{"id":1001,"date":"2015-06-15T13:51:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T13:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betondinner.com\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2018-08-30T01:43:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T01:43:29","slug":"pita-pizzas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/pita-pizzas\/","title":{"rendered":"Pita Pizzas (a Faster than Fast Food Meal)."},"content":{"rendered":"

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We have officially completed Phase 1 of our move! Everything we own* is out of our house and in storage, and we’ve moved in with friends in Raleigh. Eventually we’ll be house\/dog-sitting for them, but for now we’re just taking up a lot of their space. Phase 2 is a teeeeny rental place in Wilmington that I’m optimistically referring to as our “vacation house”, where we’ll be until we can move into our actual new house (c’mon, Phase 3!).<\/p>\n

*except for the piles.upon.piles of things that 2 adults, 1 kid, 1 baby and 1 dog need for a couple of weeks of nomadic living<\/em><\/p>\n

Even if your kitchen isn’t packed into boxes, there are days you need dinner to be extra easy. I’m compiling a few “faster than fast food”<\/strong> meal ideas for ya – it’s even a new category on the Recipes<\/a> page!<\/p>\n

You know I’m all about having a stash of freezer meals<\/a> or making meals ahead<\/a>, but sometimes you don’t have anything prepped or thawed and you need dinner now<\/strong>. And while there are a lot of meals that you can make pretty quickly, part of the siren song of takeout<\/a> is that at the end, you don’t have to do any dishes<\/em>. Maybe you\u00a0can make and be eating pancakes or a veggie stir-fry faster than you can\u00a0pick up<\/em>\u00a0fast food, but when the clean up time is factored in, a bunch of meals that are “fast” don’t make the “faster than fast food” cut.<\/p>\n

My go-to in this category is the humble (yet glorious) pita pizza. I buy whole-wheat pitas from Trader Joe’s (they’re great for sandwiches, a burger bun stand-in, and making pita chips<\/a>, too). Then a jar of sauce (I always have one on hand), shredded or thinly sliced mozzarella, an optional handful of spinach. These are perfect for easily customizing to everyone’s tastes!<\/p>\n

\"pita<\/a>Dirty dishes tally: 1 sauce spoon. 1 cheese knife. Plates (hey, paper!). Scissors for cutting the pizza. The end.<\/em><\/p>\n

I usually use the toaster oven, and it’s pretty quick to rotate a couple of pizzas through, but you can also broil several at a time in the oven (you can put them right on the oven rack, but if you fear cheese drips, a foil-lined pan works too). If you like the pita\u00a0extra crunchy, pre-toast it for a couple of minutes before topping and toasting again! We have these little pita pizzas\u00a0for lunch or a quick dinner All The Time. Just add carrot sticks and fruit!<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>There’s something mentally satisfying about having 6 pieces of pizza, even if they’re little!<\/em><\/p>\n

Variations<\/h3>\n

– Change the sauce<\/strong>: bbq sauce, pesto<\/a><\/span>, alfredo…<\/p>\n

– Change the cheese<\/strong>: cheddar, fontina, blue…<\/p>\n

– Change the bread<\/strong>: bagel, English muffin, naan…<\/p>\n

– Add toppings<\/strong>: thinly sliced veggies, leftover roasted veggies, bacon, pepperoni, grilled chicken or steak, pulled pork…<\/p>\n

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We have officially completed Phase 1 of our move! Everything we own* is out of our house and in storage, and we’ve moved in with friends in Raleigh. Eventually we’ll be house\/dog-sitting for them, but for now we’re just taking up a lot of their space. Phase 2 is a teeeeny rental place in Wilmington…<\/p>\n

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