Jill Can Cook: Mini Zucchini Pizzas

Well,it's that time of year again! The time of year where we spend more weekends with family and less weekends cleaning our house (which is why I look forward to this time of year!)

Now, don't get me wrong, I go to parties and/or have parties all year long. But for the most part, there is a lot of time in between large get togethers. This time of year, between Halloween and New Years Day, we have a lot of commitments, thus making it the best time of year to try to make new appetizers and desserts. It's more fun to make a crap ton of food when there are a crap ton of people to eat it, not just me and Joe, my husband.

This post will be the first of four recipe posts, all of which that I put together for my parents second annual Halloween Evening Of Horrors.. I just made that up, but I'm pretty sure I love it! (Hey mom, you like that name?! Maybe that's what we should call it next year!!!)

This appetizer probably sounds pretty boring because who wants to eat healthy at a party? My brother does, actually. In the last few years, he's cut sugar and gluten from his diet. Normally, I'd be quite annoyed to have to go out of my way to find and make a recipe for someone with such demands, but I'm starting to like the challenge. Plus I like the accolades (You didn't think I was selfless, did you?! Silly)..

So, here it is: The easiest recipe in the universe...

Mini Zucchini Pizzas

Adapted from DamnDelicious

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 2-3 zucchini, cut into 1/4 in rounds
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 grated cheese 
• 1/4 cup pepperoni minis
• 1 tbsp italian seasoning

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to broil
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add zucchini and cook 1-2 minutes per side. Add salt and pepper to taste
3. Place zucchini onto large baking sheet. Top with cheese and pepperoni minis
4. Place in oven and cook until cheese is melted. 1-2 minutes
5. Sprinkle with italian seasoning and serve.

I can tell that I haven't blogged a recipe in about 4 million years because I never took a picture of my ingredients. It's not like I was rushed or out of practice even. I made a few other things this particular day. It just totally slipped my mind to take a picture of this recipes ingredients.  So, today we're starting with a picture of my cut up zucchinis.

I figured my bro would be the only person eating this, so I only used two zucchinis.

They cooked in one fell swoop in my new pan!

Laid out in the pan to bring them to the party.

This is how I transfered them to my parents house.

And that's it. Not only did I not take a picture of the ingredients, I also didn't take a picture of them after they cooked. Why am I so horrible at this?! Probably because I took too long of a break. 

Oh well. I'll get back into the swing of things. Luckily I have a good amount of parties between now and the end of the year to  work out the kinks.

Back to the recipe:

If you check out the original recipe, it called for pizza sauce as well but I cut that out when I made it. Considering I was making these for my gluten free, sugar free brother, I thought he'd prefer no sauce. 

I didn't notice how many were left when I left the party, but the last time I checked, about half were gone. That's pretty good for a totally random appetizer that possibly only one person was eating.

I didn't personally have any because I don't think I like zucchini. I probably should've at least tried it but there was so much other food that I had no more room in me for them. My brother liked them, though. And he appreciated someone going out of their way to accommodate his diet rules. 

So, maybe I'll give this one a B, because it was easy to cook and at least half was eaten. I'll upgrade it if my brother (or anyone) ever asks me to make it again.