, corn, goat cheese, spinach and more.  The possibilities are endless!

    It’s pretty likely that everyone in your family will enjoy this Meatball Pizza.  It’s a nice, quick and easy dinner for those nights that are crazy!

    Bismillah let’s get started.
    Check it out The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe and printable version here!!

    The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe

    Instead of ordering pizza tonight, try this perfectly pleasing meatball pizza recipe! Great for light dinner or go-with — so simple! So delish!
    Keyword 30 minutes meals, Baking, cheese, chicken mince, Dinner, meatball, Pizza, Quick and Easy
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Servings 4
    Author Bushra Waheed

    Ingredients

    For The Meatballs:

    • 500 gm chicken mince
    • 1 bread slice crust removed
    • 1/3 cup warm water
    • 1 large egg white lightly beaten
    • 1 tsp chopped garlic
    • 1 small garlic clove minced
    • 1 tsp onion powder
    • 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
    • 1 tbsp fresh basil chopped
    • 1 tsp red pepper crushed
    • freshly ground black pepper to taste
    • salt to taste
    • oil for frying

    For the Meatball Pizza:

    • 1 pound homemade pizza dough for recipe click here
    • 12 meatballs halved and thawed
    • 1/4 cup pizza sauce
    • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
    • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded
    • 1/4 cup cheddar cheese
    • 1 small green pepper chopped
    • 1 small red pepper chopped
    • few fresh basil optional
    • a pinch of crushed red pepper to add a extra kick
    • and/or other toppings of your choice

    Instructions

    To Make The Meatballs:

    • In a bowl, combine the bread and water. Let stand, turning the bread occasionally to thoroughly moisten it, for 10 minutes.
    • Squeeze the bread gently to remove most of the water.
    • Discard the water. Tear the bread into 1-inch chunks and toss them into a large bowl.
    • Add the chicken mince, ginger, garlic, onion powder, parsley, basil, egg white, red pepper, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste.
    • Mix thoroughly with moistened hands.
    • Shape the meat mixture into 12 mini balls.
    • Place the meatballs on the lined sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
    • Now heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook meatballs for 6-8 minutes or until golden, flip and cover the pan fry additional 5 minutes to cook from inside(make sure not to over cooked).
    • Remove meatballs from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
    • Let the meatballs cool slightly and then cut each one in half.
    • Set aside.

    To Prepare the Sauce:

    • In a small bowl, mix together the pizza sauce, mayonnaise, basil and a pinch of crushed red pepper. Set aside.

    To Assemble The Meatball Pizza:

    • Preheat the oven at 180 degre C or 425 F.
    • Drizzle a round pizza pan or a rectangular baking sheet with olive oil or non-stick spray.
    • On lightly floured surface, roll out pizza dough into a 12-inch circle, with a rolling pin.
    • Spread bases evenly with prepared pizza sauce. Scatter evenly with cheddar cheese.
    • Top with meatballs halves and pressing lightly into base. Scatter evenly with Mozzarella cheese.
    • Top with chopped green and red bell pepper.
    • Bake 25 minutes or until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese is hot and bubbly.
    • Let pizza sit for a few minutes then cut into 4 slices.
    • Delicious Meatball Pizza is ready to serve.
    • ENJOY 🙂

    Notes

    Serve with salad mix.

    Some Useful Tips & Hints:

    1. For make-ahead meatballs, you can make the meatballs up to the end of step 1 and freeze them layered between baking paper in an airtight container. Store them for up to 2 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight and continue recipe from step 2.
    2. Chicken mince is easily available at major supermarkets or local butchers.
    3. Use a store-bought pizza base for quicker version.
    4. You can add your favorite herbs and spices for a spicy version.

    Want more Pizza Inspiration? 

    Here are some other pizza recipes on my blog:

    If you’re looking for more easy, family friendly dinner ideas, you might also enjoy my The Best and Easiest Spaghetti Meatballs Recipe or this Butter Chicken Pasta,  Homemade Lamb Burgers and Keema Macaroni are also fun recipes for the family!

    Put your own spin on it. And lemme know how it turns out and do take a few seconds to rate it! I would love to see your recreations so tag me on instagram @recipestable or Facebook (Recipestable) or on Twitter so I can see how lovely yours turn out.

  • Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza Recipe

    Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza Recipe

    Let’s Make Pizza Night Fun!

    After a whole month of no blogging, no cooking and baking I’m back in the biz with this star of a recipe – “Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza!”

    I was extremely busy with my mid terms exams and eid shopping, so I couldn’t get a chance to publish new posts on my blog. Exams were taking priority sadly. But from now till eid, I’ll be try to more regular (InshaAllah)!

    I’m a lover of Italian food and fresh herbs and my family loves pizza in all forms. One of our favorite family meals is homemade pizza. We make regular Homemade pizza, Pan pizza, Pizza Cups, Pizza Rolls, Pizza sandwiches , Pizza Paratha and Pizza fries. One thing we love about it is that you can get really creative with toppings and today’s recipe is one of my recent (and favorite) creations –Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza.

     Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza recipe
    Photo: Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza

    Can you say “Delicioso?”  OMG, this pizza did not disappoint!   This, to me, is the perfect Italian Flavored pizza. The crust is light and crispy. The sauce is thick and tomato-y. The fresh mozzarella is mild and cheesy. The basil leaves are bright and fresh and the herb aroma is amazing. When I bit in and my mouth filled with saucy, cheesy, herby goodness I’m pretty sure I had a pizzagasm.  The cheese melted perfectly into the crust , the flavors being even more dramatic where it had browned into that crunchy, cheesy topping. 

     Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza
    Photo: Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza

    I love eating food where in each bite you get something a little bit different, it makes it all the more interesting and enjoyable to eat and this pizza definitely delivers that… I like the basil leaves to be baked along with the pizza, but you can sprinkle them on top after baking if you prefer them uncooked. This recipe can be done with little effort, but it has a big impact on your taste buds and entire dinner experience.

    Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza recipe
    Photo: Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza

    For this pizza I decided to use the pre-made homemade pizza dough, but feel free to make your own from scratch. It’s very straightforward to make and if you don’t fancy making your own pizza base then you could simply add the toppings to a store bought pizza crust. I always brush my pizza dough with olive oil and herb seasoning to make it even more delicious!
    While my pizza dough was rising in the pan, I prepared the pizza toppings. The pizza crust bakes for about 10-15 minutes in a 200 degree oven (or until crispy and light brown and cheese is melted). The secret to a good Sicilian crust is a nice coating of olive oil on the pan. That helps crisp up the bottom of the crust. A very hot oven is also crucial. The hard part is waiting for this oh so delicious pizza! The wait is definitely worth it, because you are rewarded with an amazingly delicious pizza.

    Photo: Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza
    Photo: Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza

    I’m thinking cheesy flatbread for my next attempt!

    Bismillah, let’s get started!!

    Check it out the Chicken Shashlik Sticks recipe and printable version here!!

    If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #Recipestable & #TastyRecipesbyBushrah. I’d love to see what you cook!

    Happy Pizza Making!!

  • Quick Weeknight Dinner: Chicken Tikka Pizza Recipe (Ready in Under 30 Minutes)

    Chicken Tikka Pizza

    Pizza is a popular and delicious dish of Italian origin, that has become extremely popular all over the world.
    Today i am bringing you guys an amazing fusion dish. Fusion cooking is a delight! It creates magic and is fairly easy to do. When we combine a number of cuisines in one meal, we get a delicious combination of new tastes and flavors.
    If you love pizza and you love BBQ aroma – then this is totally your kind of Pizza.It sounded AH-mazing!…and it sure was! It was “love at first bite”!

    Chicken Tikka Pizza Recipe
    Photo: Chicken Tikka Pizza 

    Chicken tikka is Asian style of barbecued chicken and it tastes fabulous as a topping on pizza. It has become widely popular in Pakistan.

    Chicken Tikka Pizza Marination
    Photo: Chicken Tikka Pizza Marination

    I made it yesterday for my family and especially for my brother. He is a true pizza lover. He was sad when it got over and even though he knew there was no more pizza left he was talking about how he felt like having this pizza the next day. He still talks about it. And while writing this post, I wish I had some pizza dough so that I could make this again now.
    If you ask me what makes a good pizza, i would definitely say that it is the sauce. I will overlook a ‘meh’ crust if the sauce is good. Yeah, but of course, i would prefer when both the crust and sauce are amazing, but the highlight of a pizza for me is definitely its sauce. And this sauce is just ‘magical perfection’. Talking about the crust, i prefer thin crust pizza over a thick chewy one. And this recipe gives you the perfect crust. The best part is that it is super easy. Hope you guys give this recipe a try and be fall illustrious among your friends and relatives for making finest an admirable Chicken pizza.

    So let the fun begin

    1st Prepare Chicken Tikka:

    Marinate the chicken with the lemon juice, yogurt, ginger garlic paste, roasted cumin powder, garam masala, red chilli powder, tikka masala powder and salt.Marinate for atleast 4 hours ( perferably marinate overnight).

    Chicken Tikka Pizza MarinationPhoto: Chicken Tikka Pizza Marination

    Now broil on high for 8-10 minutes, turning over once. Or grill till cooked.
    Transfer into a bowl and keep side.

    Note:Sorry I din’t get grilling process pictures as I was on in a hurry to assemble the pizza. 😛

    Now Make Pizza Dough :

    In a large mixing bowl, mix 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar, milk powder and salt.
    Combine warm water, egg and butter in a small bowl.

    Pizza Dough Ingredients
    Photo: Pizza Dough Ingredients

    Add this in the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer on High for 3 minutes.
    Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can. or knead with hand.
    Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic ( 3 to 5 minutes ).
    Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease dough surface.

    Chicken Tikka Pizza Dough
    Photo: Pizza Dough

    Cover bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place until double in size ( 50 to 60 minutes ).
    Punch dough down. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
    Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.

    To Make Pizza Sauce :
    Blend tomato paste, tomato sauce, oregano in a blender.
    Heat 1 teaspoon butter in a pan, add garlic paste & fry for 1 minute.
    Add blended tomato mixture & paprika.
    Cook on medium heat until sauce is thick. Keep aside and let it cool competely.

    To Assemble The Pizza

    Preheat oven to the highest setting on your oven. Mine goes to 250 C degree.
    If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven. I do not have one, and I use the back of my sheet pan.
    You do not have to preheat your sheet pan. Dust your sheet pan.
    Roll out your pizza dough.
    Drizzle some melted butter on top of your rolled out pizza.
    Prick with fork and let it rest for 10 minutes.
    Spread pizza sauce over it.
    Top generously with the chicken tikka and capsicum.
    Sprinkle cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese.
    Sprinkle parsley and oregano on top the pizza.
    Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese has melted and crust has cooked.
    Sprinkle some extra parsley. Let cool a little. Cut into slices and serve.

    Lets go to weekend Programming class with this fabulous pizza. I’m sure my class-fellow’s will enjoy this pizza. 🙂

    Recipe Notes:

    1. .FOR PIZZA DOUGH:  If you want to store the extra pizza dough for future use, just oil the dough ball all around and put each ball into separate zippered freezer bag. You can freeze this way for about 2-3 days.The day before you plan on using them, just transfer the dough to the refrigerator. And on the day of usage, remove from fridge, place on a floured counter and gently press the ball into 1/2 inch thickness and let rise for 2 hours.

     Chicken Tikka Pizza Dough
    Photo: Pizza Dough

    FOR PIZZA CRUST: The crust cooks really fast. Mine actually took just 12 minutes. Do not over cook or your crust will become hard. By the time the cheese melts, the crust will get cooked. Even then just check before taking out.

    Chicken Tikka Pizza Crust
    Photo: Chicken Tikka Pizza Crust

    FOR PIZZA SAUCE: This recipe makes about 1-1/2 cups of pizza sauce, I often have a bit leftover for during the week if I want to make bread pizza pinwheels or homemade pizza rolls. Sometimes, I place the extra sauce in sterilized jars and freeze it until i need it next. I just let it thaw in the refrigerator when I know I am going to need it.

    FOR TIME SAVING: You wont require much time in the kitchen if you prepare the dough and marinate the chicken the night before. The next day, you will just have to grill the chicken, and thaw the dough for 2 hours and assemble the pizza.

    Chicken Tikka Pizza

    Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 2 hours
    Servings 6
    Author Bushrah

    Ingredients

    For Pizza Dough

    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 egg beaten
    • 1/4 cup Luke warm water
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 2 tablespoon dry milk powder
    • 2 teaspoon yeast
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    For Chicken Tikka

    • 500 gm boneless chicken cubed
    • 2 tablespoon plain yogurt
    • 1 tablespoon oil or butter
    • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
    • 1 tablespoon tikka masala powder
    • 1 teaspoon crushed red chili
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder

    For Pizza Topping

    • 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
    • 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese grated
    • 4 tablespoon pizza sauce
    • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
    • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
    • 1 capsicum sliced

    Instructions

    Directions

      To Make Dough

      • Knead all the dough ingredients with lukewarm water.
      • Keep covered in an oiled bowl in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled and well risen.

      To Make Chicken Tikka

      • Marinate all chicken tikka ingredients for 30 minutes then cook on high heat for 20 minutes or until chicken is tender and all juices run clear.

      To Assemble The Pizza

      • Roll out the dough onto a floured surface and line a pizza plate with it.
      • Spread pizza sauce.
      • Top with chicken tikka, cheeses, oregano and let rise again in a warm place for 20 more minutes.
      • Sprinkle some dried parsley over it.
      • Bake at 200 degrees C for 20 minutes or till cheese has melted and dough is cooked.
      • Remove from the oven and cut into wedges. Chicken Tikka Pizza is ready to serve. ENJOY!!

      Notes

      Serving Suggestions:
      Serve with Chili Sauce.

    • Quick Baby Pizzas Recipe: Make Delicious & Fun Mini Pizzas at Home

      Quick Baby Pizzas

      This is a really quick pizza, takes literally 30 minutes from entering the kitchen to putting in oven. Do try it!!

      Bismillah, let’s get started!

      Check it out the Quick Baby Pizzas Recipe and printable version below!

      Quick Baby Pizzas Recipe

      Prep Time 15 minutes
      Cook Time 25 minutes
      Total Time 40 minutes
      Servings 8
      Author Bushrah | Recipestable

      Ingredients

      For Dough

      • 375 gm plain flour
      • 1 egg
      • 2 tsp oil
      • 1 tsp sugar
      • 1 tsp yeast
      • 1/4 tsp salt
      • Warm water as required

      For Filling

      • 300 gm boneless chicken
      • 4 black olives thinly sliced
      • 4 mushrooms thinly sliced
      • 1 cup sliced onion
      • 1/2 cup green bell pepper chopped
      • 1 cup pizza sauce
      • 1 tsp dried oregano
      • 1 tsp red chili flakes
      • 1 tsp ginger paste
      • 1 tsp garlic paste
      • 1 tsp chaat masala
      • 1/4 tsp chaat masala
      • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese grated
      • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese grated

      Instructions

      Method

        To Make Pizza Dough

        • Place flour, egg, yeast, sugar, oil and salt in a bowl.
        • Knead a soft dough by using warm water.
        • Keep aside.

        To make Filling

        • Cut chicken into small pieces.
        • Then place in a medium bowl.
        • Add red chili powder, salt, ginger garlic paste and chaat masala.
        • Mix well.
        • Then cook in a pot for 15-20 minutes or all juice runs clear.
        • Remove from the heat.

        To Proceed

        • Now make small balls out of the dough.
        • Roll them with pin roll.
        • Spread pizza sauce each of them.
        • Put chicken, mushrooms, olives, capsicum, onions, and oregano,
        • Season with salt and pepper.
        • Sprinkle grated mozzarella and cheddar cheese over it.
        • Preheat oven to 200 degree C.
        • Bake prepared pizzas for 15 minutes or until well done.
        • Quick Baby Pizzas are ready to serve.

        Notes

        Serving Suggestions:
        Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

        I have also posted Easy Naan Pizza recipe which is another easiest & tastiest version of making Pizza’s. Do check it out as well.

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        Put your own spin on it. And lemme know how it turns out. Post a photo on Facebook (Recipestable) or  on Twitter so I can see how lovely yours turn out.

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