Pizza Stuffed Pretzels

At one point, our family was cooking meals like crazy. Why? We wanted to freeze them for easy dinners that were ready to throw in the oven. There was one recipe that I loved in particular - Pizza Stuffed Pretzels.

The link to the recipe: http://joelens.blogspot.com/2010/07/pizza-stuffed-pretzels.html

The recipe recommends dipping the pretzels in warmed pizza sauce. Instead of buying ours in jars at the store, we make ours using a few ingredients we had at home. 

I wish I could claim credit for this recipe, but I can't. Just stir all of these into a small pot and heat on low:

• 1 (15 oz) can of tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp dried basil
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme 
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1 whole bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice

The first time we made this sauce, we actually used herbs from our own garden. The recipe works just fine with a teaspoon of Italian seasoning as a substitute. We've also found that lime juice can replace lemon juice.

Homemade pretzels make a happy family! :)