I was really hungry for homemade pizza. The sauce had been made previously and frozen in useable portions so, out of the freezer came the ground meat and Italian sausage along with the sauce.
Do you remember years ago Pizza Hut (or Pizza Inn, I can never remember which) had that crust that had all the seasonings in it? It was delicious as a pizza crust. The kids and I tried to replicate that dough and came up with something that was acceptable, but not exact. That was going to be the crust that I would make for our pizza.
All we did was add some extra spices to the bread dough. Some onion, garlic, oregano, and thyme seemed to do the trick. It may not have been the crust from years ago, but it was good anyway.
The only thing I had not considered was that I had used the last of the mozzarella cheese for another dinner project several days before and had failed to pick more up from the grocery!! After getting over the frustration of not having everything I needed to make pizza AND all the meat cooked, the dough risen, I had to come up with something.
Pastry cutters! Oh what a way to save the day. To make dinner out of a catastrophe ..
The dough was rolled out to a thin dough. Pastries were cut. The sauce was added to the meat mixture. I added several spoons of the sauce and meat mixture to the middle of the dough, folded it over and pinched it closed. I baked them in the oven on a cookie sheet for about 20 minutes until the dough was a nice brown. Viola!
We were both surprised how easy and delicious . This is definitely something we will make again. It may be just as good with cheese - that is something I will try next time I make it.
This is an easy dinner (once the dough is made) that can be filled with just about anything... sauteed vegetables, meat, cheese.... It did need a sauce with it to keep it from being dry.
We also found these to be even better the next day. I believe these would be good made ahead and possibly frozen to be reheated later. Why not make your own frozen dinners?
Definitely a keeper!
Happy cooking!
