pizza restaurant. They might be cheese,
tomato sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms,
onions, peppers, and sausage. Now, think
about turning your favorite taco fillings into
pizza toppings. How about making a salad
on a pizza crust? Fruit slices and cheddar
cheese make a great dessert pizza. The
chart in 14-10 shows you how to create a
delicious pizza.
Pizza is a one-dish meal where your
imagination can run wild! Here are a few
ideas.
• Buffalo chicken pizza: Spread to-
mato sauce over a crust. Lightly
sprinkle chicken nuggets with hot
sauce. Top the pizza with the nug-
gets, diced celery, and chunks of
blue cheese.
• Hawaiian island pizza: Spread bar-
becue sauce over a crust. Top with
pineapple slices, diced green pep-
per, and strips of Canadian bacon.
• Chinese pizza: Spread hoisin sauce
on a pizza crust. Top with cooked
ground pork, chopped scallions, and
canned bean sprouts. Add a few
crunchy Asian noodles.
• South of the Border pizza: Cover a
crust with mashed black beans. Top
with sliced onion and sweet red pep-
per. Sprinkle with grated Cheddar
cheese.
• Pear pizza: Lightly brush a pizza
crust with vegetable oil. Top with
thin slices of pears, dried cranber-
ries, walnuts, and grated cheese. As
soon as it is out of the oven, top with
chopped romaine lettuce.
Storing One-Dish Meals
One-dish meals need to be covered
tightly and refrigerated within two hours
after cooking. They become unsafe to eat if
they remain at room temperature for more
than two hours. One-dish meals that don’t
contain cream soup can be wrapped tightly
and frozen before or after they are cooked.
Refrigerated and frozen one-dish meals
should be thoroughly heated before they
are served.
Meals-to-Go
Many busy families find they aren’t
always home at mealtime. Every day,
thousands of people plan ahead and pack
snacks and lunches to carry to school or
work. Picnics and potluck dinners are other
times people eat homemade food away
from home.
There are many advantages to packing
meals and snacks to eat away from home.
For example, these meals and snacks
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