Description
Pizza pot pie is a delicious twist on traditional pizza, featuring gooey cheese, rich sauce, and savory toppings all baked inside a golden, flaky crust and served upside-down from a ramekin.
Ingredients
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- 4 ounces pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
- Butter or non-stick spray for greasing ramekins
- 4–6 slices mozzarella cheese per ramekin
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup cooked Italian sausage or pepperoni bits
- 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms (optional)
- 1/4 cup sliced black olives (optional)
- 2 tbsp melted butter (optional, for brushing crust)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease 4 oven-safe ramekins with butter or non-stick spray.
- Line the bottom and sides of each ramekin with mozzarella slices.
- Spoon pizza sauce into each ramekin, followed by sausage, mushrooms, olives, or other desired toppings.
- Roll out the pizza dough into 6-8 inch circles. Drape one circle over each ramekin, pressing the edges to seal.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
- Optionally, brush the crust with melted butter immediately after baking.
- Let the pot pies cool for about 5 minutes, then invert onto plates and carefully lift off the ramekins.
- Serve hot, optionally garnished with herbs or crushed red pepper flakes.
Notes
- Sliced cheese works better than shredded for lining the ramekins.
- Allow fillings to cool slightly before covering with dough to avoid a soggy crust.
- Don’t overfill the ramekins to prevent overflow.
- Customize with your favorite pizza toppings.
- Ensure ramekins are well-greased for easy removal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pot pie
- Calories: 750
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg