Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Smoked Cheese and Broccoli Pizza

Things have been pretty stressful around here lately... We have been house-hunting, and trying to figure out how to balance what we want in a house (Chris wants a basement, and I want either a nice kitchen, or a house cheap enough to renovate the kitchen) with the area that we want to live in (we like a walk to either downtown Arlington Heights, Mt. Prospect, or Des Plaines). As I write this, we are in a price negotiation over a house. I have decided to post in an attempt to distract myself from the worrying!

When my time is limited, I tend to rely on Trader Joe's or other places that I can get simple, prepped food to put together (Market Day helps, too). Chris requested "broccoli pizza" one night, and I thought that sounded good, too. I dunno where he came up with that, but I was happy to provide something so simple.

I steamed a bag of pre-cut broccoli florets, and shredded some smoked jack cheese over some plain shredded mozzarella. I layered them over tomato sauce and extra minced garlic over a pre-made wheat pizza crust (Tabula Rasa is the Joe's brand.) While layering the pizza, I caught Chris making an appetizer out of the cheese and broccoli.

broccoli pizza

He was putting a small pile of smoked cheese atop a steamed broccoli floret and eating them one at a time. I tried it, and he was really onto something, there!

broccoli pizza

I knew that the pizza would turn out well because our snack had been so good. That rich taste that broccoli has, and the smoked cheese went really well together.

broccoli pizza

3 comments:

  1. This looks so good. When I eat pizza, I always feel guilty--unless there's a salad on the side--that I'm not eating my "greens" (green olives don't count)! Since I love pizza and I love broccoli--can't wait to try this!

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  2. Looks yum. Love your beautifully clean stove. How do I get one of them?

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  3. Hehe. If you happen to get a house with a white one, you too will go nutty trying to keep it clean, because even a little dirt makes it look so gross. I can't wait to get a house with a darker one so that I, too, can let my stove get dirty!

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