National Pizza Day! Pizza Cups - The Lazy Gastronome

National            Pizza        Day!        Pizza
Cups
It’s National Pizza day!! Who doesn’t love a good slice
of pizza? And there are so many options! Seems us folks
in the U.S. love our pizza – more than 3 billion are
sold every year! And that doesn’t even include the
frozen variety. And yes, Pizza really is from Italy.
Naples to be exact, in 1738.

But back to pizza day. It’s really hard to come up with
something new, a pizza that no one has tried. Well, I
came up with Pizza cups. And since one cup is a serving,
everyone can put together their own cup (or cups).

Here’s How to Make some Pizza Cups:
Start by cooking up and preparing your “toppings”.

We used mushrooms and sausage. I cooked the sausage
whole and cut it up after it was done.

I added the mushroom slices to the same pan to slightly
sauté them. Set them aside.

Next, grate the cheese. We also had sliced olives and
sundried tomatoes and, of course, pepperoni.

Spread the sheet of dough out and cut it into six
pieces. Place on piece in each Texas Muffin cup,
spreading it out covering the bottom and up the sides.

Sprinkle 1 Tablespoon of the parmesan cheese in each cup
(about 2/3). That helps to keep the bottom crust from
getting soggy.

Top the parm with the sausage,

mushrooms,

olives, onions and tomatoes.

Spread one Tablespoon of sauce over each,

the spread over the mozzarella cheese and pepperoni and
the rest of the parmesan. And any other toppings you
want to do.

Some topping ideas – artichoke hearts with ricotta and
gouda cheese (no tomato sauce); Fresh spinach, sundried
tomatoes, pine nuts and mozzarella; Ricotta, sundried
tomatoes, mushrooms and mozzarella; taco seasoned beef,
cheddar, jalapeño and tomatoes. Now go forth and pizza!

Place in a preheated oven (400°) and bake for about 30
to 40 minutes. The inside will be bubbling and the crust
will be golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool
for five to ten minutes.

A great meal or a snack!

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Pizza Cups

Individual pizzas in a cup – make them all the same, or let
people build their own!

     1 large sheet premade pizza dough ((or you can make your
     own))
     2 Whole Italian Sausages

1 cup sliced crimini mushrooms (baby portabellos)
  1/4 cup sliced or halved kalamata olives
  18-24 slices pepperoni
  1/2 cup thin onion slices
  1 cup shredded mozzarella
  1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes in oil
  1/4 cup dried parmesan (the stuff in the can)
  6 – 8 Tablespoon pizza sauce

1. Start by cooking up and preparing your "toppings".

2. We used mushrooms and sausage. I cooked the sausage
  whole and cut it up after it was done. I added the
  mushroom slices to the same pan to slightly sauté them.
  Set them aside.

3. Next, grate the cheese. We also had sliced olives and
   sundried tomatoes and, of course, pepperoni.

4. Spread the sheet of dough out and cut it into six
   pieces. Place on piece in each Texas Muffin cup,
   spreading it out covering the bottom and up the sides.

5. Sprinkle 1 Tablespoon of the parmesan cheese in each cup
   (should be about 2/3 of it). That helps to keep the
   bottom crust from getting soggy.

6. Top the parm with the sausage, mushrooms, olives, onions
   and tomatoes. Spread one Tablespoon of sauce over each,
   the spread over the mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
   Spread on the remaining parmesan. And any other toppings
   you want to do.

7. Place in a preheated oven (400°) and bake for about 30
   to 40 minutes. The inside will be bubbling and the crust
   will be golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool
   for five to ten minutes.

© Copyright 2021 The Lazy Gastronome

Some topping ideas – artichoke hearts with ricotta and gouda
cheese (no tomato sauce); Fresh spinach, sundried tomatoes,
pine nuts and mozzarella; Ricotta, sundried tomatoes,
mushrooms and mozzarella; taco seasoned beef, cheddar,
jalapeño and tomatoes. Now go forth and pizza!

Here are some things that are perfect to use for this
recipe!

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