Pepperoni Pizzagna Recipes

PIZZAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil, add pasta and salt the water.
• While the water boils combine ricotta, Parmigiano, parsley and pepperoni in a large bowl and reserve.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat with extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan. When the oil is hot, add the peppers, onions, garlic and mushrooms. Saute 6 to 8 minutes until tender and mushrooms are dark. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes and reduce heat to low.
• Add a ladle of starchy cooking water to the ricotta just before you drain the pasta. Drain pasta then toss with ricotta and pepperoni mixture. Pour pasta into a flameproof baking dish and top evenly with peppers, onion and mushroom sauce. Top with a layer of mozzarella, oregano and red pepper flakes. Place under hot broiler and melt cheese until golden and bubbly. Remove and serve with crusty bread.

PIZZAGAINA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press 1 pie crust each into the bottom of two 9-inch pie pans.
• Mix ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and eggs together in a large bowl. Roughly chop the pepperoni, sweet capicola and hot capicola; fold in chopped meats. Spoon half the mixture into each of the 2 prepared pie pans.
• Top each pie with a pie crust, crimping the edges together creating a seal. Brush the top of each pie with egg white.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 45 to 60 minutes. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

PIZZA ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cheese, sausage, pepperoni, peppers and onion. Stir in pizza sauce until combined. Place about 1/4 cup filling in the center of each egg roll wrapper. Fold bottom corner over filling; fold sides toward center over filling. Moisten remaining corner with water and roll up tightly to seal., In a Dutch oven or deep cast-iron skillet, heat 1-2 in. of oil to 375°. Fry pizza rolls until golden brown, 1-2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. If desired, serve with additional pizza sauce.

HOMEMADE PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• For sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients with 1/2 cup water in a medium bowl; set aside for flavors to develop while making crust. Freeze remaining paste .
• For crusts: Combine 2 cups of flour with the dry yeast, sugar and salt. Add the water and oil and mix until well blended (about 1 minute). Gradually add enough remaining flour slowly, until a soft, sticky dough ball is formed.
• Knead for about 4 minutes, on a floured surface, until dough is smooth and elastic. Add more flour, if needed. (If using RapidRise® Yeast, let dough rest, covered, for 10 minutes.)
• Divide dough in half. Pat each half (with floured hands) into a 12-inch greased pizza pan OR roll dough to fit pans.
• For pizzas: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Top crusts with sauce, pepperoni and cheese.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until crusts are browned and cheese is bubbly. For best results, rotate pizza pans between top and bottom oven racks halfway through baking.

PIZZAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil, add pasta and salt the water.
• While the water boils, combine ricotta, Parmiagiano, parsley and pepperoni in a large bowl and reserve.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat with extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan.
• When the oil is hot, add the peppers, onions, garlic and mushrooms.
• Saute 6 to 8 minutes until tender and mushrooms are dark.
• Season the vegetables with salt and pepper.
• Stir in tomatoes and reduce heat to low.
• Add a ladle of starchy cooking water to the ricotta just before you drain the pasta.
• Drain pasta. Pour back into pot and toss with ricotta and pepperoni mixture.
• Pour pasta into a baking dish and top evenly with peppers, onion and mushroom sauce.
• Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Take out of oven and top with a layer of mozzarella, oregano and red pepper flakes.
• Place under hot broiler and melt cheese until golden and bubbly.
• Remove and serve with crusty bread.