Pizza English Muffins

Total Time Prep: 35 min. Bake: 15 min.
Yield 3 dozen
From St. Paul, Minnesota, Lea Deluca recalls, "My mother prepared these individual pizzas for me from the time I started elementary school until I entered college. They're a big hit with all ages."

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 3/4 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3 packages (12 ounces each) English muffins, split
  • 1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven, cook the beef, sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato paste, garlic salt, oregano and cayenne. Spread over the cut side of each English muffin. Place on baking sheets. Combine the cheeses; sprinkle over meat mixture.
  2. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 145 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 242mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 8g protein.

From St. Paul, Minnesota, Lea Deluca recalls, "My mother prepared these individual pizzas for me from the time I started elementary school until I entered college. They're a big hit with all ages."
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