Pizza Puff Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup flour
• 3/4 cup milk or 3/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 tablespoons diced onions
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce (can be used if desired instead of above ingredients) or 1/3 cup favorite pizza sauce (can be used if desired instead of above ingredients)
• 1/2 cup diced pepperoni (or both combined) or 1/2 cup salami (or both combined)
• 1/4 cup diced red bell peppers (or both) or 1/4 cup green bell pepper (or both)
• 1/4-1/2 cup black olives
• 1/2-1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• 3 grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan or an 11 x 7-inc pan.
• 4 in a bowl, whisk together eggs, flour and milk until smooth.
• 5 stir in onion, butter, salt and cayenne.
• 6 pour mixture into prepared baking pan.
• 7 in another small bowl, combine oregano, basil, garlic powder and tomato sauce; gently drizzle over the batter, and cut in with a knife to produce a marbled effect. (reserve a couple of tablespoons of sauce for the top of the pizza puff).
• 8 sprinkle pepperoni or salami and the bell peppers and whatever else you would like to use such as mushrooms, onions etc over the sauce; dot with a little more sauce over the cheese (this is optional).
• 9 top with mozzarella cheese.
• 10 bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 11 cool 5 minutes before serving.