BBQ Chicken Pizza

1 (12 inch) pizza dough crust
1/3 cup BBQ sauce
1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
4 slices thick cut bacon - cooked and chopped
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Seasoning to taste such as red pepper flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.
1 1/2 to 2 cups shredded colby-jack cheese

Preheat oven (and pizza stone if that is what you cook homemade pizza on) to 425 degrees.

Spread 1/3 cup barbecue sauce around the pizza dough. Top with shredded chicken, bacon, scallions and parmesan. Sprinkle with seasonings. Top with shredded cheese.

Bake pizza until the crust is browned and the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 15 to 18 minutes. Slice and serve.


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Wilbur Beans

Michael and I don't go out to eat very often. It is just not an expense we can justify. Our big splurge usually is getting take out Chinese which is a lot of food for $10. But a few weeks ago we went to an art exhibit opening and after were starving so we decided to check out the new BBQ place....Famous Dave's BBQ. It is a national chain that I have eaten at when visiting my parents in Minnesota. It is kind of funny because the place they built it was a BBQ before it but went out of business. Anyway we had dinner there and it was very good. Both of us really liked their Wilbur Beans.

I was digging around in the freezer last week and saw we had some ribs so I put that on the menu. I then of course thought of the beans we had at Famous Dave's and decided I wanted to make something similar to them as they would be so good with ribs. I scoured the web for recipes. I had a can of Bush's baked beans that I just wanted to doctor. I didn't really follow a recipe but got some ideas.

I took 1 can of Bushes baked beans, 2 cans of pinto beans - rinsed and drained, a small can of diced green chilies, brown sugar, BBQ sauce, mustard, garlic, chopped onion and some smoked sausage as I didn't have any bacon. I threw it all in the crock to cook for a couple hours. It turned out so well that I am sure I will be making them again.