Turkey-Pineapple Pizza

Yesterday, we invited our grand-daughters to what I said would be a “veddy-veddy formal” dinner party at our house. When they asked what was on the menu, I chirped: “Pizza!” In turn, they said: “That’s not formal!” When I greeted them in sweat pants and running shoes, they again said: “That’s not formal!” And so I said: “I must wear my evening gown! I’ll change, right away!” And arrived at the table wearing a dressing gown over those same sweat pants and running shoes. Which set the mood for pizza, and plenty of it!

The idea of serving such a simple meal with a formal table setting appeals to me in the same way that using Limoges china at a picnic table strikes me as lots of fun. When the occasion, the food, and the table-setting are deliberately mismatched, expect the mood to be playful!

It’s always fun to set a nice table, even if the meal is casual and dessert is a handful of fresh grapes (which it was).

For more pizza recipes, see One Click: Pizza or Pizza: One Click. For more recipes using leftover turkey, see One Click: Turkey. This easy pizza recipe highlights turkey’s versatility.  

Turkey-Pineapple Pizza:

One 12-in. (30 cm) thin-crust pizza, purchased or homemade

½ c. (125 mL) tomato sauce

½ c. (125 mL) chopped green bell pepper (“capsicum”)

¼ c. (60 mL) chopped onion

½ tsp. (2.5 mL) chili flakes (optional)

1 or 2 large, fresh mushrooms, sliced to equal ¼ c. (60 mL) 

Half a 19-oz. (540 mL) can cubed pineapple, well drained, to equal 1 c. (250 mL) 

½ c. (125 mL) chunked turkey

1 c. (250 mL) shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400 deg. F. Spread tomato sauce over unbaked pizza crust using back of spoon or spatula. Layer ingredients over unbaked pizza shell in order given. Bake 18-to-20 min., or until cheese melts and crust browns.

Use a scant amount of tomato sauce ...

Chopped green bell pepper and onion ...

Sliced mushrooms ...

Cubed pineapple ...

Cubed turkey ... and cheese.

Anticipation …!

And now … pizza!