Jack-o’-Lantern Pizzas

Name: Jack-o'-Lantern Pizzas
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 dozen
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 package (12 ounces) English muffins, split and toasted; 1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce; 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; Sliced ripe olives; Chopped and slivered sweet red, yellow and green peppers

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD: 1 dozen

Set out a variety of toppings and let the kids decorate their pumpkin-head pizzas. It will be so much fun that they won't realize that they're eating their veggies! —Rachel DeVault, Grove City, Ohio

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 package (12 ounces) English muffins, split and toasted
1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce
2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Sliced ripe olives
Chopped and slivered sweet red, yellow and green peppers

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain. Stir in salt and pepper.
2. Place muffins in 15x10x1-in pans. Spread tops with pizza sauce; top with beef. Sprinkle with cheese.
3. Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Add olives and peppers to make jack-o'-lantern faces.

Nutrition Facts

1 mini pizza: 216 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 511mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 15g protein.

We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer) as we strive to provide site experiences for browsers that support new web standards and security practices.

We recommend our users to update the browser.