Stuffed Mini Deep-Dish Pizzas
By Eshun Mott
Photo: Roberto Caruso
These easy muffin-tin mini pizzas are a perfect weeknight dinner and great for filling up the old lunchbox, too.
Ingredients
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1 lb
pizza dough
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½ cup
tomato sauce
, divided
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¼ cup
finely grated
Parmesan cheese
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½ cup
grated
mozzarella
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½ cup
pizza toppings such as diced
peppers
, cooked bacon, pepperoni slices, basil and sliced olives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F. Spray a non-stick muffin tin with oil spray. Roll pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface (about 8 by 16 in). Spread with ¼ cup of the sauce, leaving a ½-in border all around, and sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese. Starting from long end, roll up into a jelly roll, pinching dough along long end to seal shut. Cut roll into 12 equal pieces. Fit each piece into 1 well of muffin tin, cut side down. Spoon remaining ¼ cup of the sauce overtop; sprinkle each with mozzarella cheese and pizza toppings.
- Bake in lower third of oven for 15 min or until cheese is bubbling and dough is browned on sides and cooked through. Let stand for 3 min to cool slightly, then use knife to help loosen from pan.
