Slow Cooker Turkey & Kale Minestrone Soup
Adjust the heat level in the dish by choosing either hot or mild Italian sausage. You can add red pepper, too, to make it extra hot. Serve this slow-cooker minestrone with crusty bread, if desired.
Read MoreStrawberry Pizza
Drescription
A sweet dessert pizza topped with cream cheese and fresh strawberries on a soft crust.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine,
- softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- filling:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream
- cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 cups crushed fresh strawberries
Directions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Beat in egg
- and extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add
- to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- On a floured surface, roll dough into a 13-in. circle. Transfer to an
- ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Build up edges slightly. Bake at 350
- degrees F for 18-22 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool
- completely.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until
- smooth. Spread over crust. Arrange sliced strawberries on top.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and crushed berries until
- blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until
- thickened. Cool slightly. Spoon over strawberries. Refrigerate until
- serving.
