Loris Pizza Roni Recipes

ZUCCHINI-RONI PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• If you are using jarred red peppers, drain them very well and pat peppers dry with paper towels. Place peppers in a food processor and pulse-grind into a paste. Spread paste in a thin layer on a thin crust shell. Top paste with thin slices of smoked fresh mozzarella cheese.
• Place very thinly sliced zucchini discs in a small bowl and combine with remaining ingredients. Toss discs well to evenly coat with seasonings. The zucchini discs will have a flavor similar to pepperoni. You have just made zucchinironi!
• Arrange your zucchinironi slices around your pie: as little or as much as you like, but do not overlap slices or you pie will be wet.
• Bake directly on oven rack or on a preheated, perforated pizza pan. Bake 10 minutes on the middle rack of preheated oven or, until cheese is bubbly and golden and edges of pizza are crisp.
• Tidbits: How to roast red peppers: To roast in your oven, preheat broiler to highest setting. Halve red peppers and rip out seeds. Place pepper halves, skin side up, on a cookie sheet. Broil peppers until the skins are completely black. Leave the oven door ajar while peppers roast to let steam escape. Place blackened peppers in a large brown paper sack and close tightly. Let peppers stand 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Peel skins away from red pepper flesh, and discard skins. To roast peppers on the outdoor grill, leave peppers whole and roast covered over high heat on a gas stove or close to coals. Follow above method to peel.
• If your market does not carry smoked fresh mozzarella cheese, you can substitute 1 1/2 cups of shredded smoked Gouda (the yield of grating about 8 ounces of cheese).

LORI'S PIZZA RONI

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and place in a lightly greased 13"x9" baking pan. Meanwhile, brown meat in a skillet over medium heat; drain. Spoon meat and desired amount of sauce over macaroni. Stir gently and spread evenly in pan. If desired, arrange pepperoni slices over top. Cover with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden. Tip:Serve up some tasty soft pretzels instead of dinner rolls. Twist strips of refrigerated bread stick dough into pretzel shapes (or let the kids do it!) and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with beaten egg white, sprinkle with coarse salt and bake as the package directs.

LORI'S CREAMY PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Combine cream cheese, soup, and Italian seasonings, mix well.
• 2. Add into pasta, coating the pasta and put into a large sprayed casserole dish (I like to use a lasagna pan).
• 3. In a small bowl, combine mozzarella and Parmesan.
• 4. Sprinkle 1/2 on top of the pasta mixture.
• 5. Place meat choices over cheese.
• 6. Spread pizza sauce over the meat mixture.
• 7. Top with bell pepper, onions, and any other toppings. Top with remaining cheese. Bake in the oven until it is bubbly. I place it under the broiler for a few minutes to allow the cheese to turn golden brown.
• 8. NOTE** The fat can be reduced in this recipe without changing the flavor. I use Neufchatel (lower fat) cream cheese, reduced fat/reduced sodium Fit N' Active Cream soup, mozzarella is already one of the healthiest cheeses, and a good healthy sauce. Hunts makes a great naturally low fat spaghetti sauce that is chunky vegetable (with zucchini, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and more). I do add a bit more seasonings. My family usually can't tell the difference when I get those veggies in this way!! To have a really quick dinner, use toppings that don't need to be cooked, like pepperoni, diced ham, real bacon bits.