Pizza Muffins
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Pizza Muffins
Description
Pizza Muffins use crescent roll dough cut into squares pressed into a muffin tin to form bite-sized cups. Each cup is filled with pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, and mini pepperoni pieces before baking. The dough browns evenly, resulting in a slightly crisp outer edge with a soft, fluffy interior that holds the melty cheese and savory pepperoni.
The combination of ingredients recreates a pizza taste profile in a compact, muffin form that’s easy to serve and eat by hand. Parsley sprinkled over the top adds a mild herbal freshness balancing the richness of cheese and meat.
This approach provides a fun appetizer or snack that can be prepared quickly and served warm. It’s suitable for casual entertaining or as a kid-friendly finger food. Using crescent roll dough makes the base dough accessible and simple to manage.
Ingredients
- 1 tube crescent roll dough sheet
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/3 cup mini pepperoni
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat 8 cups of a muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Unroll the crescent roll sheet and cut into 8 squares.
- Press one square of dough into each of the 8 muffin pan wells.
- Spoon the sauce evenly among the muffin cups and top with the shredded cheese and pepperoni.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until dough is browned and cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Notes
- Look for crescent roll dough sheets in cans for easy preparation of the dough base.
- Use a pizza cutter to get clean, even squares when cutting the dough.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 167kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 272mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 74mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 160IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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