Healthy Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Hey there! How was everybody’s weekend? Good, I hope!
This weekend was much better than the last for me because I finally found a car and was able to drive it home Friday night.
To celebrate the new wheels, Brandon and I went to a nearby wine bar, Swirl on the Square, for a bite to eat.
I had a White Blend from California and Brandon had his favorite, Cabernet.
For food, we ordered a Trio Hummus Plate with warm Naan (mmmm…..warm Naan is the best).
And Polenta Mushroom Lasagna.
Everything was really good and it was a nice way to celebrate being done with finding a car!
My sinuses have been going crazy lately so I made sure to start my Saturday morning with a juice to get a good dose of Vitamin C.
Getting a juicer is going to have to be put on hold for a while but these are a nice occasional alternative until I can get one. Gigi assumed her position under my chair while I ate breakfast.
Because I didn’t get to do my usual grocery shopping on Friday night, we went to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning before heading to the grocery store to stock up.
One of my favorite stands has a choose 3 for $6 deal and I got two heads of organic cauliflower and a bunch of green onions. They were all out of kale otherwise I would have snagged some up as well.
After unpacking the groceries and having lunch, I got to work on making a recipe for homemade pizza that I saw on Lindsay’s blog, Pinch of Yum. I started by making the whole wheat pizza dough which was pretty easy and took me all of 15 minutes to prep.
I set the dough aside to rise while I prepared the Creamy Cauliflower Sauce. Then I rolled out the dough into two separate crusts, topped with the sauce and layered chopped spinach, sliced Quorn Chicken Cutlets, shredded mozzarella and white cheddar cheese. We ate one for dinner Saturday night and had the other for lunch today and they were deeeeelicious.
Along with our pizza, we had Pomegranate Hibiscus Spritzers and fresh fruit.
It was a very satisfying lunch. I highly recommend giving Lindsay’s recipe a try, it was so good!
The weather was gorgeous today so I opened up the windows to enjoy some fresh air.
And potted a few new plants for my kitchen window.
We took the dogs out to enjoy some sunshine for a while. Gigi was all smiles when I told her we were going for a walk.
It’s almost impossible to get them to sit still (completely impossible for Coco) for a picture when they’re excited so please excuse the blurry photo.
Although most of the flowering trees are starting to shed their petals, there are a few still left in bloom.
I love all of the pretty trees and flowers here and am grateful for the gorgeous weather we had this weekend. Hopefully it keeps up!
After being out of my workout routine for WAY too long, I am hoping to get back on track this week. I really need to commit to myself no matter what comes my way.
Have a good Monday!
How was your weekend? What are your tips for getting back on track?
Looks like you guys had a great weekend! I’m glad you were able to find a car, I’m sure you are relieved. That pizza looks really good! I may just have to give it a try!
Thank you Beth! I am so relieved the car situation is over with. You should give the pizza a try, it’s amazing!
I have been in the mood for pizza for a week now but havent wanted all the calories…this dish will be PEEEEERRRFect for tonight! :D I will be racing to the store right after work! Thanks :)
I hope you get a chance to make the pizza, it really hits the spot! :)
Your pizza looks amazing. I must give it a try, checking the recipe in a sec. That mushroom lasagna that you ordered looks so yummy too! Oh, lucky you enjoying the burst of spring…hope it’ll come to the east coast soon :)
The pizza is egg free and I think you would love it.
Polenta mushroom lasagna?? That sounds amazing! You should definitely try to recreate that and post the recipe! ;)
Making that recipe at home definitely crossed my mind!
Naw, your dogs are gorgeous Sarah! Looks like you had an absolutely beautiful weekend filled with all things good! This is my first visit to your lovely blog and it’s a pleasure to ‘meet’ you through your posts. I’m happy that you & Brandon have happily found a healthy path together as vegetarians. My husband can’t stomach the idea at present, so I’m gradually weaning him down to about 20-30% meat consumption :) If I make sure the vegetables are delicious he’s still pretty satisfied! Anyway, thanks for sharing your lovely moments with us. Can’t wait to read more x
Thanks Laura! It’s a pleasure to meet you as well. :) It sounds like you are doing a great job encouraging your husband and even a small reduction in meat consumption can make a big difference. :)
It looks like spring! It has been snowing all day here, I can’t wait tell it starts to look like spring. I agree with Hannah the polenta mushroom lasagna sounds amazing. I nominated you for the liebster award today and part of the ‘rules’ are to tell you :)
http://fruitnfitness.com/2013/03/25/liebster-award/
I can’t believe it snowed all day there! Thank you so much for nominating me Nicole, that was so nice of you! :)
Looks like a fun weekend!! Warm naan = heaven. Mushroom polenta lasagna?! Drool. And that pizza – I’m dying to try it!
Warm Naan is the best! And the pizza is so worth trying. Doesn’t get better than healthy alfredo sauce!
Yum that pizza looks great! Polenta mushroom lasagna sounds great too I would never have thought to make lasagna with Polenta!
It looks like you had a glorious weekend! I love it when the weather is nice enough to open up the windows and doors and let fresh air in. Your potted pants are also gorgeous. When it comes to “getting back on track,” I really try to ease into things and exercise intuitively when I do get back to the gym/studio/running path. If I force myself to do a workout, I end up getting burned out and “falling off the bandwagon” again. When I exercise intuitively (by taking a class or doing an activity that I really want to do), working out feels more fun. :)
That’s great advice Haley, thank you! I am still not back on track but hope to be soon! :)
Wow. you had such a lovely weekend!! Congrats on the new wheels :) I haven’t been to the farmers market in ages (okay like 2 weeks eep) . Every thing from this post is so lovely.
I need to try the pizza. Did you cook the dough a little before putting the sauce on? Somehow the inner of my pizza dough keeps being a little raw . . .
totally will be making the pom hibiscuis spritzer soon. love the new plant pots :) where did you get the succulent one??
and the view from your deck is gorgeous!!
Hey Sonia! No, I didn’t cook the dough beforehand but you could if you wanted to. There aren’t eggs in the dough so no worries there. I cooked mine a little longer than the recipe called for (like 4 minutes longer) and it didn’t come out mushy.
I actually found the succulent in the garden department at Lowes. They already came planted too, I just planted the flowers.