Mini Pizza Poppers Food

PIZZA PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, pepperoni, mozzarella, 1 tablespoon basil and salt. Fill each of the bell pepper halves with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture.
• Arrange peppers on prepared baking sheet and bake until cheese is beginning to bubble and brown, 18-20 minutes. Garnish with remaining basil. Let cool slightly before serving.

PIZZA MUFFIN BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
• Unroll the refrigerated pizza crust and slice in 12 even sections using a pizza cutter.
• Take one piece of the dough and flatten out in the palm of your hand. Press the dough into a muffin cup, pressing it up the sides as much as you can. Repeat until each muffin tin is filled with dough, set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, garlic salt and Italian seasoning. Using a pastry brush, spread the butter mixture over the dough.
• Put 1-2 tablespoons of pizza sauce into each dough cup. *If the dough slides down the sides, adjust as necessary.
• Sprinkle your pizza toppings, except the cheese.
• Bake the pizza muffins for 15 minutes.
• Add 1-2 tablespoons of cheese on top of each pizza muffin and continue to bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is browned and bubbly.

MINI-PIZZA POPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°. Put the pie crusts on the counter for 15 minutes to soften.
• Put the pizza sauce and cheese in the bowl. Stir with the spoon until mixed. Save for later (you will need this in step 5).
• Unfold each pie crust. Take off the plastic sheets. Press out the fold lines on pie crusts, using your fingers. Cut each pie crust into seven 3 1/2-inch circles, using the biscuit or cookie cutter.
• Cut each pepperoni slice in half on the cutting board, using the knife.
• Put 2 pepperoni halves on center of each pie crust circle. Top with about 1 teaspoon of the cheese mixture.
• Brush the edge of each pie crust circle with a little water, using the pastry brush. Fold each circle in half over filling. Press edges of circles with the fork to seal. Place pizza poppers on the cookie sheet (you do not need to grease the cookie sheet).
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until pizza poppers are light golden brown. Use the pot holders to take cookie sheet out of oven. Right away, take pizza poppers off cookie sheet, using the pancake turner. Cool for 5 minutes on the wire cooling rack before serving.
• Serve warm pizza poppers with extra pizza sauce for dipping, if you like.