Showing posts with label Pepperoni. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pepperoni. Show all posts

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Pizza Meatloaf Cups


Ingredients
1 egg, beaten
1⁄2 cup pizza sauce
1⁄4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
1 1⁄2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
other optional mix-ins: onions, peppers, pepperoni
additional pizza sauce (optional)

Directions
  1. In a bowl, combine the egg, pizza sauce, bread crumbs and Italian seasoning.
  2. Fold beef into mixture and mix well.
  3. Divide meat mixture into 12 greased muffin cups.
  4. Press mixture into bottom and up the sides.
  5. Fill center with cheese.
  6. Bake at 375°F for 15-18 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.
  7. Serve immediately with additional pizza sauce and cheese if desired.
  8. Or cool, place in freezer bags and freeze for up to 3 months.
To use frozen pizza cups:
  1. Thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
  2. Heat in microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
  3. Top with additional pizza sauce and cheese if desired.
Notes: There were several concerns about this recipe noted in the comments at the source link:
  1. The cups come out really greasy. I found this to be true, but was able to take the meatloaves out of the reusable muffin cups and leave the excess grease in the cup. Someone suggested browning the meat beforehand to drain off some of the grease, but I'm not sure how you do that and get it to stay together like meatloaf should.
  2. The meatloaves fall apart when taking them out of the cups. This was not a problem for me at all, but I used silicon muffin cups. Not sure how well paper would have worked out. The downside was having to wash all the muffin cups afterwards.
  3. The hamburger base is a bit bland. I added dehydrated onions and cut-up pieces of pepperoni and thought it was fine. My kids liked it.

Source: Food.com

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Pizza Wrap Pinwheels

Ingredients
4 (12 inch) tortillas
2 c. roasted red pepper pasta sauce
24 slices pepperoni
3/4 c. mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 c. shredded mozzarella

Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Spread pasta sauce over tortillas.  Top with pepperoni, mushrooms, and mozzarella.  Beginning with one side of tortilla, roll tightly into a log shape.  Wrap each roll in aluminum foil.  Bake for 17-20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.  Can make variations by adding your favorite pizza toppings and then baking it the same way.  Makes 4 servings.

Notes: This is another easy recipe we tried while in the extended stay hotel.  It is from the Prairie 4th Ward Recipes and Remembrances cook book.  Although the recipe doesn't say, we assumed based on the name that you are supposed to cut it into slices or pinwheels.