Grilled Chicken Veggie Pizza

My brother is a self proclaimed grill master. He grills everything. Doesn't matter how cold it is out, raining, wind... whatever... can't stop him. Sooooooo we've been grilling everything this week and throwing together random recipes. Samantha & I wanted to make pizza, amongst other random stuff today so we decided might as well throw that on the grill too. We didn't plan on posting this recipe but it came out so good so here's the rough round up of what we did. 

pizza crust
2 cups blanched almond flour
1 cup raw shredded cheddar cheese (yellow NY Trader Joe's kind)
1 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup hemp seeds
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
3-4 tablespoons water
( enough until it sticks together enough to press into a crust, not too much)
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp garlic powder
(it was actually a grinder of sea salt and garlic flakes)

pizza sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
1.5 tablespoon oragano
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp garlic powder

toppings
shredded raw white cheddar from Trader Joe's
chopped roasted red & yellow peppers
raw asiago + parmesan cheese flakes
garlic herb feta
sliced grilled chicken
(onion and spinach would have been a nice addition, we later decided :))

how to:
In a medium sized bowl, add all dry pizza ingredients together. Mix together, add olive oil then water until it can be held together enough to press into a crust. Grease a sheet pan with olive oil or grapeseed oil and press with fingers into the shape of a crust, bake at 350 until lightly golden and firm.

throw all the sauce ingredients in a food processor until smoothly blended. Spread over pizza once it comes out of the oven then add toppings and throw on the grill (We didn't use all of the sauce, so you can save some for another pizza later on in the week)

BBQ Chicken Pizza

FINALLY! A healthy pizza that actually tastes amazing. This is by far top three of my favorite inventions I've made so far. I never used to be a big BBQ fan until I moved south and could smell it on every corner. Unfortunately, BBQ sauces are laden with syrups and all kind of other junk that have major health consequences, lets not even get into the health effects of flour doughs, even gluten free mixes. A  lot of people get tripped up on the "gluten-free" trend and think that means it's healthy. It's great to avoid gluten, a protein molecule that many people aren't able to digest. As many as 1 in every 7 people have a gluten intolerance, whether they've become aware to it or not, however many gluten-free mixes and products still have a lot of starchy sources and other ingredients that are best if avoided when possible. I've been looking for a good BBQ sauce recipe AND been trial and error-ing pizza crusts for a long time but never quite perfected it... thankfully mission accomplished today. I found Nature's Hollow BBQ sauce, sweetened with xylitol and decided to tweak my cracker recipe into a crust, I think I struck gold. Try it and let me know if you agree :)

2 cups blanched almond flour (measure it out, don't be fooled by the label on the Red Mill pack)
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded raw cheddar (get the yellow raw cheddar block at Trader Joe's)
1/4-1/2 red onion
2 hormone free vegetarian fed chicken breast
Natures Hollow Sugar-Free Hickory Maple BBQ sauce
(natureshollow.com, amazon too but sometimes more expensive on amazon and this site has other xylitol sweetened condiments too!)
shredded mozerella
3 tbsp olive oil
1-2 tsp grapeseed oil
1 tsp italian seasoning (optional)



Makes 3 5-6 inch pizzas!

In a med-large bowl mix almond flour, parm cheese, Italian seasoning. Once blended add 4 tbsp of water and 3 tbsps of olive oil.. blend together until it all can stick into a dough in your hands.  If you have a pizza pan you can use your fingers to spread out the dough, about 1/4 inch thick. If you lost your pizza pan in the move, like me, shape dough into 3 pizzas on baking sheets. Cook dough for about 20 minutes on 350.

While dough cooks, chop chicken into small cubes and throw in a skillet with grapeseed oil over medium heat. While that cooks, slice red onion slices very thin. Allow chicken to slightly brown, when it does, add in your onion and allow onions to get tender. Turn off heat and glaze onions and chicken with BBQ sauce.

Take out dough and spread a light layer of BBQ sauce. Add your desired cheese and then layer your chicken and onions and throw back in the oven until cheese has melted :)

Cheddar Cheese "Cheese-Its" Crackers

I had a bunch of almond flour and a bunch of cheese I needed to use, so I figured I'd make some crackers... they kind of taste like cheese its so I was pumped :)

2 cups blanched almond flour
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded raw cheddar (I used the NY Yellow kind from Trader Joe's)
4 tbsps cold water
3 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt

serve with different kinds of raw cheeses, this is my favorite! from Trader Joe's

Mix almond flour, salt and cheeses. Add in wet ingredients and mix until blended well and it's sticks together. Once blended pat down mixture to desired thickness on a baking sheet, bake @ 350 until golden and crispy... be careful not to over cook! Once cooled, cut into squares and serve with whatever toppings you desire :)

Caprese Salad

This is one of my favorites! Every time we go to the Italian Feast in Boston, I zero in on the Caprese section, I love this flavor combination. Again, a pretty simple recipe but good for on the go snacks or lunches when you get busy.

What you'll need:
Organic tomato
Raw milk mozzarella
Fresh Basil
Olive Oil
Sea or Himalayan Salt
Pepper
Balsamic Vinegar (optional)

SIDENOTE: There are a ton of youtube videos that show how to make home made mozarella in five minutes!

Slice tomato and mozzarella and layer. Chop or tear basil and spread on top, drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar if desired (is still delicious without), and crush fresh salt and pepper on top :)

French Onion Chicken

What you need:
Hormone free, vegetarian fed chicken breasts
yellow onion
organic butter, raw if possible OR coconut oil (can't taste the coconut flavor)
raw cheddar cheese

Instruction:
Clean and dice chicken. In a frying pan, melt butter and caramelize onions until well done. Add in chicken, once cooked through shred or slice raw cheese generously over and mix in. May add salt, pepper if desired, but delicious as is. Enjoy :)

Cheesy Garlic Crisp Chicken

INGREDIENTS
Chicken Breasts (antibiotic free, vegetarian fed, no added hormones)
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder

Smoked Black Pepper
Himalayan or Sea Salt
Raw White Cheddar Cheese
Grapeseed Oil


INSTRUCTIONS
Clean and dice chicken breasts. Heat grapeseed oil on medium heat and cook chicken until just white. Dust with onion powder, crushed smoked black paper, and a bit of himalayan or sea salt, mix all around together with a spoon. Generously sprinkle with garlic powder allowing enough to collect in the bottom of the pan. Allow chicken to get golden and cook until garlic powder becomes crisp and can be scraped from the pan into chunks like bacon bits. Transfer chicken to a cook plate and immediately top with slices of raw white cheddar cheese. Scrape any remaining garlic crisps from the pan and sprinkle on top. Enjoy :)


FYI: Teflon is so dangerous and toxic it is being banned in 2015. For you and your family's safety, switch to stainless steel or thermolon pans.