Five-Cheese Pizza Cupcakes

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

These muffin-sized pizza cupcakes with salami and pepperoni have a super cheesy flavor thanks to mozzarella, Cheddar, and a blend of Mexican cheeses.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, or more as needed
1 (13 4/5 ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough (such as Pillsbury®)
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup sliced pepperoni
1 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 cup shredded 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese
1 cup diced salami
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Use the oil to lightly grease the cups of two 12-cup muffin tins.
2 Take pizza dough and put enough in each cup to cover the bottom and 1/3 to 1/2 up the sides. Sprinkle garlic salt over top, then spoon 1 tablespoon sauce onto each crust.
3 Layer toppings on the sauce: pepperoni, bell pepper, and onion. Add about 1 tablespoon Mexican cheese to each and continue layering toppings: salami, more bell pepper, and more pepperoni. Add a layer of mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese. Continue layering toppings until muffin cups are slightly overfull; the toppings should not overflow during cooking, they will settle into the tin.
4 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool in the tins for 2 minutes before serving.