#Kitchen #Recipe and #HealthyFood: Alyssa Rivers September 11

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शनिवार, 11 सितंबर 2021

Pizza Sliders

These pizza sliders are about to become your new favorite appetizer. Brushed with a buttery Italian seasoning glaze and filled with all of your favorite pizza toppings, each bite is truly irresistible!

Sliders are the best way to enjoy all of your favorite foods in a bite-sized portion. Cheeseburger, buffalo chicken, and ham and cheddar sliders are more of my absolute favorites! They get devoured at every event I bring them to.

Closeup of pulling a pizza slider out of the pan.

Quick and Easy Pizza Slider Recipe

These pizza sliders are by far one of the easiest appetizers to put together. They are perfect for bringing to parties! They are so amazingly cheesy and ooey-gooey, they are bound to be a hit no matter who they’re feeding. This is a favorite at our house and my kids are always coming back for seconds and thirds. You would be surprised at how quickly 12 sliders are eaten up! But it makes sense. I mean, how can you resist melty cheese and pepperoni on a Hawaiian roll?! This is the ultimate combination of all of my favorite comfort foods. I think I may love them more than my kids do, which is hard to beat!

The best part about these sliders is that they can be customized to your favorite pizza flavor! Classic pepperoni is always a favorite at my house. I like to upgrade my sliders by smothering them in homemade pizza sauce. I feel like this gives it an extra touch of fresh flavor. Honestly, no matter what sauce and toppings you choose, these bad boys are going to blow your mind with how easy and delicious they are! Be prepared to have them as regulars in your weekly dinner lineup! You won’t be able to get enough of their cheesy, golden goodness.

Everything You Need for Homemade Pizza Sliders

You will love how simple the ingredients for pizza sliders are. It is such an inexpensive treat but packs incredible flavor in each bite! It is the perfect thing to throw together right before a party. And with how tasty these are, no one will suspect that it only took a few pantry staples to whip up! You can find measurements for each ingredient in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Hawaiian Roll Sliders: This is one of my favorite parts of the recipe. With Hawaiian rolls, you get that perfectly soft and sweet layer to each slider. It compliments the Italian seasoning glaze that we brush on top perfectly! If you’re feeling up to it, trying making homemade Hawaiian rolls for optimal flavor! It is a lot easier than you would think, and they taste incredible fresh out of the oven.
Pizza Sauce: You can use your favorite brand, here. I, personally, like to use homemade pizza sauce for the freshest flavor possible!
Mozzarella Cheese: Not only does mozzarella taste amazing, but it becomes so perfectly stretchy and melty once baked. Cheddar and provolone are also great substitutes!
Butter: For this recipe, I use melted, unsalted butter. This is for brushing on top of your sliders for that bakery-worthy shine!
Parmesan Cheese: I like to add parmesan to the sliders’ glaze for a pop of cheesy flavor. It also bakes down and creates a delicious crispy texture.
Garlic Powder: Garlic powder is a necessity for adding the perfect savory flavor to your pizza sliders!
Italian Seasoning: A blend of basil, oregano, rosemary, marjoram, and thyme is the key to achieving the best pizza flavor. I like to make my Italian seasoning at home so I can customize the spices to my liking!

How to Make Your Pizza Sliders in the Oven

This is a completely foolproof recipe, you can’t go wrong! Pizza sliders are so easy but so delicious! My kids always love to help spread the sauce and add toppings. It makes it a fun activity for all of us, and allows everyone to customize their own sliders to their liking!

Preheat Oven and Prep Buns: Let’s start! To begin, preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut the slider buns in half and lay in a 9×13 inch pan.
Add Sauce and Cheese: Evenly spread the pizza sauce on top. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top.
Add Desired Toppings: Next, add the pepperoni and put the top of the slider rolls.
Mix Up Buttery Glaze: Then, in a small bowl, add the melted butter, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Brush on top of the rolls.
Bake: Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden brown. Serve immediately.

Process shots of preparing sliders and adding toppings.

The Best Pizza Sliders Tips and Tricks

Here are some easy ways to customize and perfect your pizza sliders! Your family is going to go crazy over how supremely cheesy and mouthwatering these are.

Sauce and Toppings: Like traditional pizza, you can switch up your sliders with a variety of different sauces and toppings! Chicken alfredo, buffalo, and BBQ pizza sliders are all super fun and delicious flavors to try! Sausage and bacon crumbles are tasty toppings as well, perfect for the mini size of these sliders. Get creative!
Bun Choices: I like to use Hawaiian rolls because they stay soft during baking and add a hint of sweetness, but you can use plain dinner rolls as well! Brioche or potato buns are also super delicious substitutes.
Serve With: These pizza sliders make a delicious appetizer or meal on their own, but can be complimented with some fresh breadsticks. An Italian side salad would be delicious as well and add a little nutritional value!
Make Ahead: You can prepare your sliders in advance and refrigerate for up to 24 hours before baking! This way, you have sliders on hand, ready to go, but your guests also have the delight of tasting them fresh out of the oven!

How to Store Pizza Sliders

Although they are best served fresh, you can store your pizza sliders for a few days after baking. The only problem is, the longer the pizza sauce sits on your buns, the higher your risk of having soggy sliders is.

In the Refrigerator: Wrap your pizza sliders tightly or store them in an airtight container. They will stay good for up to 3 days.
Reheating: You can cook your sliders in the microwave for 10-15 second intervals until warmed through for a quick, delicious snack! To keep your bread from becoming soggy, (even though it is a little more time consuming) my favorite way to reheat pizza sliders is by popping them in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes. This keeps the bread slightly crispy.

Pizza Sliders

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword pizza sliders, pizza sliders recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings sliders

Calories 186kcal

Author Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

12 Hawaiian Roll Sliders
1/2 cup pizza sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
1/4 cup butter melted
2 Tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut the slider buns in half and lay in a 9×13 inch pan.
Evenly spread the pizza sauce on top. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top.
Add the pepperoni and put the top of the slider rolls.
In a small bowl add the melted butter, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Brush on top of the rolls.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden brown. Serve immediately.

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शुक्रवार, 11 सितंबर 2020

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup has a thick and rich broth with shredded carrots, celery, chopped spinach, gnocchi and chicken hidden throughout. This tastes even better than Olive Garden!

Bring restaurant quality soup to your home. I just love the Italian flavors in the slow cooker pasta e fagioli soup or creamy zuppa toscana too, so be sure to give them a try!

Chicken gnocchi soup in a black bowl.

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup

You guys are going to love the incredible creamy and rich broth. It is flavored with the perfect amount of seasonings and it even has one of my favorite herbs inside…. thyme. The added chicken and gnocchi (which I absolutely love) are so hearty. When you add in the freshness of the shredded carrots, celery, and spinach this soup is full of flavor! Put this on your list of must try soups! You will not regret it.

This chicken gnocchi soup is full of flavor in every bite. The combination of the vegetables, creamy broth and gnocchi give this soup 5 stars. It is simple to make and so delicious! Make this a complete meal by serving this favorite olive garden soup with homemade breadtwists and a side salad asparagus salad with lemon vinaigrette or antipasto salad.

Pot full of chicken gnocchi soup with a ladle.

Ingredients to Make Gnocchi Soup:

This Olive Garden Copycat recipe has been on my list of soups to make for a few years now. I love all of Olive Garden’s Soups but their Chicken Gnocchi soup is awesome. The best part is that it is so easy to make! It comes together in less than 20 minutes.

Butter: Use the butter to make the roux.
Olive oil: Add to the pan with the butter onion and celery and garlic.
Onion: I keep frozen diced onion in my freezer so that I can easily add it to any dish.
Celery: Diced celery gives this soup a great crunch and fresh flavor.
Garlic cloves:Minced garlic adds a deep Italian flavor.
All-purpose flour: The flour makes a roux which gives the soup its consistency.
Half-and-half: The creaminess of this soup.
Chicken broth: Add as much as you like depending on how thin you like your soup. For a thinner soup use more broth.
Fresh thyme: Earthy and a little bit sweet, with a slightly minty
Shredded carrots: I love the sweet flavor the carrots add!
Spinach leaves: Chopped so that you don’t have big pieces in your spoonful.
Chicken breast: Diced and cooked chicken. Cut into pieces before cooking so it will cook quicker. Cook it in a little bit of olive oil until it’s just done. Add a little salt and pepper to it if you like.
Potato gnocchi: Hint- find this on the pasta isle.
Salt and pepper: To taste!

How to Make Gnocchi:

Gnocchi is made from potatoes, flour, and eggs. It seems like an odd combination I would have never thought of, but I am so happy someone did! Although it does take time to make from scratch, making gnocchi can be so fun!

When I am in the mood and I have the time, I enjoy making it myself. However, it tastes great store bought too! If you are hoping to try it from scratch here is the breakdown:

Boil Potatoes: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Peel potatoes and add to pot. Once cooked, scoop out inside.
Combine: 1 cup mashed potato, flour and egg in a large bowl. Knead until dough forms a ball.
Cook Gnocchi: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Drop in gnocchi and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until gnocchi have risen to the top; drain and serve.

Olive Garden Favorite Soup:

Make a Roux: In a large pot add butter and olive oil. Over medium high heat sauté onion, celery and garlic until tender. Next, add the flour to create a roux and cook for another minute.
Add In Liquids: Slowly add the half and half and chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken.
Spices and Ingredients: The thyme, carrots, spinach, chicken and gnocchi.
Simmer: Allow to simmer for about 5 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and soup is thickened. (If you want a thinner soup add another can of chicken broth.) Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

Tips for the Best Chicken Gnocchi Soup:

Gnocchi: It is best to use mini gnocchi if you can find them (or make them mini), they’re the perfect size for soup.
Sauce: Don’t let the sauce get too hot or it can separate. Continually stir the sauce to prevent any separation.
Spinach: For best results use fresh spinach. The frozen spinach will become mushy in the soup over a long period of time.
Vegetables: Dice vegetables small and the same size to have them cook through evenly in time.

The ingredients in chicken gnocchi soup.

Variations:

Substitutes for Gnocchi: A great substitution is pasta. The small shells or orzo are perfect for adding to this soup as well as rice.
Protein: Substitute Italian sausage instead of chicken in the soup. Before adding it to the soup, brown the sausage at the beginning, then add it in.
Vegetables: Sneak in extra vegetables like peas, zucchini or asparagus.
Thicker Soup: Add extra cream to make it even richer.
Chicken: To save time use pre-shredded, cooked chicken from the grocery store.

Slow Cooker Adaptations:

I would still definitely use cooked, diced chicken. Also, go ahead and sauté the veggies and garlic. Then put the chicken and veggies all together in the bottom of your slow cooker. Add the liquids and all the other ingredients except the gnocchi, half and half, and spinach. Cook on low for three to four hours, adding the gnocchi in for the last hour of cooking. Before serving, add the half and half and spinach and stir to combine. The spinach should wilt quickly. Serve.

How to Store Chicken Gnocchi Soup:

It is a bummer that this soup does not freeze well but it does reheat well. Place back on the stovetop and reheat on a low setting and slowly stirring it. This will help the soup from separating.

Freezing: Unfortunately you cannot store this soup because of the dairy and gnocchi, it won’t freeze well. The gnocchi will become soggy and the dairy mixture will separate.
Storing: If you are planning on lots of leftovers you can cook the gnocchi separately and add to individual servings.

Warm, Comforting Soups to Try:

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup has a thick and rich broth with shredded carrots, celery, chopped spinach and gnocchi hidden throughout. This tastes even better than the Olive Garden!

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Italian, Italian American

Keyword creamy chicken gnocchi soup, gnocchi soup

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings Bowls of Soup

Calories 156kcal

Author Alyssa Rivers

Equipment

Want to make this even easier? Here are a few products that I LOVE:
Calphasdon Cookware Set
Cuisinart Stainless Steel
Chopper Utopia Kitchen Cookied

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup onion diced
1/2 cup celery diced
2 garlic cloves minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half
1 14 ounce can chicken broth for a thinner soup use 2 cans
1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup fresh spinach leaves chopped
1 cup diced cooked chicken breast I used rotisserie
1 16 ounce package potato gnocchi on the pasta isle
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large pot add butter and olive oil. Over medium high heat sauté onion, celery and garlic until tender. Add the flour to create a roux and cook for another minute.
Slowly add the half and half and chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken. Add the thyme, carrots, spinach, chicken and gnocchi. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and soup is thickened. (If you want a thinner soup add another can of chicken broth.) Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

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Updated on September 10, 2020

Originally Posted on September 7, 2016

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