Are any of you in need for a new lunch idea for this summer? Did you say yes? Oh good, because I have a fun and creative idea. I found this recipe in kind of a round about way on this website. All of my kids and Drew Sullivan loved these today when I made them for lunch. The mini pepperonis were a huge hit. The kids thought they were great.
Tyler: "Oh man, I love these!"
Drew: "I know, I wish my mom made these!"
Luckily for Drew I know his mom and I will make sure she gets the request.
They all liked them so much they have already requested them for tomorrow's lunch. I think when we make them tomorrow we will try some different variations for the toppings.
At the end of this recipe I have included the recipe I used for the pizza sauce. I have been trying a lot of different pizza sauce recipes lately in hopes of nailing down my absoulute favorite. I found this one on allrecipes.com. I think this may have earned one of the top spots. I will have to try it out on a pizza to be completly sure it is the one. I really liked that it had rosemary and olive oil in it.
3/4 c. flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder3/4 c. milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 egg
1/2 c. mozzerella cheese
1/2 c. parmesad cheese
1/2 c. mini pepperoni
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, milk, salt, oregano and egg. Stir in cheese and pepperoni. Let stand for 10 min.
Stir the batter. Divide evenly among the mini muffin cups. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with warm pizza sauce for dipping.
Easy pizza sauce
1 (6 oz.) can of tomato paste
1 1/2 c. water (I only used 1 c. because I wanted it a little thicker for dipping)
1/4 c. olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
Combine all ingredients in small saucepan. Simmer on med-low until ready to serve.
The directions for making a pizza with this sauce (from allrecipes.com):
Mix together the tomato paste, water and olive oil. Mix well. Add in garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and rosemary. Mix well and let stand for several hours to let the flavors blend. No cooking nessesary, just spread on dough.
I am so glad you posted this. My kids are getting sick of sandwiches and mac and cheese. The pizza sauce looks really good!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Lunch time is the bane of my existence... these look easy, yummy, and fun. Thanks Liz!
ReplyDeleteI made these for lunch today, and they were a hit. I loved them, my kids loved them... doesn't get much better than that... oh wait, yes it does... they were quick and easy, too. We put ham in them, since we're not big on pepperoni (what?!). What a nice break from the ol' standbys. Thanks for another great recipe!
ReplyDeleteWe had these for lunch, and they were super tasty. I don't have a mini-muffin pan, so we used a regular muffin pan, and they were still done in about 18 minutes. I'm also excited about all the variations we could try with these.
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