Pizza Bagel Bites (oamc)

* Pamela *'s Note:

Great to have on hand for a quick lunch or appetizer. You can add any of your favourite pizza toppings to the mix, onions, peppers, sausage, cheddar cheese, etc. my family prefers plain old pepperoni--boring but they love it)

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 20 pieces

• 20 miniature bagels, cut in half
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, finely diced
• 1 cup pepperoni, finely diced (or finely diced ham)
• 1 -1 1/2 cup pizza sauce, your favourite
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon oregano

Directions:

1. Lay bagels on large cookie sheet.
2. Combine remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. Top each 1/2 of the bagel with about 2-3 tbsp of mixture.
4. Flash freeze on cookie for about 3 hours or until topping on bagels is firm.
5. Transfer to large freezer bag, label and freeze.
6. To serve: Bake from frozen at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and cheese melts.

Reviews

[Steak&Taters]

Having read the ingredient list of the ready made Bagel Bites at a local store, I was prompted to make my own. I mass produces about 120, in about 30 minutes, for the cost of 60 of the name brand ones, and I know what is in them. I fine chopped pepperoni and mixed it into a Italian blend of cheese and added some Parmesan. Don't buy those chemical filled ones, make your own, freeze them put into a gallon zip lock freezer bag. You or your kids have a quick and healthy snack to hold them between meals.

[adena mangis]

These are wonderful. I made mine on English muffins and serve them for a meal. They are quick and easy and could be made with lots of different toppings.

[Jewelies]

These took next to no time to throw together. I used my fine grater to grate the cheese and used tasty cheese instead of mozzarella. Chopped my ham finely in my Vidalia chop wizard. Used my favourite pizza sauce which is Nick Stellino's No-Cook Pizza Sauce and English Muffins as they were on special. It surprised me that all the topping froze really well on top of the muffins. Cooked a couple up for breakfast the other morning and they took about 15 minutes in my toaster oven set on 200C.