What do you think of when you hear the word \u201ccowboy\u201d? Horses, maybe, and revolvers, red Indians, and lassoes. All that good stuff from a Western. But what about pizza? Cowboys and pizza seem as far apart as the Wild West and Italy, and yet when you put the two together you get a delicious (and healthy!) meal that takes just minutes to prepare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be honest, there isn\u2019t an official definition as far as we can tell. But there are a few things that set a cowboy pizza apart from its Italian cousins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a thick crust pizza with chicken, ranch dressing, and a good deal of veggies. In fact, the name probably comes from the fact that you\u2019re supposed to use barbecued chicken or beef as the main part of your topping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s also supposed to be simple. Think along the lines of what a cowboy would cook up as a treat for spending a few months out on the ranch. A cowboy pizza is rustic, healthy, and, as we said, simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything you\u2019ll need to make a cowboy pizza can be bought at your local grocers or supermarket. Remember, there\u2019s no \u201cright way\u201d to do this. You can add your favorite ingredients as you like. But to give you a head start, here\u2019s what we recommend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is your mouth watering already? We know ours are! But before we get to the preparation, there\u2019s something you should know about choosing a crust for your perfect pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are three ways you can go when selecting a pizza crust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The simplest method. You can buy it from any old supermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ask nicely! Your local pizza joint might gladly sell you some of their signature dough. Great if you love how their pies taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Definitely the most challenging. But also really rewarding! If you practice, you can come up with your own signature recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Made up your mind? Great! Now that you have a pizza crust and all the other yummies, let\u2019s saddle up and see how to prepare a cowboy pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s the way the rodeo plays out. This recipe isn\u2019t exactly a wild bronco, it\u2019s rather simple, and you should be able to tame this beast in about 40 minutes. That\u2019s 15 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of baking at the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now that we know how to make a cowboy pizza, let\u2019s look at how healthy it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s the thing. This is a pizza, and pizza isn\u2019t salad. Our point is, you shouldn\u2019t eat pizza for breakfast every day, no matter how healthy the ingredients on the top of the pizza are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That being said, a cowboy pizza is still a whole load healthier than the kind of pizza you might usually get delivered from a popular restaurant chain. So the next time you\u2019re feeling a hankering for some carbs, consider rustling up a cowboy pizza instead of ordering from Pizza Hut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And by the way, our cowboy pizza recipe should net you about 230kcal. Use that number to plan your diet if you need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before you ride off into the sunset like a lone cowboy, here are some tips we\u2019d like to give you about making a cowboy pizza. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your pizza doesn\u2019t have to be pretty. It\u2019s called \u201ccowboy pizza\u201d, not \u201cperfect 5-star restaurant gourmet pizza\u201d. If your pizza looks like something a cowboy would chow down on next to a campfire under a star-lit night, you\u2019ve nailed it. Remember, a messy cowboy pizza can taste just as good as one that\u2019s all prim and proper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, this recipe is incredibly adaptable. You can toss in anything you like. When in doubt, remember that cowboys can\u2019t be picky! They grab whatever they can get their hands on and turn it into a delicious and filling meal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So that\u2019s our take on a cowboy pizza. Let us know down in the comments if yours turned out good, and what you added to your own version. Yeehaw!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fun fact: the legendary cowboy era of the wild west, which has produced more than a century of books, movies, and songs, ironically only lasted about 30 years!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What do you think of when you hear the word \u201ccowboy\u201d? Horses, maybe, and revolvers, red Indians, and lassoes. All that good stuff from a Western. But what about pizza? Cowboys and pizza seem as far apart as the Wild West and Italy, and yet when you put the two together you get a delicious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321,114],"tags":[436,440,437,439,463,438],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizfoodz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}