3 Delicious Leftover Pizza Recipes
Here are some awesome ways to spice up your pizza leftovers from the Cheat Sheet.
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photo By: irman/ ThinkStock 1Reheated Skillet Pizza
This is my favorite way to eat leftover pizza. Instead of using the microwave, use a skillet. Warming the slice in the skillet avoids the soggy crust and weirdly textured cheese that happens when you use the microwave.
Directions: Find a pan large enough to allow the slice to sit flat. Place the pizza slice in the pan, cover with a lid or piece of foil, and turn the stove on to medium heat. Heat pizza in the pan for six minutes. After six minutes, check to see that the bottom crust is crispy and the cheese has melted. If not, continue to cook for a few more minutes.
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Photo By: Alena Dvorakova/ ThinkStock 2Leftover Pizza Lasagna
Use your leftover pizza to create a casserole.Directions: You’ll need a 9-by-13 pan, spaghetti sauce, one egg, dried oregano, ricotta/mozzarella/Parmesan cheese.Cut the leftover pizza into squares or strips. In a 9-by-13 pan spread a scoop of the spaghetti sauce to thinly cover the pan. Arrange pizza strips on the bottom of the pan. Mix the cheese, egg, oregano, sauce, and any additional fillings you want to add…and then spread it onto the pizza strips. Repeat until leftover pizza is gone.Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more until heated through. Allow to set for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.- 1 (16-inch) pizza
- 3 cups tomato spaghetti sauce
- 1½ cups ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- ½ tablespoon parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup mozzarella
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- Additional fillings such as spinach, bell peppers, or pepperoni
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Photo By: Sean Gallup/ ThinkStock 3Leftover Pizza Quiche
Turn your leftover pizza into breakfast! Combine slices of pizza with spinach, ground turkey, eggs, and more cheese.
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let pie crust thaw and then place into a pie pan.
In a skillet, brown ground turkey over medium heat with garlic and green onions. Drain fat.
In a large bowl, combine pizza pieces, spinach, grated cheese, and eggs. Mix well. Add cooked turkey mixture while continuing to stir. After all ingredients are well coated with eggs and thoroughly combined, transfer to pie crust.
Cover entire quiche with aluminum foil and put in the oven. After 30 minutes, remove foil from pan. Fold in corners of foil so that it makes a round shape large enough to cover quiche filling but not the crust. This will allow the crust to get brown and keep the spinach from getting too done on the edges. Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes more.
- ¼ pound ground turkey
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 whole green onions, chopped, with ends removed
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- 3 slices leftover pizza, chopped into ½-inch pieces
- 3 ounces grated cheddar-jack cheese
- 5 eggs
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