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Deep Dish Pizza
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* Dough
- Dissolve yeast with warm water and sugar in a mixing bowl; add corn oil and blend.
1/4 ounce active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water (105-110 degrees F)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup corn oil
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon olive oil
* Sauce
1 1/2 cups tomatoes, ground
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
2 tablespoons romano cheese, grated
- Add flour and salt and mix thoroughly until the dough is smooth and pliable; if using a stand mixer for 4 minutes at medium or by hand knead for 7-8 minutes.
- Turn dough out and knead by hand another 2 minutes.
- Coat a bowl with olive oil; place dough ball in the bowl turning once to cover it with oil.
- Cover with plastic wrap and towel; let rise for two hours.
- Do not punch the dough down; spread across the bottom and up the sides of a 12 inch deep dish pizza pan.
- Sauce: In a mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, oregano, basil and romano cheese.
- Line dough with mozzarella and provolone completely covering dough; pour sauce and toppings.
- Bake on a preheated 475 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until crust is golden brown.
- Allow the pizza to rest 3-4 minutes before cutting.120 votes
Baked Chicken Spinoccoli with Ziti Pasta and Pesto Cream Sauce
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4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
1 cup fresh broccoli coarsely chopped
1 cup fresh spinach
2 Roma tomatoes chopped
4 oz feta cheese
8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese divided
Ziti Pasta cooked according to the instructions on the box (penne or rigatoni may be substituted)
Basil pesto cream sauce
- Mix broccoli, spinach and tomatoes together in a bowl; set aside.
- Cover chicken breast with plastic wrap and flatten.
- Evenly distribute ingredients from bowl in the center of each chicken breast; sprinkle feta cheese and half of the mozzarella cheese on top of the broccoli mixture.
- Wrap chicken breast tightly around the filling; secure with a toothpick.
- Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese on top of chicken breast.
- Place on a baking sheet or pan; bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes until chicken is fully cooked.
- Serve over ziti pasta with basil pesto cream sauce.
- Pour over cooked ziti and toss; serves 4.97 votes
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Shrimp Scampi Pasta
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1 ounce olive oil
- Seasoned plum tomatoes: chopped fresh Roma tomatoes, basil, oregano and garlic butter.
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
4 ounces cooked shrimp (tail off)
1/4 cup seasoned plum tomatoes
1 teaspoon fresh basil
1 ounce white wine
5 ounces scampi butter sauce
12 ounces cooked pasta
- Scampi butter sauce: seafood stock, butter, lemon, basil, garlic and onion
- Heat saute pan over medium heat and add olive oil and garlic; do not brown.
- Add plum tomatoes, shrimp and basil; saute and toss.
- Add scampi sauce and bring to a simmer; add well drained pasta, mix well and serve.32 votes
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Basil Pesto Cream Sauce
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3/4 cup of half & half
- In a blender, mix half & half, chicken broth, cornstarch and pesto together.
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup traditional basil pesto (any grocery store carries this)
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
- Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat; stir in parmesan cheese and add half & half mixture.
- Mix well and simmer for 3-4 minutes until the sauce thickens.24 votes
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Lobster Salad
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1 1/4 pounds fully cooked lobster meat
- Combine lobster and mayonnaise in a mixing bowl; lightly mix.
1/2 cup tarragon mayonnaise
- If not used immediately, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.22 votes
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Lobster Roll and Sliders
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4 New England style hot dog buns or something similar (top split)
To make the Lobster Roll
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 recipe lobster salad
1/2 cup tarragon mayonnaise
8 strips fully cooked bacon, cut into ½ inch pieces
4 green leaf lettuce leaves, washed, dried, and shredded
4 dill pickle spears
French fries or potato chips
- Heat a skillet over medium heat; spread each of the buns with 1 tablespoon butter, half on each side.
- Place buttered buns into the hot dry pan; toast without moving until golden brown on one side.
- Turn and cook the other side; remove from heat.
- Evenly distribute the shredded lettuce inside each bun.
- Evenly distribute the bacon pieces on top of the lettuce.
- Spoon lobster salad and evenly on the roll; serve with pickles and french fries or potato chips on the side along with tarragon mayonnaise.16 votes
FAQs
How to cook Uno pizza? ›
Unwrap pizza, remove cardboard, place on a cookie sheet/baking stone and into oven. 3. Bake for 45 minutes (check pizza after 35 minutes, if not cooked, bake for remaining 10 minutes). Oven times and temperatures may vary.
How long to cook frozen Uno pizza? ›This Pizzeria UNO 3 pk Chicago Thin Crust Windy City Supreme Pizza can be cooked directly from the freezer at 350°F for 25-30 minutes; or after being refrigerated, it can be cooked at 375°F for 15-20 minutes. You'll know your pizza is ready when the cheese is melted, and the internal temperature reaches 160°F.
What was the first restaurant in Chicago to serve deep dish pizza? ›Deep dish pizza first appeared in a commercial setting when Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo (born Richard Novaretti) opened the restaurant now known as Pizzeria Uno in 1943.
What is prima pepperoni? ›Prima Pepperoni. Pepperoni with Uno's own chunky vine-ripened tomato sauce, mozzarella and imported pecorino romano. Cal 280-500 per slice. Try it with a Pale Ale.
How is the best pizza cooked? ›Generally, the hotter the oven, the better the pizza will be. The best oven temperature for pizza is between 450 and 500 degrees F (250 to 260 degrees C). Pizza ovens cook at temperatures between 800 and 900 degrees F. You can't get that hot in your home oven, but the higher you can go, the better.
How to cook unbaked pizza? ›Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees, place non-frozen pizza on middle oven rack (do NOT remove from parchment paper). Bake on parchment for 10-15 minutes, observing crust browning and cheese coloration at 5 min intervals. Bake long enough to achieve crisp light brown bottom without overcooking cheese topping.
Who is the most famous deep dish Chicago pizza? ›Lou Malnati's, the Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Restaurant.
What is a pizza without tomato sauce called? ›White pizza (Italian: pizza bianca) is a style of pizza that does not use tomato sauce. The pizza generally consists of pizza dough, olive oil, garlic, cheese, salt and, sometimes, toppings including vegetables such as spinach, tomato and herbs.
What type of flour is best for making pizza? ›The best flour for making New York Style Pizza Dough is all-purpose flour. This type of pizza dough is thin, crispy, and chewy. All-purpose flour is a blend of hard and soft wheat flour. It has a medium protein content, which makes it perfect for New York Style Pizza Dough.
What do Italians call pepperoni? ›Pepperoni is essentially an American version of salami, something close to what Italians might call salame piccante, a generic term that means “spicy salami.” It's made from beef and cured pork mixed together and then seasoned with a blend that usually includes paprika, garlic, black pepper, crushed red pepper, cayenne ...
What is American pepperoni called in Italy? ›
So, for those traveling to Italy who want to sample an authentic Italian version of the American relative pepperoni, depending on where you are, you should ask for salame or salamino piccante, or salsiccia piccante (spicy salame or dried sausage), characteristic mostly of the South.
What is the crispy pepperoni called? ›Papa Johns has introduced trendy cup-and-crisp pepperoni to three of its menu items as a limited-time offer, the pizza chain said Monday. Its new Crispy Cuppy 'Roni is a thicker version of the popular pizza topping with crispy curled edges.
How do you cook uno frozen pizza in the oven? ›Remove pizza from box and overwrap and place pizza Directly on center oven rack. Prepared From: Frozen, Preheat oven to: 325 degrees F, Bake for: 45-50 minutes; Prepared From: Refrigerated, Preheat oven to: 350 degrees F, Bake for: 24-26 minutes.