Pizza Pancakes

I don't think our family has ever met a pancake that we didn't like. Tonight's meal was no exception. While hubby seemed a bit skeptical about the idea of a savory pancake, I had high hopes that our meal would be tasty. I found this recipe for Pizza Pancakes on PlainChicken's blog (a great food blog to check out!) and had to try it. Given our love of pancakes, and the fact that I had never tried making a savory one, I wanted to give it a go. I also thought it would be a super fun meal for Ethan and who doesn't love pancakes for dinner? :)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Bisquick (I used the Heart Smart version)
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp garlic salt (I added this ingredient to the original recipe)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk (I used skim)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup pepperoni (I used Hormel's mini version)
• 1 cup sausage, cooked and crumbled (I used country sausage)
• 1/4 cup mushrooms, sliced (I omitted this ingredient)
• Pizza sauce (warmed), for dipping

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the Bisquick, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and garlic salt. Combine the eggs and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

Fold in the cheese, pepperoni, sausage and mushrooms. Next time I will use a spicier Italian sausage. The country sausage was fine, but I think Italian sausage would be better.

Pour the batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle. I used a skillet on the stovetop, greased lightly with butter. :)

Turn when bubbles form on top; cook until the second side is golden brown. 

Serve with pizza sauce.

Yuuuuummmm....

I struggled with what side/veggie I was going to serve with pancakes for dinner. Then it hit me...tomatoes would be perfect! I decided to make Oven Roasted Tomatoes with Fresh Mozzarella.

Ingredients:

• 2 medium tomatoes
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
• Italian seasoning, to taste
• 8 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced into 1 oz portions

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Slice each tomato into 4 thick slices. Season tomatoes to taste with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. 

Slice fresh mozzarella into 1 ounce portions and place one slice on each slice of tomato. 

Bake for 10 minutes, then turn oven to broil and continue to cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until cheese begins to bubble and brown slightly.

Serve while hot!

This will definitely be a dinner that we add to our rotation. Everyone loved it and it was super easy to whip up!