Bacon, Cheese and Tomato Bites. A very quick and easy to make and also flexible with your favorite toppings. Serve as party food, appetizers or a light brunch, lunch boxes.. the sky's the limit! Great for making ahead and freezing.
Cheesy Bacon and Tomato Mini Pizzas!
Here's a super quick and incredibly easy recipe for you! It's so handy, because if, like me, you have unexpected visitors arrive, or you want to make up some nice little bites for a party, but don't want to have a lot of fuss, these little cheesy bacon and tomato mini pizzas will do just the trick.
They're very flexible with the toppings, so you can make up a variety if you feel inclined.
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For these mini pizzas, I've used some bacon, tomato and cheddar cheese. of course, you could make some with some chopped pieces of asparagus, or bell peppers, maybe some chorizo sausage.
Really, the sky's the limit with what you want to use, so be creative and have some fun! We've got lots of other lovely party food so be sure to check those out too!
These will also freeze very nicely, if you wanted to make ahead for a party, or have handy for lunch boxes, simply reheat from frozen until heated through. They don't take long at all! So let's get straight to the recipe and please enjoy our cheesy bacon tomato mini pizzas.
For this recipe, we've used some ready-made puff pastry, however, if you'd like to make your own flaky pastry dough, use our recipe, it's quick and easy to make.
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Serves
16 approx
Ingredients
1 can of Pillsbury Crescent rolls or 1 sheet of ready rolled puff pastry
1 - 2 Tomatoes, sliced
1 cup chopped bacon
½ cup Grated cheddar cheese
1 Egg, beaten
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F or 180 C
2. Unroll pastry and cut in to squares, around ½ inch squares. You can choose any size to suit! Place on parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
3. Slice tomatoes and then cut each slice in to halves. You can also use cherry tomatoes, if so, simply cut them in half.
4. Brush each pastry square with a little egg wash, particularly around the edges.
5. Place a small amount of bacon, then a slice of tomato then a sprinkling of cheese on each pastry square. You can also add some fresh basil leaves like I did if you wish.
Season with salt and pepper.
6. Place in the oven for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.
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Cheesy Bacon and Tomato Mini Pizzas
Bacon, Cheese and Tomato Bites. A very quick and easy to make and also flexible with your favorite toppings. Serve as party food, appetizers or a light brunch, lunch boxes.. the sky's the limit! Great for making ahead and freezing.
Ingredients
- 1 can of Pillsbury Crescent rolls or 1 sheet of ready rolled puff pastry
- 1 - 2 Tomatoes, sliced
- 1 cup chopped bacon
- ½ cup Grated cheddar cheese
- 1 Egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F or 180 C
- Unroll pastry and cut in to squares, around ½ inch squares. You can choose any size to suit! Place on parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
- Slice tomatoes and then cut each slice in to halves. You can also use cherry tomatoes, if so, simply cut them in half.
- Brush each pastry square with a little egg wash, particularly around the edges.
- Place a small amount of bacon, then a slice of tomato then a sprinkling of cheese on each pastry square. You can also add some fresh basil leaves like I did if you wish.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 105Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 175mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 4g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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