Tag: Pepperoni

Pizza Dip

Ingredients

  • 16oz Cream Cheese – Softened
  • 1 Tbs Italian Seasoning
  • Pizza Sauce or Marinara
  • Pepperoni
  • 1 1/2 Cup Mozzarella – Shredded
  • Red Pepper Flakes
  • 2 boxes Melba Toast

Directions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees (F).
  2. In a large bowl mix the softened cream cheese and italian seasoning well.
  3. Spoon the cream cheese mixture on the bottom of a 9 x 9 baking dish, 9 to 12 in pie pan, or something that will fit all of the ingredients. Flatten out the cream cheese evenly.
  4. Add a thin layer of pizza sauce or marinara and cover with a layer of pepperoni. Don’t skimp on the pep.
  5. Sprinkle the cheese for the final layer and top with a little pepperoni.
  6. If desired you can add a dash of red pepper flakes.
  7. Bake, uncovered in a 350 degree (F) for 25 to 30 minutes.
  8. Allow the pizza dip to cool for at least 15 minutes.
  9. Serve with melba toast or your choice of sturdy crackers.

Grilled Cheese Pizza

Ingredients

  • Garlic Butter Spread or just plain butter
  • 12 Slices White Bread
  • Marinara or Pizza Sauce (or your favorite brand)
  • 6 Slices Provolone
  • 1 Package Pepperoni – Sliced
  • 2 Cups Mozzarella – Shredded

Directions

  1. Spread the garlic butter on one side of each slice of bread.
  2. On the opposite side of each slice of bread, spread 1 to 1 1/2 Tbs (2 spoon fulls) of marinara or pizza sauce.
  3. To assemble the grilled cheese pizza, take on piece of bread butter side down, top the sauce with a slice of provolone, 6 to 9 slices of pepperoni, shredded mozzarella, and top with another slice of bread, this time butter side up.
  4. On a greased pan over medium-low heat, toast your sandwich for3 to 5 minutes. Continue to check the under side of the sandwich to ensure that it does not burn.
  5. Once the under side is toasted to your liking, flip the sandwich and toast for another 2 to 4 minutes. Again, continue to check the under side of the sandwich to ensure that it does not burn.
  6. Remove the sandwich from the pan and let rest for 2 to 4 minutes before slicing. You can serve it with a warm side of marinara or pizza sauce if you would like.

Pizza Dog

Ingredients

  • Hot Dog Buns
  • Hot Dogs
  • Pepperoni – slices
  • Pizza Sauce
  • Mozzarella – shredded
  • Italian seasoning

Directions

  1. Cook your hot dogs by your preferred method and doneness.
  2. Prepare your pizza sauce.
  3. Build your hot dog accordingly: Hot dog bun, hot dog, add 2 to 3 Tbs of pizza sauce, 4-6 slices of pepperoni, and a handful of shredded mozzarella.
  4. Place your assembled hot dog under the broiler to melt the cheese and brown the hot dog bun or place in microwave for 20 second intervals to melt the cheese. Top with a sprinkle of Italian seasoning.

Sloppy Giuseppe

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Lean Ground Beef
  • 1 Medium Yellow Onion – diced
  • 1 Cup Pepperoni – diced
  • 2 Tsp Oregano – dried
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • 24 oz Pizza Sauce (or your favorite brand)
  • 1 Cup Mozzarella
  • Garlic Butter Spread
  • 8 Brioche Buns

Directions

  1. Brown the ground beef in a large sauce pan over medium heat, breaking the beef into small pieces as it browns. Season the beef with the salt, ground black pepper, dried oregano, and red pepper flakes.
  2. When the beef is cooked through add the diced onions and pepperoni and cook over medium-low heat for 3 to 5 minutes, until the onions are cooked through (translucent).
  3. Pre-heat the oven to Hi-Broil.
  4. Add the pizza sauce and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes.
  5. While the Sloppy Giuseppe simmers, spread garlic butter over the top and bottom buns. Place the buns on an aluminum foil lined baking pan and toast the buns on the top rack in the oven on hi-broil for 1 to 2 minutes. Ensure that you keep an eye on the buns so they do not burn. It may take more than one iteration to toast all of the buns.
  6. Then add 1/2 off the mozzarella to the Sloppy Giuseppe and melt to thicken.
  7. Place 1/4 Cup or as much of the Sloppy Giuseppe on the bun that you would like. Top with a sprinkle of mozzarella and enjoy.

Pepperoni Rangoon

Ingredients

  • 8oz Cream Cheese – room temperature
  • 1/2 Cup Pepperoni – chopped into small pieces
  • 1/4 Cup Mozzarella – shredded
  • 1 Tbs Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 Tsp Onion powder
  • 1 Package Wonton wrappers

Marinara

Directions

  1. Combine all of the ingredients, minus the wonton wrappers and Marinara, in a medium bowl. Stir to mix well.
  2. Lay out the wonton wrappers, the mix makes about 24 to 28 rangoons.
  3. Place about 1 Tbs of filling into the center of each wrapper.
  4. Fold each wrapper diagonally across to form a triangle and lightly pinch the ends together. Then, bring up the two opposite corners toward each other. Push out the air as you combine all four corners and pinch together tightly. Squeeze all four edges together.
  5. Spray the bottom of the air fryer with a light coating of oil. Load the rangoons into the air fryer and spray the tops lightly with oil. Cook at 370 degrees (F) for 9 to 10 minutes. Check at 8 minutes to ensure they are not burning.
  6. Remove from the air fryer and serve with marinara.

NOTE: If you want to use the oven, pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees (F) and line a baking pan with aluminum foil. Spray the foil with a light coating of oil, place the rangoon on the foil, and spray the tops lightly. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes.