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IT'S MORE THAN JUST PIZZA! Today's Recipe: https://catherinesplates.com/little-caesars-crazy-puffs-copycat-recipe/ https://catherinesplates.com/italian-3-meat-calzone/ https://catherinesplates.com/pizza-casserole-a-great-weekend-easy-dinner-idea/ https://catherinesplates.com/patty-melt-pizza/ 00:00 - 4:56 Little Caesar Crazy Puffs 4:56 - 9:48 Italian 3 Meat Calzone 9:48 - 15:24 Pizza Pasta Casserole 15:24 - 21:11 Patty Melt Pizza 21:11 - 25:33 Tortilla Individual Pizza **Click here to see my recipe blog: https://catherinesplates.com NEW: To purchase my Dessert Cookbook, click link https://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/10034701/10feb0fb4a14a171cfaeed6889d6656eab1a0016 *To purchase my cookbook vol 1, click link https://www.blurb.com/b/9452561-catherine-s-plates
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0:00
How to make a copycat Little Caesars
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Crazy Puffs. I'm going to be using
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dinner rolls. First thing we're going to
0:06
do, melt a stick of butter.
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1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder. Italian
0:12
seasoning. 1/4 of a teaspoon. Shake it
0:15
in. Now, my butter is already salted
0:18
butter. I'm not going to add any salt.
0:20
Combine this together. What we're going
0:22
to do is slather this into our muffin
0:26
tins. The original size. go up the sides
0:30
and the bottom. Now, I have these on a
0:33
sheet pan. It's just easier to work
0:35
with. And plus, later on in the cooking
0:37
process, the butter won't ooze out and
0:40
go into my oven. It'll go onto the sheet
0:43
pan. We're going to set this aside for
0:46
later in the recipe. Bring over our
0:48
dinner rolls. I'm using the Roads Thaw,
0:52
Rise, and Bake dinner rolls. We're going
0:54
to cut these open. They come out looking
0:56
like this. They're frozen. We're going
0:59
to put one in each muffin tin.
1:05
Make sure you put these back in the
1:06
freezer. That way they don't start
1:08
thawing out on you and become one big
1:12
roll in there. I'm making 12 today. You
1:14
can make as many as you want. I'm going
1:18
to place these in the oven. I'm not
1:20
turning it on, but it is a nice warm
1:22
place to help rise our rolls. and I'll
1:25
be back once these are thawed and have
1:28
risen. It'll take a couple of hours.
1:31
There we go. Look how puffy those look.
1:33
Turn the light on to kind of give it a
1:35
little warmth in there. And that helps
1:37
speed up the process. I'm going to be
1:39
using a wooden rolling pin. And I'm just
1:42
going to place it into the center of the
1:45
roll. Puff it out. Push it up against
1:48
the sides. Make a nice indention in
1:51
there. Just like that.
1:53
I got three hands today.
1:56
Now, you can use whatever you have to
1:59
make your hole in your dough here.
2:02
You can use a spoon and just spread it
2:04
out as long as it gets to the edges and
2:06
you have lots of room in there for all
2:08
your good ingredients. Right. All right,
2:11
we got these all done. Now, remember
2:13
that butter that we saved from earlier?
2:15
I put it in my microwave for about 20
2:17
seconds just to get it nice and melty.
2:20
And then what we're going to do is take
2:21
that brush. We're going to slather it
2:23
inside the dough. Got to give it some
2:27
flavor. Now, don't oversaturate,
2:30
but we do want some flavor.
2:33
We're going to be using some Classico
2:35
pizza sauce. Don't need too much. We're
2:39
going to place it right in the center.
2:41
Now, you don't have to heat the sauce up
2:42
or anything. It's going to cook in the
2:43
oven. Such a quick, easy way to make
2:47
some pizza. We're going to take some
2:50
shredded mozzarella cheese,
2:53
place them right in on top of that
2:56
sauce, and we'll finish off over here.
3:00
Here we go. I took some pepperoni and I
3:03
kind of just cut them into quarters or
3:06
halves. And what I'm going to do is just
3:08
place on top of the cheese a few slices.
3:12
Load them up.
3:16
We're going to go back with the cheese.
3:23
I'm going to sprinkle some parsley on
3:25
top. Give it a nice color. You can do a
3:28
more Italian seasoning if you want to do
3:30
that. I'm going to take a whole
3:33
pepperoni and put it right on top.
3:37
These are going to puff up so nicely
3:39
because these are those dinner rolls and
3:41
you know what they do? They puff up.
3:43
There we go. and finish them off over
3:46
here.
3:48
Now, I have my muffin tins in a sheet
3:52
pan, kind of a deep lip one. That way,
3:55
if there's any butter or anything like
3:57
that, it doesn't go into your oven, it
3:59
could cause a fire. So, make sure that
4:01
you put these on a sheet pan. I've got
4:03
my oven preheated at 350°. Now, I'm
4:06
basing this off of the package that my
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rolls came out of. And it says to bake
4:11
these for about 15 to 20 minutes. I'm
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going to take the rest of that butter
4:16
and just kind of slather it on top.
4:18
We're going to let these sit in the pan
4:20
to cool down.
4:24
These are the perfect appetizer, the
4:27
perfect lunch or dinner. Anytime you
4:29
want pizza, make your own. Look at this.
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That's delicious.
4:44
Make your own. Don't forget to put some
4:46
marinara sauce in a bowl for everybody.
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My Little Caesars crazy puffs with
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pepperoni. My copycat recipe. Today I'm
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going to show you how to make a
4:58
threemeat cowzone pizza that's kind of
5:01
inside of itself. So all the delicious
5:03
flavors and ingredients that you love on
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a pizza is stuffed inside a pizza crust.
5:08
You can make your own pizza dough. Now I
5:10
have a recipe for it on my recipe blog,
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catherine'splates.com.
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Or, you know, to make life easy and less
5:18
complicated, you can just buy your own
5:22
pizza dough from your store, which I'm
5:24
going to be using this one today to show
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you just how easy a cowzone is.
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There we go. I'm just going to sprinkle
5:32
a little bit of flour on my work
5:34
surface.
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I'm going to cut my dough in half and
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work with one half. We're going to press
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this into a ball. Sprinkle a little bit
5:43
of flour on it. And then we're going to
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roll it out. We're looking about 7 to 8
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in circle.
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Cowzones are pretty rustic. Now, I'm
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going to place this on a parchment lined
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sheet pan.
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Okay, let's start on this one.
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Let's build up our calzones. We're going
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to take a little bit of marinara sauce
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and I'm just going to place this right
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on half of the dough. And what you don't
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want to do is go to the edge about half
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an inch. That way we can seal these. I'm
6:22
keeping it very light with the sauce.
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Got some mozzarella cheese. I love that
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on a pizza. So, I'm going to sprinkle a
6:29
little bit right on the sauce. Trying to
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keep it off the edge there.
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Whatever cheese you like on your pizza,
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you can certainly add. We have some
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pepperoni. We're going to start. That's
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one of our meats.
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What's fun about these cowzones is you
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can make them any way you want. Whatever
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you want. On an Ontarian one, I would
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sauté up your vegetables and then put
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them on here. I'm going to go in with a
6:53
little bit more cheese. I'm just going
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to put it during the through the layers.
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I have some Italian ground sausage. This
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is mild. I'm going to show you really
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quick right here how I made this. We're
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just going to put it in our pan.
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Break it up.
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Get it nice and brown. Just going to use
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my meat chopper and get it going.
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All right, we're going to place it on
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top of the cheese.
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Let me know down in the comments what
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you would want on your cowzone. A little
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bit more cheese.
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There we go. We're not done yet. We
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still got one more meat. I am using a
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Genanoa salami. It's unccured. This is
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what it looks like right here.
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All right. I'm just going to probably
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put two slices
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right there.
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A little bit more cheese right in the
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center.
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All right, let's close these up. You're
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going to take over the back edge and
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we're going to pull it over the
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ingredients,
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pinch it to that outer layer. Now, you
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can use a fork to seal it or what I'm
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going to do is just take the edging and
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kind of roll it and seal. Give it kind
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of a rustic look, twist it.
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And we're going to do that going all the
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way around.
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There you go. Just like that. Get a good
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seal on it. You don't want these to
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break open in your oven.
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I've got a bowl. I've got a teaspoon of
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water. I'm going to crack an egg into
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it.
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We're going to whisk this together.
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Oh yeah. I'm going to take a brush.
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We're going to coat our calzones, the
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dough, the top and the edges
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really well with the egg wash. I'm going
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to sprinkle a little bit of Italian
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seasoning across the top. A little bit
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of salt,
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a little bit of garlic powder.
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I'm going to take a little bit of foil.
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I'm just going to lay it over the
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cowzones very lightly, like a tint. I've
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got my oven preheated at 375°.
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We're going to bake the cowzones for 15
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minutes with the foil laid across of
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them. I'm going to pull the foil off and
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then we're going to bake it another 15
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minutes till it's nice and golden brown.
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What do y'all think? There we go, y'all.
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Serve them up with some heated up
9:34
marinara sauce. I'm just going to
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sprinkle with a little bit of parsley.
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Give it some color
9:40
right in there. Serve it up.
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Today I'm going to show you how to make
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a pizza pasta casserole. Fun way to make
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pizza and pasta together. We're going to
9:58
start by prepping our pasta. First,
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we're going to bring one large pot of
10:02
water to a boil. That'll happen faster
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if you put a lid on it. We're going to
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add one box of pennet pasta. This is one
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pound uncooked.
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We're going to add in half a tablespoon
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of salt. Give it some flavor. We're
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going to stir this around for about 30
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seconds. And we're going to cook it per
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the directions on the back of the
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package for all dente. And then once
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it's done, we're going to drain it out
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and put it back in the pot. While the
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pasta is cooking, we're going to cook up
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one pound of Italian sausage. We're
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going to break it up. Now, while this is
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browning up, we're going to start
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chopping up a bell pepper. Just going to
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take off all four sides. We're going to
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use the whole bell pepper. I like bell
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peppers on a pizza. If you don't, you
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don't have to add it in. Just going to
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turn it around
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and just cut through the slices.
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The Italian sausage that I'm using is
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very lean. I'm just going to add a
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little bit of cooking oil.
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one tablespoon. That'll help the bell
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peppers cook down.
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And we'll chop up one yellow onion.
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We'll add this
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to the Italian sausage and bell peppers.
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We're going to cook this down until the
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sausage is browned and the peppers and
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onions have softened down. We're going
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to go ahead and get some garlic minced
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up. We're going to do two cloves. We're
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just going to take our knife, run it
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through the garlic until we get a fine
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mince.
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All right, let's add that to our cooked
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sausage and bell peppers and onions.
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We're going to mix this in for 1 minute,
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release all those flavors from the
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garlic, and then we'll turn off our
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burner. We've got the drained pasta.
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We're going to add our cooked sausage,
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peppers, and onions to the pasta.
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We're going to shake in about 1
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tablespoon of Italian seasoning.
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We're going to add in 48 ounces of your
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favorite pasta sauce.
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We're going to add 1/4 cup of water to
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each jar. Shake it up and add that.
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One cup mozzarella shredded cheese.
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Let's mix this up.
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All right, we've got it all combined.
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We're going to spray a 9 by13 baking
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dish with some non-stick cooking spray.
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We're going to pour our mixture in.
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[Music]
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Right, we're going to spread this out.
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Make sure you're using a deep dish.
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We're going to top it with 1 and 1/2
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cups
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mozzarella cheese.
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Pepperoni slices. We like pepperoni on
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our pizza.
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Don't steal them.
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Why not?
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All right. Looks like a pizza, doesn't
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it? All right. Right, I've got my oven
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preheated at 350°. I am putting this
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baking dish on a sheet pan. That way, if
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there's any dribbles, it doesn't go in
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my oven. I'm going to bake this for 20
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to 25 minutes until the cheese is nice
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and melted and has a nice little golden
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sheen to it. I'll be back. All right,
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let's dig in.
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Now, let it cool down just a little bit
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to kind of pull itself together.
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Oh, look at that.
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All right, let's go in for a bite.
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Wow.
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Tastes like a pizza
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in pasta form. Yeah, that's delicious.
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Hello everyone. Welcome back. Today I'm
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going to show you how to make a patty
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melt pizza. We're going to take an old
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classic sandwich, the patty melt, turn
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it into a pizza. Come on down. And we're
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going to start by getting our ground
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beef ready. In a medium skillet over
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mediumigh heat,
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we're going to brown up one pound of
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ground beef. I'm just going to start
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breaking it up. I've got no oil in the
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pan.
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And we want to cook the ground beef
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until it's no longer pink. So, on the
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onions, I've got two medium yellow
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onions. I'm just going to take off the
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ends, that outer layer.
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Now, while you're doing your onion, you
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can go into the ground beef and start
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moving it around. I'm just going to try
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to get some chars on the ends of the
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meat.
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Get it kind of crispy like it's been
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cooked on a grill in a burger form.
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Going to go ahead now and season the
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ground beef with a little bit of salt.
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start locking in some flavor.
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About an eighth of a teaspoon. And then
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we'll go in with an eighth of a teaspoon
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of black pepper.
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We're going to allow that to finish
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browning. Go back to our onions.
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I'm going to cut these in half.
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Now, if you have any excess grease in
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your pan, you want to go ahead and drain
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that out. We're going to give it some
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flavor. We're going to go in with 13 cup
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of A1 steak sauce.
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We're going to add that. Oo, that's
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going to give us nice flavor.
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Let's stir that in.
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We're going to turn off the heat.
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Make sure it's all coated.
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We're going to remove the ground beef
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mixture from the pan and place it into a
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medium bowl.
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We're going to set this aside. We're
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going to turn the heat back onto our
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skillet. You can leave everything in
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there that's left over. That's totally
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fine. It's just flavor. We're going to
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place in four tablespoon of butter.
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We're going to start melting that down.
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We're going to add the onions.
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When you scrape something off your
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board, make sure that you always use the
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back edge of your knife so you don't
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dull your sharp edge there. Little bit
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of salt,
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black pepper. Always season your layers
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as you're cooking. We're going to cook
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these down for eight minutes until
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they're nice and soft and browned up.
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They're going to be kind of like a
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caramelized onion. Look at those onions.
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Those look so delicious. Just turn off
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the heat.
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I'll start building a pizza.
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We're going to take pizza dough. You can
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make your own pizza dough or you can get
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fresh pizza dough from your store. I do
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have a recipe for homemade pizza dough.
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If you go into my recipe blog,
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kathern'splates.com,
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you can find it there. Homemade pizza
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crust. All right, let's open this up.
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I'm going to take a piece of parchment
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paper and just lay it on my sheet pan.
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I'm going to roll it out.
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And then I'm just going to start pushing
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it out.
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Now, this is how big our pizza is going
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to be.
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If you get a little hole, just pinch it
19:23
shut. You're totally fine.
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We are not pre-baking our pizza dough,
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so it's going to cook the full time in
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the oven as is. We're going to add some
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thousand island dressing. I'm going to
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squeeze it all over the dough. This is
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going to be the sauce for the pizza.
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Just spread it around
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up to the edges. I can't wait for this
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one, you guys.
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We're going to take one cup of shredded
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cheddar cheese or whatever you have.
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We're going to sprinkle it all on top of
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that thousand island dressing.
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We're going to take our meat mixture.
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That was the ground beef that we cooked
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up with the A1 steak sauce. Spread it
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evenly over the cheese.
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All right, we're going to take our
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grilled onions, spread them on top of
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the beef mixture.
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We've got to top it with some additional
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cheese. I've got two extra cups of
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shredded cheese. Again, you can use like
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a Monterey Jack cheese, which is what I
20:29
have right here, or a cheddar if you
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want to do that. Just top it with your
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cheese.
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We're going to pop this in the oven that
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I've preheated at 400° for 18 to 20
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minutes till that crust is nice and
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golden brown and crispy on the outside.
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That cheese is nice and melted. Oo,
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y'all look at that. Look at the crust.
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Oh yeah. Nice and crispy on the edges.
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Let's cut a pizza.
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That's delicious. Look who I have in the
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kitchen.
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Hey,
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it helps to have the other one in the
21:15
kitchen when you're doing dinner with
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the two of us, right? I am so happy to
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have him in the kitchen. This is a
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dinner with the two of us. And we are
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making mini pizzas.
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Yep.
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Yeah. Okay. Thomas is going to get
21:29
started with the sausage. Which are you
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using?
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Jimmy Dean regular. You could use spicy
21:36
if you wanted to. You could even use the
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sage.
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We are using
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tortillas.
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Flour.
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These are just the standard size
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tortillas. If y'all never baked a
21:49
tortilla in the oven like a pizza, you
21:52
need to stick around. See how we put
21:54
this one together and bake it because
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I'm telling you what, the different
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textures that come from this, it'll be
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nice and fluffy, nice and crispy on the
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outsides. Oh, the perfect pizza crust.
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Peppers and onions. Now, we didn't have
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a bell pepper, but we do have
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sweet peppers.
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They're sweet like meat.
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Did y'all miss him in the kitchen?
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You know you did.
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Now, while I'm chopping these up, I'm
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also going to chop up a yellow onion. Or
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you could use a red onion, a sweet
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onion, whatever you have. All right, I'm
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just finishing chopping up these sweet
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peppers. Already taking care of the
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onion. I'm going to add it. And then
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we're going to finish cooking up the
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sausage. We got a little pink left in
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it. We'll soften down the peppers and
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the onions. Cook up that sausage. All
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right. So, what I'm doing right now is
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shredding up about 8 oz of mozzarella
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cheese. All right, the sausage, peppers,
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and onions are done. So, we're going to
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turn that off,
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y'all. We're going to start building a
22:57
pizza. Now, our tortillas are 8 in.
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That's pretty standard size. We're going
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to take some pizza sauce. Any flavor you
23:07
like or any brand you like. We like the
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Rayos.
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And I'm going to take a spoon. I like
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sauce on my pizza.
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And I'm going to pass this on to Thomas
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so he can do his. This one's mine. That
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one's Thomas's.
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She's saucy. I'm not so much saucy.
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I'm just going to take a brush. Y'all
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are going to learn a lot about me today,
23:31
huh? And I'm just going to spread it
23:33
around.
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I like to put cheese on mine first. Is
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that what how you like to do it?
23:39
Sure.
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Because it kind of holds everything onto
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your pizza.
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It's the glue. This was that delicious
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cheese that I grated. It's mozzarella.
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It's going to melt really good because
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it doesn't have anything extra in it
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that you usually find in the packaged
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cheese. Get it all the way up to the
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edges there. I'm going to get this
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sausage, the peppers, and the onions.
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We're going to put that down on it.
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Y'all let us know what you like on your
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pizzas. What you would put on your
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individual pizza here. Ours becomes like
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a supreme. All right,
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he's got the jalapenos. I'm going to be
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placing olives on mine. All right,
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that's what our pizzas look like. We've
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got the oven preheated at 425°.
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We're going to place the pan in there,
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bake it. These cooked for 10 minutes.
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I'm going to show y'all how crispy that
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is. Yeah, you heard it. We're going to
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let these sit for just a few seconds.
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I'm going to use my pizza cutter.
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Four slices. Oh, this is yours, huh?
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Yeah.
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Oh my goodness.
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Excellent.
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I would have almost had jalapeno on my
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mouth. Would have not been good.
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Oh, look at that. That's true cheese
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right there.
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Yep.
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Good.
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Mhm.
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They're real good. I'm going to need to
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make another.
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All right, you guys. Thanks for coming
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and enjoying our show, Dinner with the
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Two of Us. I was so glad to get him back
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in the kitchen.
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He'll be joining me for more of the
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Dinner for Twos.
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Yep.
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All right, you guys. We'll see y'all on
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the next episode. Bye. Nata.
#Baked Goods