Pizza Cupcakes

Easy to make and fun for the kids to help!

INGREDIENTS:
2 cans of Grands extra large biscuits
pizza sauce (roughly 16 Tablespoons, probably a little more)
mini pepperonis
mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease cupcake pan.
Place a biscuit in each spot, pushing down to make a place for the fillings.

Fill each one with a spoonful of pizza sauce and spread it around. Fill with desired amount of pepperoni and top with cheese.

Bake for 14-18 minutes, until golden brown. They will rise a lot but go down a little after cooling. Enjoy!

NOTES:
The original recipe found HERE used regular sized biscuits and cooked for a shorter time. I only saw the large when I went shopping and I was worried there would be too much biscuit and not enough pizza but we all thought they were delicious.

Hot Antipasto Poor Boys

Anything with artichokes has to be yummy!!

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese
14 oz can artichokes, drained and quartered
1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes
5 oz thinly sliced pepperoni
2.25 oz can sliced black olives, drained
Hoagie Rolls (3-4)
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS:
In large bowl, mix Italian dressing and grated Parmesan cheese together. Add the artichokes, tomatoes, pepperoni, and black olives. Toss to coat.
Slice each roll in half. Place cut side up on baking sheet. Broil 3-4 minutes until golden brown.
Spread filling over the buns. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Broil another 3-4 minutes, til filling is hot.

NOTES:
We use 4 hoagie rolls, and make 2 of them with a small amount of filling for the kids. If it was only adults eating, I think 3 would be better.

Spiral Pasta Pizza Bake

This is easy to make despite the long list of ingredients.  It makes a large amount (9-12 servings probably), so it would be good for a pot luck, or any group of hungry people! :)

INGREDIENTS
12 oz Tri color Rotini
2 lbs ground beef
1 large onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 8oz cans tomato sauce
1 6oz can tomato paste with pesto
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 
2 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 cup Parmesan (I used half shredded, half grated)
3 cups Mozzarella
Pepperoni slices (I had a 6oz package, I used roughly half)

DIRECTIONS:
Cook pasta according to package directions.
In large pot, cook the beef, onion, salt, and pepper til no pink. Drain. Stir in tomato sauce and paste, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning. Mix well.
In medium bowl, eggs, milk, and Parmesan cheese. Drain pasta. Pour egg mixture over pasta and stir. Transfer to a greased 9x13 pan. Pour beef mixture over pasta. Top with Mozzarella and pepperoni. 
Cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes @ 350F. Uncover and bake additional 20-25 minutes, til cheese is golden brown.