Amanda's Pizza Bites

Another Christmas party, another finger food/appetizer you have to make. And you certainly want to make something you can eat that won't destroy your eating program or upset your little pouch. Well, I found it...at my weight loss support group's Christmas party! This dish would also be good to use up leftover spaghetti sauce. Thank you, Amanda, for allowing me to post your recipe.

Amanda's Pizza Bites

8 ounces cream cheese
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 cup spaghetti sauce (Amanda uses Classico Original-5g sugar/serving)
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup peppers and onions, finely minced (or other pizza toppings)
24 slices turkey pepperoni

Place the pepperoni into the bottom of mini muffin cups.

Cream the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Add eggs, garlic, and oregano and beat until smooth. Fold in the rest of the ingredients by hand.

Spoon mixture into each muffin cup and bake at 350F for about 15-18 minutes, or until lightly browned and set in the center. Serve warm.

Note: Amanda says these are great cold too!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Remember the recipe for Quick Barbecue Chicken? Well, I hope you cooked an extra piece of chicken...cause if you did, you can now make yourself a bbq chicken pizza! Woohoo!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

1 piece leftover bbq chicken with sauce

1 flatbread (I get mine at Publix near the deli)

1 slice onion, pulled apart
cheddar cheese, shredded
mozzarella cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 425F. Place flatbread on baking sheet and spread a couple of tablespoons leftover bbq sauce over the flatbread. Sprinkle some cheddar cheese over the sauce. Cut or pull the chicken apart and place on the flatbread. You can spoon a little more sauce on top of the chicken, if you like. Sprinkle a little more cheddar cheese over the chicken; top with onion pieces. Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese over top and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Slice into six pieces and enjoy!