Twenty minutes for dinner...

It's Thursday night in Mamma Church's kitchen.  I got home from an arts-based after school program at church and some violin lessons...late.  My husband got home from work...late.  And he had to be out the door in twenty minutes for a meeting of the fire department of which he is the Chief.  His meeting might last until at least 9 p.m. and I really didn't want to be eating dinner after that.  What to do?  The easiest thing to do would be to stop at Flying Pond Variety and grab a couple of sandwiches or some ready-made fried chicken.  NO!
So I went into my pantry and opened the fridge and found some things that I generally have on hand.  

I started with these pitas.  I like them a lot!  They are very yummy. Made by Joseph's, they are an oat bran and whole wheat pita. 

I had a can of my favorite pizza sauce (see pic below) in the pantry and some part-skim shredded mozzarella in the fridge.   Topped with some thinly-sliced white onions, lots of mushrooms, basil and garlic and stuck under the broiler for a few minutes and tada!  Dinner in under twenty minutes from prep to table!  (Yes, a set table even though it was a gobble-and-go meal!)  A little spinach salad with almonds and feta on the side made for a great, quick dinner.  Who needs fast food?

This is a brand of pizza sauce that I like to keep on hand.  I'm not an organic freak.  I just like this sauce.  It's thick and rich and flavorful.  And it's low in sodium.  

And yes, a disclaimer here...I like to make my own pizza dough.  (Remember?  I love to bake!)  But on a night like tonight, this was a great alternative,  And if you like thin-crust pizza, give it a try!