6 After School Pizza Recipes

1. Pizza Bombs

Ingredients
for 16 balls

16.3 oz biscuit dough, 1 can
marinara sauce
pepperoni
mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
shredded parmesan cheese, for topping

Preparation

1. Cut each biscuit in half. Press each half into a circle with your thumb.
2. Place a small dollop of marinara sauce, 1 pepperoni, and 1 cube of mozzarella on each biscuit round.
3. Bring the edges up and over, pressing them together and being sure to leave no gaps for the filling to leak out.
4. Lay the pizza bombs on a baking sheet lined with greased parchment paper.
5. Combine melted butter, garlic, salt and pepper, and italian seasoning in a small bowl.
6. Brush the butter mixture onto each pizza bomb and top with parmesan.
7. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 15-20 minutes or until biscuits have nicely browned.
8. Once pizza bombs are cool enough to handle, serve immediately.
9. Enjoy!

2. Pizza Bread Boat

Ingredients
for 1 boat

1 loaf baguette
8 oz mozzarella cheese
7 oz pizza sauce
10 slices presliced pepperoni

Preparation

1. Cut a long rectangle through the top of the baguette and partially unstuff the baguette.
2. Line the bottom of the inside with Mozzarella cheese, spoon pizza sauce on top of the cheese, add another layer of cheese, then lay the pepperoni slices on top and tuck the edges inside the bread.
3. Bake for 25 minutes at 350˚F (175˚C).
4. Cut and serve while still warm.
5. Enjoy!

3. Cheese-stuffed Pizza Pretzels

Ingredients
for 3 pretzels

13.8 oz store-bought pizza dough, 1 tube
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
15 pieces presliced pepperoni
marinara sauce, or pizza sauce for dipping
nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
2. Unroll the dough, it should form 15x9-inch (38x22 cm) rectangle, then cut the rectangle horizontally into three equal strips. (These will be your three pretzels.)
3. Carefully stretch each of the strips by width and length — stretch each to about 3 inch (7 ½ cm) width and about 34 inch (86 cm) length.
4. Sprinkle 1 cup (100g) of cheese down the center of each dough strip. Reserve the last 1 cup (100g) of cheese for later.
5. Fold the dough over the cheese, pressing to seal and rolling slightly to create 3 dough logs filled with cheese.
6. Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray with vegetable oil.
7. To form the pretzels, take one dough log, move it to the foil covered baking sheet, then form a circle with the ends of the log at the top of the circle. Twist the log ends around each other once and bring them down to meet the bottom of the circle. Repeat with the other two dough logs.
8. Wrap pepperonis on the pretzels — 5-ish per pretzel — then sprinkle the remaining cup of cheese among the three pretzels.
9. Bake 14-18 minutes until deep golden brown.
10. Serve immediately with pizza sauce for dipping.
11. Enjoy!

4. Pizza Onion Rings

INGREDIENTS

1 medium onion

1 pack thinly sliced pepperoni

1 ball mozzarella, cut into cubes

1 jar pizza sauce (this can be a basic pasta sauce or passata etc)

100 grams parmesan, grated

3 tablespoons dried oregano

Oil for deep frying

Dredge

3 eggs

100 grams panko breadcrumbs

2 tablespoons flour

2 teaspoons dried oregano

2 teaspoons paprika

PIZZA ONION RINGS PREPARATION

1. Cut onion into 2 centimeter slices. Carefully separate the layers into individual rings.

2. On a tray lined with baking paper, lay out onion rings and place a slice of pepperoni in the centre, pushing the pepperoni slice down to take the shape of the onion and make a bowl.

3. Layer in a tablespoon of pizza sauce, mozzarella, some parmesan, and a sprinkle of oregano.

4. Place tray in freezer until solid (about two hours).

5. Add flour, beaten eggs, and panko breadcrumbs to three separate bowls. Stir paprika and oregano into the flour

6. Remove frozen pizza rings from freezer.

7. Roll each first in seasoned flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.

8. In a large saucepan, heat oil to 180˚C/350°F.

9. Fry pizza onion rings in batches until nicely browned on all sides, about 3 minutes.

10. Place on paper towel-lined plate to drain off any excess oil. Sprinkle with more dried oregano.

11. Enjoy!

5. Easy Pizza Cups

Ingredients
for 12 servings

1 tube pizza dough
1 cup pizza sauce
1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese
desired pizza topping
Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
2. Cut pizza dough into 12 square pieces and place in a greased muffin tin.
3. Place a spoonful of pizza sauce and some cheese into the bottom of each cup.
4. Fill with your favorite pizza toppings and combinations!
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until fully baked. If the tops are getting too brown too quickly, cover the pan with foil and put back into the oven for the remainder of the cooking time.
6. Enjoy!

6. Pepperoni Dippers

Ingredients
for 4 servings

1 tube pizza dough, refrigerated
1 cup marinara sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
pepperoni, to taste
Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Spread pizza dough out on a parchment-lined pan.
3. Bake 10 minutes.
4. Top with marinara, cheese, and pepperoni.
5. Bake an additional 10 minutes.
6. Slice and dip!
7. Enjoy!