Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Pizza-lets

One of the worst things about being single and having a cooking addiction is...ALL THE FOOD! Most of my recipes make a 9x13 or a whole crock pot - and I eat it for days. My Mom tells me to cut them in half, and sometimes I do, but sometimes it's not easy. Half an egg? Half a can of soup? If I had a spare freezer, I would just freeze leftovers, but I don't have one (yet) so for now I just eat and eat once I make something.

As a result, I'm always excited to find little "meals for one" that don't leave me with leftovers for days on end. This is such a recipe. I actually ate this at church this summer the night I helped with VBS. They served a meal before VBS and someone kindly saved the leftovers for those of us who had been busy with registration during the meal. I played around with it at home and now love making this when I need something quick and easy.

The Recipe

2 hamburger buns
4 tablespoons pizza sauce
20 slices pepperoni
1/2 - 2/4 cup mozzarella cheese

Separate top and bottom of hamburger buns and arrange on baking sheet. Spread one tablespoon of pizza sauce on each bun. Arrange 5 slices of pepperoni on each bun and sprinkle cheese over top. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

Another reason I'm excited about this recipe is it gives me a chance to use up the one or two leftover hamburger buns that linger after a round of BBQ or sloppy joes. You could also use leftover bagels - or probably biscuits too. And this is just what I always have on hand. You can certainly switch up the ingredients to include what you like on your pizza!

I don't really measure out the sauce...I just spread a little on the buns. I try not to overdo the sauce - mostly because I'll end up wearing it on my clothes. Not attractive. I use my Pampered Chef Small Bar Pan to cook these - perfect size!!

There is a brand of pepperoni that makes really cute dime-sized pepperoni pieces. They cost more, so I stick with the regular kind, but those little ones would be great for this project!

And there's no such thing as too much cheese, right? So load up!

Lunch! Or snacks for a little party. Very yummy!!!

4 comments:

Stephanie Faris said...

I used to make these all the time but my recipe called for English muffins. I think your way is better, though. Tastes more like pizza dough.

Bekah said...

English muffins!! That's the one I forgot! I knew someone had told me they'd seen it made with another "crust" but beyond bagels, I could not think of what they said! Thanks for putting my mind at ease! :) I'm a carb girl, so however I accomplish the intake...I'm all for it. :)

Tsofah said...

Oh Bekah! I think you come up with some of the best recipes!

Bekah said...

Tsofah - Thanks!! :) They are fun to make. And I LOVED your mailbox comment on Chris's blog. I forgot to mention that in my answer and I felt bad chatting on his space. LOL