Quick and Easy Personal Naan Pizzas

The hubbster plays poker once a week, and that means there is little time to get something on the table for dinner between the time he gets home and has to leave to go play. Sometimes I'm on my A-game and I have food defrosted and ready to cook, but most times I would rather just make something quick. Here is where this recipe has come in handy!

Our conveniently located grocery store (I'm talking right next door and walking distance) Wegman's makes their own Naan. If you are not familiar with Naan, it is a leavened Indian flat bread, and it is DELICIOUS! It is much tastier than pita bread in my opinion. I was buying it to dip in hummus, but then I had a stroke of genius. We can make flatbread pizzas! I'm sure other people have done this, but the idea was new to me. We like thin crust pizzas anyway and each naan will make a personal size pizza. Here is what you need:

(That is naan, mozzarella, pepperoni and smooth marinara - or any toppings your little heart desires)

I buy the garlic naan, because we like garlic and lots of flavor. You can add any toppings you like. The great part is that everyone gets their own personal pizza so you don't have to fight over what toppings you want!

First off, you want to add some marinara to the naan. Don't add too much or you will have a mushy crust. You just want a light coating, like so:

Since I only use about a third of the jar, I take two zip-lock freezer bags and divide the remaining sauce. Then I stick it in the freezer to use next time. I lay it flat while it freezes so it freezes flat and takes up less room in the freezer. So I get three sets of two naan pizzas from one jar of $1 marinara!

Next you add the cheese. I use mozzarella, but I saw that they also sell "pizza" cheese. I'll have to try that next. I usually add some shredded (not grated) parmesan at the very end.

After a good coating of cheese comes the toppings! For these I added a cut up slice of smoked ham and pepperoni. The beauty is that you can add ANYTHING you want :) You could even substitute some alfredo sauce for the marinara, add some spinach and chicken and have yourself a white pizza! The possibilities are endless.

Now they are ready to put in the oven. I preheat my oven to 400º and bake them for 8-10 minutes, or until all the cheese is melted. I cook them right on the oven racks.

They are a little flimsy, so it is best to place them on a flat cookie sheet or cutting board and then slide them onto the rack. When they are finished, just slide them back onto the flat surface you used to get them in there. This also helps you avoid spilling cheese and toppings all over the bottom of your oven (speaking from experience).

Don't these look yummy?

There you have it...a 15 minute meal! We cut them in fours and devour immediately :)