English Muffin Pizzas in Four Flavours
I love the option to have multiple varieties at the same time, and we used it once for a birthday party so everyone could choose their own toppings. It's a bit simplistic, since it is really only substituting English muffins for real pizza dough. But that ease also makes it perfect for a fast weeknight meal with fresh ingredients rather than ordering a pizza. Note that two variations add a few extra minutes to the cooking time.
Ingredients
Base
- 6 English muffins (original, whole wheat, or seeded)
Bottom and Top Layers
- ¼ cup Pizza sauce (or tomato paste, tomato sauce or salsa)
- 1 ½ cups Cheese (combo of Cheddar, Mozzarella and/or Swiss, shredded)
Topping Option 1: Hawaiian
- 24 slices Pepperoni
- ¼ cup Ham (cooked)
- ½ cup Pineapple (chunks)
- ½ Onion (small)
Topping Option 2: Super Supreme
- ¼ lb Sausage (Italian)
- ¼ lb Sausage (mild)
- ¼ lb Ground beef
- 24 slices Pepperoni
- ¼ cup Ham (cooked)
- ¼ cup Bell pepper (green)
- ¼ cup Onion (red)
- 12 Olives (black)
- ¼ cup Mushrooms
Topping Option 3: Meat Lovers
- 24 slices Pepperoni
- ½ lb Sausage (pork)
- ½ Onion (small, red)
- ½ lb Ground beef
- ¼ tsp Garlic salt
- ¼ tsp Oregano (dried)
- ⅛ tsp Cayenne pepper
Topping Option 4: Veggie Lovers
- ½ Onion (small, yellow)
- ¼ cup Onion (white)
- ¼ cup Onion (red)
- ¼ cup Mushrooms
- ¼ cup Bell pepper (green)
- 12 Olives (black)
- 12 Olives (green)
- ½ cup Pineapple (chunks)
- 2 Tomatoes (medium)
Method
Sous Chef Preparations
- Slice the English muffins in half.
- Topping Option 1: Hawaiian: Dice the cooked ham, chop the onion, and cut the pineapple into chunks.
- Topping Option 2: Super Supreme: Chop or dice the Italian sausage, mild sausage, cooked ham, green pepper, and red onion. Slice the black olives and mushrooms.
- Topping Option 3: Meat Lovers: Dice the pork sausage and chop the onion.
- Topping Option 4: Veggie Lovers: Choose 3-5 ingredients from the list, and chop the yellow onion, white onion, red onion, pineapple and/or green pepper; slice the mushrooms, black olives, green olives, and/or tomatoes.
Main Preparations
- Spread the sauce evenly over the cut English muffins.
- Topping Option 1: Hawaiian: Quickly sauté the chopped onions, if desired. Spread pepperoni evenly over the English muffins and distribute the toppings.
- Topping Option 2: Super Supreme: Quickly sauté the Italian sausage, mild sausage, cooked ham, green pepper, and red onion with the ground beef. Spread pepperoni evenly over the English muffins. Mix the cooked ingredients with the black olives and mushrooms, and then distribute the toppings.
- Topping Option 3: Meat Lovers: Quickly sauté the ground beef, pork sausage, onion, garlic salt, dried oregano, and cayenne pepper. Spread pepperoni evenly over the English muffins and then distribute the toppings.
- Topping Option 4: Veggie Lovers: Quickly sauté any onions. Distribute the toppings evenly over the English muffins.
- Cover the top of each English muffin with the shredded cheese.
- Place the English muffins on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 15-17 minutes (Hawaiian, Meat Lovers) or 18-20 minutes (Super Supreme, Veggie Lovers).
If you want to freeze them: Prepare the English muffins with the toppings, but DO NOT bake them; bag them or place them in freezer containers. They should be good for up to 3 months. If you cook from frozen, increase the baking time to 24-28 minutes.
Until the next concoction...
