{"id":533,"date":"2009-08-01T23:43:19","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T23:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=533"},"modified":"2017-11-08T16:06:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:06:21","slug":"brown-rice-pizza-variation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/brown-rice-pizza-variation\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Rice Pizza Variation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/what-to-make-with-brown-rice\/\" target=\"_blank\"> last post<\/a> shared a valuable cost-saving tip:\u00a0 always keep a pot of inexpensive brown rice handy in the frig.\u00a0 Then you always have the beginnings for a fast, filling, satisfying and nutritious meal.\u00a0 That post&#8217;s recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/what-to-make-with-brown-rice\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brown Rice Pizza<\/a> was a perfect example of those four qualities plus one more:\u00a0 versatile.<\/p>\n<p>There are an endless number of toppings for a brown rice crust.\u00a0 Have fun coming up with your own combination or here&#8217;s one of my favorite tricks:\u00a0 Imitate the combination from a favorite restaurant.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t have an exact recipe.\u00a0 Just go slow with any hot or really strong flavors.\u00a0 Pizza is a forgiving dish&#8211;it&#8217;s so good that it&#8217;s almost impossible to ruin!<\/p>\n<p>To get started on the creative process, here&#8217;s one combo we love:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">Pesto Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread the bottom of crust with prepared pesto (or save money and make your own)<\/li>\n<li>Top with caramelized red onions and mushrooms,<\/li>\n<li>sliced artichoke hearts and<\/li>\n<li>sun-dried tomatoes (softened in a little water if they&#8217;re too hard).<\/li>\n<li>Bake then top with crumbled feta cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note:\u00a0 Since onions are less expensive, consider using a large one to provide most of the bulk for this pizza.\u00a0 Then the remaining ingredients, although more expensive, can be used in small amounts, as accents.\u00a0 Buy them in bulk so you aren&#8217;t forced to buy more than needed.\u00a0 For the artichokes that come in cans, use just half and save the remainder for gussying up a green salad the next day.\u00a0 The pesto can be used to dress up chicken, potatoes, sandwiches, sauteed zucchini . . .\u00a0 the list goes on.\u00a0 If you can&#8217;t get to it right away, just pop it in the freezer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another topping combination for the versatile Brown Rice Pizza Crust shared in the last post.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,20,22],"tags":[396,411,446,488,508,604],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-make-vegetables-taste-good","category-recipes","category-healthy-cooking-money-savers","tag-mushrooms","tag-onions","tag-pesto","tag-rice-crust-pizza","tag-saving-money-at-the-grocery-store","tag-use-brown-rice","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2781,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions\/2781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}