Muffin Tin Italian Sausage Pizzas Food

SAUSAGE PIZZA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Brown sausage in skillet; drain any excess fat.
• Add bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, seasoning and garlic; cook stirring for 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomato sauce and simmer uncovered, for 20 minutes.
• Top each muffin half, with about 2 tablespoons or meat sauce then top with shredded cheese.
• Broil until cheese melts, and filling is hot.
• Serve immediately.

SPICY ITALIAN SAUSAGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Remove sausages from casings, break into small pieces and fry in a skillet until cooked and browned. Drain sausage on paper towels, but save grease in skillet.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease muffin cups or use paper liners.
• Mix flour, Parmesan cheese, baking powder, salt, pepper and oregano in a large bowl. Break egg into another bowl and beat. Add pizza sauce and mix well. Add 3 T. fat, start with the remaining fat in the skillet and make up the difference with olive oil. Add sausage and mix well. Pour the mixture over the dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Scoop the very thick batter into muffin cups. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until firm on top. Cool 30 minutes before serving.

CHICAGO DEEP-DISH PIZZA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Generously grease a 12-cup standard muffin pan with 2 teaspoons oil.
• Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Pick it up from the edges to make sure it's not stuck to the surface, then cut out twelve 4-inch circles. Reroll the dough to cut all 12 circles if necessary.
• Place each circle into a prepared muffin cup, making sure it's centered. Press and push dough up the sides of the cups, getting close to, but not all the way up to the top. When all circles have been placed in the muffin pan, go around one more time to push and press on each one.
• Put 1 tablespoon provolone cheese into each cup, followed by 1 tablespoon cooked sausage and 2 teaspoons cooked peppers. Lightly press on the fillings to compress, then top with 1 rounded tablespoon mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons pizza sauce, pushing the sauce down gently into the fillings; it's okay that the fillings will be slightly higher than the pan. Sprinkle Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese generously over top.
• Bake in the upper center of the preheated oven until the tops are beautifully browned, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes. Go around the edge of each muffin with a knife, then use a fork or small spatula to remove from the pan.
• Let cool on a rack for a few minutes, then garnish with parsley and serve.

MINI SAUSAGE QUICHE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Lightly grease 36 miniature muffin tins.
• In a bowl beat butter with cream cheese and flour until smooth.
• Shape tablespoons of dough into balls.
• Press 1 ball into the bottom and up the sides of each greased muffin cup.
• Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate the tins until ready to fill.
• In a skillet cook the sausage meat until no longer pink; drain fat and cool slightly.
• Divide the sausage meat into each prepared dough/muffin tin.
• Sprinkle a small amount of Swiss cheese over the top of the sausage meat then some green onions over the cheese.
• In a bowl whisk the eggs with cream and black pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture into each shell then sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until browned.

MUFFIN-TIN ITALIAN SAUSAGE PIZZAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. Do not unroll dough; cut rolled dough into 12 pieces; place in muffin cups. Let rest 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage; cook 5 to 6 minutes or until no longer pink. Using slotted spoon, transfer to small bowl.
• Add onion and salt to oil in skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until softened. Add mushrooms; increase heat to medium-high, and cook 4 to 6 minutes longer or until mushrooms release liquid and brown. Remove from heat.
• Stir in cooked sausage and 1/2 cup of the pizza sauce. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the cheese.
• Meanwhile, press pizza dough into cups, pressing firmly up sides. Divide sausage mixture evenly among cups.
• Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until crusts are browned and cooked through. Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Let stand 1 minute. Run knife around outside of each cup. Warm remaining 1/2 cup pizza sauce, and serve with cups. Top with basil.