Mini Pizza - Quick N Easy

This is a quick and easy recipe for making pizza. You can use leftovers (grilled chicken, vegetables, ground beef, etc) or fresh ingredients and create various pizza toppings. I have made this recipe with two different kinds of toppings. Feel free to be creative and make your own pizzas using the basic concept. Enjoy. :)

This recipe is for four mini pizzas.

Ingredients

1. Pita bread: 4 in no. (6 inches diameter)
2. Pizza sauce: 3/4 cup or 8 tbsp (Recipe here. It yields about 2-2.5 cups of sauce. Add salt to taste as the recipe does not indicate any. You may switch red wine with 2-3 tbsp red wine vinegar in the recipe. Dilute the vinegar by mixing it with 175 ml water. The leftover sauce can be frozen or used in pasta recipes). Alternatively, use a good brand, store-bought pizza sauce)
3. Oregano: 1/2 tsp
4. Basil: 1/2 tsp
5. Butter: 1 tbsp
6. Parmesan cheese: 100 gms
7. Mozzarella cheese: 2 cups, shredded
8. Any other cheese you prefer using in pizza. I used Gouda and Cheddar. 

Topping 1

1. Tomatoes: 2 (medium sized, sliced)
2. Onion: 1/2 cup (sliced)
3. Chicken tikka/grilled chicken/chicken chunks: 1 cup, cooked
4. Green chilli: Sliced, to taste
5. Chilli flakes: 1/2 tsp or to taste

Topping 2

1. Sausages: 1 cup (sliced and lightly sautéed)
2. Mushrooms: 1 cup (sliced and sautéed)
3. Sweet corn: 2 tbsp
4. Green olives: 2 tbsp

The quantity of the ingredients mentioned above will make two pizzas per topping. 

                                     

Instructions

a) Basic pizza base

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degree C.
2. Put a little butter one each side of the pita bread and toast it until golden on both sides. Repeat for the remaining pitas. Now put about 2 tbsp of the pizza sauce onto each pita and spread evenly to coat the whole bread until the edges.

               

b) Pizza toppings

1. Topping 1: Put generous quantity of chicken, onion, tomatoes and green chilli on the pita. Add a layer of cheese (mozzarella, parmesan and any other you prefer). Sprinkle some chilli flakes, basil and oregano on top. Repeat for the another pita.
2. Topping 2: Put generous quantity of sausages, mushrooms, olives and corn on the pita. Add a layer of cheese (mozzarella, parmesan and any other you prefer) and sprinkle a pinch of basil and oregano on top. Repeat for the another pita.

                       

                                                                         Topping 1

                                   

Topping 2

c) Baking

Line a baking tray with greased parchment paper or aluminium foil. Place the pitas on the tray and bake in hot oven for 5-6 minutes or until cheese is melted. You may also switch on the oven grill for 1-2 minutes to get a nice golden brown color of the cheese top.

Happy eating! :)