Chicken Parm Pizza balls

This was an awesome recipe I found on another cooking blog that we decided to try last night. Dan ended up eating all of them minus 2, so you know they were good!



Ingredients
1 ball of fresh pizza dough
1-2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
1-2 cups of diced chicken (or any other meat)
2 tsp Italian seasoning (combine oregano, basil, and garlic)
1/4 cup olive oil
pizza or marinara sauce
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease pie pan.

Grab a walnut-sized piece of dough and flatten. In each dough piece place a couple pieces of diced chicken and a tablespoon of cheese. Seal dough around meat and cheese and place seam side down in pie pan.

Repeat, placing approximately 16 dough balls in each pie plate.

Once assembled, drizzle oil over the balls and sprinkle with the herbs.

When ready to bake: bake at 400°F for 16-20 min. Serve with warm pizza or marinara sauce.

Source: Lauren's Kitchen Blog

Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

This is one of my favorite recipes of my mother's. We made this over Christmas & I am bored & decided to try it on my own. I overfilled the cupcakes & they aren't anywhere near as pretty as my Mom's but let's hope they taste just as good!!



Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
Makes about 4 dozen

Cheesecake part:
8 oz cream cheese
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup chocolate chips (you can use less)

Chocolate part:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbps vinegar
1 tsp baking soda

Directions: Mix the cream cheese, egg & sugar in a bowl. Mix with mixer & then add chocolate chips. Then mix the rest in another bowl.

Fill the cupcake tin halfway with the chocolate part, then top with the cream cheese filling.

Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Source: MOM