#3706 - Hot Pizza Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. parsley flakes
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup of your favorite pizza sauce
pepperoni slices (chopped)--as much as you wish
2 TBSP sliced black olives (optional)

In a bowl add cream cheese, oregano, parsley flakes and basil--mix well. Spread the mixture on the bottom of a 9" glass pie plate. Sprinkle HALF of the shredded mozzarella cheese and HALF of the grated Parmesan cheese over the cream cheese mixture. Spoon the pizza sauce all over the cheeses. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses over the top. Bake at 350 degrees 15-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let it stand a few minutes. Serve warm with good quality crackers.

#3553 - Bagel Thins Pizza

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 bag sliced bagel thins (regular OR whole wheat)
1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
1 jar pizza sauce
any other toppings you wish

If making in a toaster oven, place a sheet of foil on the toaster oven pan. Spread pizza sauce on 4 bagel thin halves and place them on the foil. Place the pan in the toaster oven, set the toaster oven for "toast" and set to 400 degrees. Toast just until pizza sauce is hot and the edges of the bagel thins start to brown. Remove from toaster oven--add toppings first, then sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the tops. Set toaster oven on "bake" and bake at 400 degrees until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Cool slightly before eating. Optional: if you need to use a regular oven instead of a toaster oven, use a cookie sheet. Lightly toast the bagels first in a regular toaster (if you don't toast them first, they will get soggy); arrange the toasted bagels on the cookie sheet; add the sauce, toppings and cheese; bake at 400 degrees until cheese is melted and bagels are hot.

#3096 - Pepperoni Pizza Soup

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 14oz. can or jar of your favorite pizza sauce
water
1 green bell pepper (chopped)
1/2 to 1 red onion (chopped)
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 - 15oz. can diced tomatoes
2 cups cooked/browned/crumbled Italian loose sausage
1 cup good quality pepperoni slices (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 TBSP oregano
1/2 cup rotini pasta
1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
salt and pepper to your taste

Add the chopped green bell peppers, chopped red onions, mushroom pieces, diced tomatoes, sausage pieces, pepperoni pieces, oregano, and pizza sauce to a crockpot. Once you add the pizza sauce, use the empty can/jar and add 3 jar/canfuls of water to the crockpot--stir the whole mixture and taste with your finger--add salt/pepper if necessary. Turn crockpot on low and cook for 7 1/2 hours, remove the lid, add the dry pasta and cook for 30 minutes longer or until pasta is tender to your liking. Serve soup in bowls and top with shredded cheddar cheese.

#3031 - Pizza Log

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 TBSP butter (melted)
1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning OR oregano
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 can Pillsbury refrigerated pizza crust
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (more if you wish)
2-4 TBSP chopped onions
1 package Hormel pepperoni slices
1 jar of your favorite pizza sauce

In a bowl add melted butter, Italian seasoning (or oregano) and garlic powder--stir until mixed. Unroll the pizza dough on to a greased cookie sheet and form it into a rectangle. Use a pastry brush to spread half of the melted butter mixture over the top of the crust. Sprinkle the onions over the crust. Arrange as many pepperoni slices as you wish over the crust. Sprinkle as much shredded cheese as you wish over the pepperoni slices. Start at one side of the crust and roll up the crust to form a log. Flip the whole thing so that the seam side is down on the cookie sheet, then slide it so that it is in the center of the cookie sheet. Use a pastry brush to brush the outside of the crust with the remaining butter mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand for 5 minutes, then cut log into slices. Serve with hot pizza sauce for dipping.

#2830 - Pizza Sloppy Joes

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
oregano (your choice of amount)
1 onion (chopped)
1 jar of your favorite pizza sauce
8 slices of American cheese
pepperoni slices
8 hamburger rolls
butter

Open each hamburger roll, butter both top and bottom half of each roll, and place them close together (butter side up) on a cookie sheet. In skillet add ground chuck, salt, pepper, oregano and chopped onions--cook/stir over medium heat until meat is browned. Drain any fat off of the ground chuck mixture. Spoon the ground chuck mixture on the bottom half of each hamburger roll. Spoon pizza sauce, pepperoni slices and one slice of cheese on top of the ground chuck mixture on each roll. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

#2760 - Mushroom Pizza BBQ

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 onion (chopped)
1 small can sliced mushrooms (drained) or the same amount of fresh mushrooms (sliced)
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1 - 8oz. jar of your favorite pizza sauce
1/2 lb. grated mozzarella cheese

In a skillet over medium heat add ground chuck, salt, pepper, chopped onions, oregano, garlic salt and sliced mushrooms--cook/stir until meat is browned. Add pizza sauce--cook/stir until hot. Remove from heat--add grated mozzarella cheese--stir until mixed. Place some of the mixture on a hamburger roll and top with other half of the roll.

#2759 - Macaroni Pizza Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 onion (chopped)
1 - 8oz. box elbow macaroni (cooked and drained according to box directions--do NOT rinse)
1 - 15oz. jar of your favorite pizza sauce
1/4 cup water
6oz. mozzarella cheese (shredded)
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. oregano
8oz. fresh mushrooms (sliced)
pepperoni slices (your choice of amount)

In a Dutch oven over medium heat add ground chuck, salt, pepper and chopped onions--cook/stir until meat is browned. Drain off fat if necessary. Add the pizza sauce, water, garlic salt, basil, oregano and sliced mushrooms to the meat mixture--cook/stir until mixed and hot. Add the drained macaroni--cook/stir until hot. Spread the whole mixture into a greased 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Place pepperoni slices all over the top (as many as you wish). Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, then remove from oven, spread the shredded mozzarella cheese all over the top and return it to the oven. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbling.

#2051 - Pizza Meatloaf

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
2lbs. ground chuck
1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
2 eggs
1 cup chopped green bell peppers
1/4 cup water + 1/2 cup water
1 onion (chopped)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 cup of your favorite pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Break fresh bread into bite sized pieces until you have 1 1/2 cups. In a bowl add onion soup mix, ground chuck, bread pieces, eggs, green bell peppers, 1/4 cup water, salt, pepper, chopped onions, 1/2 cup of pizza sauce and 1/2 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese--mix with your hands. Form the mixture into 2 small loafs. Spray 2 bread loaf pans with Pam. Place one meatloaf in each pan. Spread 1/4 cup of pizza sauce over the first loaf. Spread 1/4 cup of pizza sauce over the second loaf. Add 1/4 cup of water to the bottom of each of the bread loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over the first meatloaf. Sprinkle 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese over the second meatloaf. Return to oven for 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

#1434 - Pizza Burgers

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. oregano
pizza sauce
sliced mozzarella cheese
pepperoni slices

In a bowl add ground chuck, salt, pepper, dried basil, garlic powder, oregano--mix with your hands until well mixed. Shape the meat mixture into hamburger patties. Grill the burger patties (or make them on the top of the stove in a skillet). Microwave the pizza sauce until hot. Place cooked burger patties on buns, add some pizza sauce, add pepperoni slices, and top with a slice of mozzarella cheese. Optional: add chopped onions to the meat mixture before cooking if you wish.

#1223 - Mozzarella Chicken Breasts

(by Shirley McNevich)

6 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1 - 15oz. jar of your favorite pizza/pasta sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
salt, pepper and oregano to your taste

Sprinkle salt, pepper and oregano on each chicken breast--pound each with a meat tenderizer. Flip chicken breasts over and repeat. Place chicken breasts in a greased glass baking dish. Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, turn all chicken breasts over on the other side, pour pizza/pasta sauce over all of the chicken. Put foil back on and bake for 30 minutes more--test for tenderness. When chicken is done, remove foil and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken breasts. Return to oven (without foil) and bake until cheese is melted.

#1085 - Potato Pizza Casserole

(by Aunt Janie [McNevich] Baranowski)

4 cups sliced raw potatoes
1lb. ground chuck
1 chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 - 15oz. jar pizza sauce
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. white sugar
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

In a greased 9 x 13 pan/dish add potato slices evenly. In a skillet brown the ground chuck with the chopped onions, salt and pepper. In a bowl add milk and cheddar cheese soup--stir. Add browned ground chuck to the cheese soup mixture--stir. Pour the cheese soup mixture on top of the potatoes. In a bowl add pizza sauce, oregano and white sugar--stir. Pour pizza sauce mixture on top of cheese soup mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour, remove from oven, sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top, return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer.

#1080 - Homemade French Bread Pizza

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 loaf French bread
1 jar of your favorite pizza sauce
1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
Your favorite pizza toppings (pepperoni, etc.)

Slice the French bread loaf into 6" to 8" pieces, then slice each piece in half lengthwise. Spread pizza sauce on each bread slice, then place slices on cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees just until the edges of the bread start to lightly brown. Remove from oven, add pizza toppings and shredded mozzarella cheese on top of bread slices. Return bread slices to oven and bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and golden brown. Wait a few minutes before eating so you don't burn your mouth. This works best if your pizza toppings are at room temperature.

#847 - Perfect Pizza Bagels

(by Shirley McNevich)

"everything" bagels or Thomas' Mini-Squares Everything Bagel Bread
pizza or spaghetti sauce
shredded mozzarella cheese
oregano or Italian seasonings

Set toaster oven to 400 degrees and place setting dial on "toast". Separate bagel(s) or bagel bread into halves, then place on a plate. Spoon pizza or spaghetti sauce on the top of each bagel then place each bagel on the rack of the toaster oven (right on the rack--NOT on the toaster oven pan). Watch them carefully and remove when edges of the bagels start to brown. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top of each bagel. Turn the toaster oven setting dial to "bake" but leave the temperature at 400 degrees. Cover the toaster oven pan with foil, place the bagels on top and slide toaster oven pan into the toaster oven. Bake until cheese is melted. By toasting them first, they won't come out soggy.

#691 - Pepperoni Pizza Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 cup Breakstone's sour cream
1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 cup of your favorite pizza sauce
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese + extra for topping
1/2 cup pepperoni slices (cut into small pieces--more or less if you like)
1/4 cup chopped black olives (more or less if you like)

In a bowl add mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt and sour cream--stir until mixed. Spread the cheese mixture in a pie plate. Spoon the pizza sauce evenly on top of the cheese mixture. Place a layer of olives, then chopped pepperoni slices--continue until all of the olives and chopped pepperoni slices have been used. Sprinkle the top with the mozzarella cheese. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve hot with your favorite dipping crackers.

#612 - Easy Bisquick Pizza

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups Bisquick
1/3 cup hot water
1 jar of your favorite pizza sauce
your favorite pizza toppings (pepperoni, sausage, etc.)
1 bag Kraft shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a bowl add Bisquick and hot water--stir until mixed with a spoon, then continue to work it with your hands until a dough ball forms. Grease a 12" pizza pan or cookie sheet. Press dough into the pizza pan or form your pizza in the center of the cookie sheet (if using the cookie sheet, make it about 12" around and slightly crimp the edges to help hold your toppings. Use a spoon to add the pizza sauce, then add your toppings. Top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake at 425 degrees for 13-17 minutes or until crust is golden brown (you can use a spatula to look at the bottom of the crust to make sure it's done).

#353 - Pepperoni Appetizers

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
1/2 cup pizza or spaghetti sauce
2 packages refrigerated biscuit dough (should be 10 biscuits in each pack)
1 TBSP milk
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a bowl, combine mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and pizza/spaghetti sauce--set aside. Open the biscuit packages and separate the biscuits. Sprinkle flour on the counter, then flatten each biscuit to a 3" circle. Place one rounded TBSP of the sauce/pepperoni mixture in the middle of each dough circle. Spray the edges with Pam, fold over and pinch to seal. Repeat with all dough. Place them seam side down on greased baking sheets. Brush each of them lightly with milk using a pastry brush, then sprinkle them with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.