Eggplant Pizza

With my new & improved healthier lifestyle I have taken up... I have been really enjoying trying new things. Mainly foods & recipes.

Tonight I made Egg Plant Pizza's.

OH.     MY.   GOSH.

DELICIOUS!

Here is my shopping list:

• 1 eggplant
• 1 can tomato sauce
• fat free provolone cheese slices
• lean ham lunch meat
• lean turkey lunch meat
• Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb seasoning (salt-free!)
• tinfoil
• light olive oil

 
Here is what I did:
(numbers according to the pictures above)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, & cut up the eggplant into about 1/2 inch slices
2. Cover a pan with tinfoil and coat it lightly with light olive oil. Lay out eggplant slices evenly and dust each slice with light olive oil.You may also want to sprinkle on and seasonings. I used Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb. Bake in the over for 20 minutes. Don't forget to set a timer! ☺
3. When your timer goes off, carefully pull out the pan, and carefully add a spoonful of tomato sauce to each slice.
4. Next, I placed one piece of provolone cheese over the sauce on each slice of eggplant.
5. Then I used my hands and ripped up a few pieces of lean lunch meat, ham & turkey. I placed those, covering each slice of eggplant, sauce and cheese. 
6. Put them back in the oven for another 20-25 minutes. Depending on how crispy you want them. If you leave them in for too long, they will either burn or the eggplant will get super mushy. 

This meal was fairly quick and easy. Which is exactly how I like them. Because I run around all day, and we have such busy lives, I don't like to or have the time to spend hours every single day making dinner. 

These could be fun to play around with. I only used turkey and ham, but really you could put anything on it that you wanted! I am thinking about trying ham & pineapple next time I make these delicious little guys! Another thing that is nice, is if you have family members that are picky or like only certain pizza toppings, you can easily customize these mini pizzas! SCORE!

These were delicious, and healthy. I really enjoyed making these, and eating these! It was so nice to try something new and have it turn out to be so delicious!

Taco Balls - Foody Friday - Recipe

James and I are always trying to find or think of quick but yummy lunches and snacks. WE love to take a ton of ingredients and mix them together to see how they turn out. Well this is the case for us. James is part Mexican. I love Mexican food, As does he. We wanted tacos but did not have tortillas, we were both at home in our comfy clothes just relaxing so neither of us wanted to go to the store. I opened the fridge and saw that we had a few packs of crescent rolls. LIGHT-BULB! then they were born... and delicious! Taco Balls...

Ingredients:
* 1 pound of hamburger meat
* 1 packet of taco seasoning
* 2 rolls of crescent rolls
* sour cream
* shredded Cheese
* salsa

Directions:
1. brown your hamburger meat.

2. follow the oven preheating directions on the crescent roll packages
3. drain your hamburger meat
4. add taco seasoning
5. roll out each crescent roll
6. place 1-2 tbsp in the center of each crescent roll
7. sprinkle cheese on meat (if desired)
8. fold over all edges of crescent roll around meat and cheese
9. pinch all edges closed
10. sprinkle a dash of cheese on top to add a pretty look and some extra flavor
11. put in oven until golden brown or cooked to your personal preference
12. take out - let cool a little
13. top with sour cream, lettuce, salsa, guacamole, or any other toppings you prefer
14. ENJOY!

 

If you try them please share your experience! And I would love to hear of any adjustments or additional toppings added to your version!