Description
These Mini Deep Dish Crescent Roll Pizzas are a fun and delicious way to enjoy the flavors of deep-dish pizza in a portable size. Perfect for appetizers, snacks, or weeknight meals, they are customizable and sure to please everyone!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 jar pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup cooked beef crumbles
- 1/2 cup mini pepperoni
- 1/2 cup cooked and crumbled Italian beef sausage
- 1/2 cup finely diced bell peppers (any color)
- 1/4 cup finely diced onions
- 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/4 cup black olives (sliced thin or halved)
- 1/4 cup jalapeños (fresh or pickled and diced small)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Fresh basil leaves (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Lightly spray each cup of a standard 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- Unroll the refrigerated crescent roll dough onto a lightly floured surface. If using perforated rolls, pinch the seams together to form a solid sheet.
- Cut the dough into 12 even squares, approximately 3×3 inches.
- Press each dough square into a muffin tin cup, pushing it up the sides to form a little cup.
- Spoon about 1-2 teaspoons of pizza sauce into the bottom of each crescent dough cup.
- Sprinkle a small amount of shredded mozzarella cheese (about half a tablespoon) over the sauce.
- Add your chosen mini toppings, aiming for about 1 tablespoon total of pre-cooked beef crumbles, mini pepperoni, or finely diced veggies.
- Finish with another sprinkle of mozzarella cheese over the toppings.
- Carefully place the filled muffin tin into the preheated oven.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crescent roll crusts are golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove the muffin tin from the oven and let the mini pizzas cool for about 5 minutes.
- Use a small offset spatula or a butter knife to gently loosen the edges of each pizza and lift them out of the muffin cups.
- Serve warm, optionally with extra marinara sauce for dipping.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
Keywords: To prevent a soggy bottom, always layer cheese directly on the dough before adding sauce. Pre-cook any meat toppings and finely dice all vegetables for even cooking.