Classic Super Bowl Pizza

 "Classic Super Bowl Pizza" truly takes the Margherita pizza to new heights.

Ingredients

1 package (19 ounce) Mild Italian Sausage
1 package pizza dough, refrigerated
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon parsley, minced
1 tablespoon oregano
sea salt and pepper
6 Roma tomatoes, sliced (divided-save 10 slices for the top)
1/2 medium red onion, minced
2 cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup Fontina cheese, shredded
5 fresh basil leaves, divided
1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded


Directions

Position oven rack on lowest shelf and preheat to 425°F.

Lightly oil a pizza pan. Roll out dough as thin as possible.

Let rest 10 minutes.

In a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil and sauté sausage until browned.

Always cook sausage to internal temperature of 160°F.

Remove from pan and coin slice.

In the same pan, sauté onion and parsley to golden, then stir in garlic and oregano for a few seconds.

Add tomatoes to pan, crushing them as they are mixed (do not substitute crushed tomatoes). Boil, stirring 5 minutes or until thick.

Spread sauce over crust, sprinkle with half the basil, Mozzarella, Fontina, sausage, the remaining slices of tomatoes and finally the olive oil.

Finish with generous pepper and a little sea salt.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Using a spatula and an oven mitt, slip the pizza off the pan directly onto the oven rack, bake for two minutes.

Slip pizza back onto pan, remove from oven.

Sprinkle with the remaining fresh basil and Parmesan cheese, cut and enjoy!

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Parmesan Crusted Chicken transforms your chicken into a juicier, crispier, more delicious meal.

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 pounds red skin baby potatoes
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
1 Italian mild green pepper, cubanelle, seeded and thinly sliced
1 medium yellow skinned onion, thinly sliced
4 large cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Coarse salt and pepper
2 cups shredded Parmesan
4 (6 to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 plum Roma tomatoes or small, vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
15 to 20 leaves fresh basil, chiffonade

Directions

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.

Cut red potatoes into halves or quarters, depending on thickness of fingerlings -- thin, small red potatoes may also be left hole, larger potatoes should be quartered to speed cooking process. 

Cover a large cookie sheet with foil. Place potatoes on cookie sheet. Combine with peppers and onions, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Coat the potatoes, peppers and onions with extra-virgin olive oil just enough to coat vegetables in a thin layer, 2 to 3 tablespoons. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Place potatoes in the oven and roast 20 to 22 minutes, until potatoes are just tender and peppers and onions are crisp at edges. Toss mixture with tongs, turning the potatoes after 15 minutes. When the potatoes are cooked, transfer them to a serving dish and peel the foil off the cookie sheet and discard for super-quick clean up!

While potatoes cook, prepare chicken. Roll out a 2-foot piece of waxed paper or foil near the stove top. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat -- your pan must be very hot when the chicken is added. Pile the shredded cheese on the work surface created with the waxed paper or foil. Season your chicken breasts with black pepper but no salt; the cheese will add enough salt to the taste of the dish. Press the breasts firmly into the cheese. Coat both sides of breasts with as much cheese as possible. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet, 1 turn of the pan. Set breasts into the skillet and cook 7 minutes on each side, until cheese forms an even, golden casing around the tender chicken breasts.

While chicken cooks, combine chopped tomatoes with basil in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste.

Drain off any excess oil from chicken as you remove it from the skillet. Top chicken with big spoonfuls of raw sauce and serve with potatoes, peppers and onions