Bored, hungry and have leftovers from last night's home-made pizza? Here's a quick and easy recipe I devised one day with leftover ingredients! My family and I made French Bread Pizza's one night for a quick pizza fix. There was plenty of ingredients left over and the options are limitless! For my recipe I used mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, penne pasta, marinara sauce and mushrooms. But sauteed peppers, onions and anything pizza-loving heart desires can be added to this little fix.
Recipe makes 2 portions (can be doubled)
1 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup cremini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (optional)
1 cup marinara sauce (chose your favorite! I used Prego Spicy Sausage Sauce)
2 oz cream cheese
3/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
12 (or more) slices of pepperoni, sliced into quarters
Turn oven on to Broil.
In a pot over medium heat, add olive oil and the sliced mushrooms and garlic powder and sauteé for 2-5 minutes (adding half of the sliced pepperoni mid-way through the process). Add dried basil, oregano and the marinara sauce and bring to temperature. Once the sauce has begun to heat, add in the cream cheese and stir until it has blended with the mushroom sauce. Add in 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese and stir to combine. Finally add in the pasta and remove from the heat.
Place the pasta sauce mixture into ramekins. Layer pasta and remaining cheese in two layers, finishing with cheese later. (Pasta, cheese, pasta, cheese). Top with remaining pepperoni.
Broil until cheese is beginning to bubble and become golden. Top with freshly sliced basil if desired.
Recipe makes 2 portions (can be doubled)
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta1 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup cremini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (optional)
1 cup marinara sauce (chose your favorite! I used Prego Spicy Sausage Sauce)
2 oz cream cheese
3/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
12 (or more) slices of pepperoni, sliced into quarters
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions and set aside.Turn oven on to Broil.
In a pot over medium heat, add olive oil and the sliced mushrooms and garlic powder and sauteé for 2-5 minutes (adding half of the sliced pepperoni mid-way through the process). Add dried basil, oregano and the marinara sauce and bring to temperature. Once the sauce has begun to heat, add in the cream cheese and stir until it has blended with the mushroom sauce. Add in 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese and stir to combine. Finally add in the pasta and remove from the heat.
Place the pasta sauce mixture into ramekins. Layer pasta and remaining cheese in two layers, finishing with cheese later. (Pasta, cheese, pasta, cheese). Top with remaining pepperoni.
Broil until cheese is beginning to bubble and become golden. Top with freshly sliced basil if desired.
