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    Shriveled Ogre-Nose Pizza

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    Making little kids laugh has got to be one of the best things on the planet. I love when they lose it! Just toss their heads back laughing.


    Shriveled Ogre-Nose Pizza

    It's so gratifying to know that they are laughing, not out of courtesy, but because they genuinely think it's funny. (Well at least most kids haven't honed the skills of manipulation and the courtesy laugh)

    My 3 year-old nephew Sawyer is a sucker for gibberish. All I have to do rattle off a nonsensical sentence to him in a language no one understands and he's a gonner.

    If you just read the name of this recipe to kids, I'll guarantee at least a crinkled nose and grin. But, I'm pretty sure you'll get a full blown laugh.

    It's the perfect, pre trick-or-treating dinner. Made with store-bought pizza dough, canned tomatoes, creamy ricotta and colorful roasted veggies, it's simple enough to prepare--even while wearing your witch hat.

    Shriveled Ogre Nose Pizza sliced on wood cutting board

    Shriveled Ogre-Nose Pizza

    Tara Teaspoon
    Roasted-Vegetable Pizza
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 35 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 45 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 9 Servings
    Calories 193 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 parsnips about 1 lb, peeled
    • 3 tablespoon olive oil plus more for drizzling
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 red or yellow bell pepper stemmed and seeded
    • 1 zucchini about 8 oz
    • 2 tablespoon cornmeal
    • Flour for work surface
    • 1 bag 1 lb frozen pizza or bread dough, thawed
    • 1 can 14.5 oz diced tomatoes, drained
    • 1¼ cups whole-milk ricotta
    • 3 tablespoon fresh or 1 tablespoon dried oregano

    Instructions
     

    • 1. Heat oven to 400°F. Cut parsnips into 2- to 4-inch-long by ½-inch-thick sticks; toss with 1 tablespoon oil and ¼ teaspoon salt. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and roast 15 min.
    • 2. Meanwhile, cut bell pepper into thin slices. Cut zucchini lengthwise in half, then into ¼-inch-thick slices. in a large bowl, toss together bell pepper, zucchini, remaining 2 tablespoon oil and ¼ teaspoon salt; add to roasting parsnips on baking sheet. Roast until tender and just golden, about 20 min. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
    • 3. Increase oven to 450°F and place rack in lower third. Sprinkle a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon cornmeal; set aside.
    • 4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough and, using, hands, stretch to ⅛-inch thickness. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Top with half of each tomatoes, ricotta (in dollops) and roasted vegetables. Bake until cooked through and bottom is golden brown, 15 to 18 min. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make one more pizza.
    • 5. Transfer pizzas to a cutting board, drizzle with oil and top with oregano.

    Notes

    Choose any veggie but be sure to use a parsnip!  That, of course is the "Shriveled Nose".

    Nutrition

    Calories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 6gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 228mgPotassium: 354mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 640IUVitamin C: 29.5mgCalcium: 122mgIron: 1.4mg
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    Recipes by Tara Bench. Original published in LHJ, Oct 2008. Photography Evan Sklar. Prop Styling Megan Hedgpeth. Food Styling Susan Vajaranant

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    Filed Under: Appetizers, Easy Dinners, Halloween, Healthy + Diet, Party Foods, Vegetarian Tagged With: crowd, dinner, easy, entertaining, halloween, italian, october, pizza, roasting, vegetables

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    1. Mary Bench says

      July 16, 2018 at 4:08 pm

      Not just for kids! Delicious

      Reply
    2. Brittany Smart says

      July 19, 2018 at 4:32 pm

      Haha such a cute name!

      Reply

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