White Pizza with PestoWho wouldn't love this white pizza made with three cheeses and a savory pesto? You can assemble it quickly on pita bread anytime people stop by, but it's also a great little meal for when you don't have much time to cook. It takes just 10 minutes to assemble and then 15 minutes in the oven. A good deal all around.This is a … [Read more...]
Healthy Greek Tuna Salad Pitas in 20 Minutes
Flavor! That's what these pita sandwiches are all about. It's a fresh-tasting Greek salad in a sandwich! With tomatoes, cucumbers, savory Greek olives, feta, tuna, and romaine, what's not to like? And it uses healthy olive oil and lemon juice instead of mayo! One reviewer thought some pesto dip would be great added to the mix. If you … [Read more...]
Green Pizza for St. Patrick’s Day
Now this is a yummy-looking pizza. With artichokes, basil pesto, fresh spinach leaves, green onions, green pepper, chicken, feta cheese, and mozzarella what's not to like? It sounds almost like spinach artichoke dip! You can leave off the chicken to make it a wonderful vegetarian pizza.This recipe includes making your own crust, but you can use … [Read more...]
Spinach Pesto Lasagna for 65 Cents a Serving
Trent at the SimpleDollar has come up with a tasty lasagna for cheap. Usually lasagna is not that cheap to make. This one is meatless, which is a major way to keep costs down. He uses a homemade pesto from his garden which keeps costs low also. If you buy pesto that will increase costs a bit. Also he uses 12 lasagna noodles where I usually use … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Wrap
This is a very flexible recipe that you can add just about anything to. It calls for zucchini and eggplant if you want to use them. Sliced onion, peppers, & mushrooms are in the recipe, but you can avocado slices or whatever you have on hand. It's like a salad in a wrap! You can use soft tortillas or pita bread to hold it all. I like pitas … [Read more...]
Pesto Presto!
If you have basil growing in your garden it's about the right time (mid-July for most gardens) to harvest it. You can make some delicious pesto from it & freeze it in ice cube trays. That way you can have pesto any time you want throughout the year. Pesto Presto!Click title for link to a really good article at AllRecipes with tips on making … [Read more...]