Tortilla Pizza Melt
You will need:
- Rubber spatula or table knife
- Oven mitts
- Toaster oven baking pan
- Pizza cutter or sharp knife (optional)
- Pancake turner or egg lifter
- Cooling rack
Make this easy oven version of a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch or an after school snack
Preparation Time: 2 minutes
Cooking Time: 6- 8 minutes
Ingredients:
| 1 |
6 –7 “ (15 –17 cm) whole wheat tortilla |
1 |
| 1 tbsp |
ketchup or pizza sauce |
15 mL |
| 1/8 tsp |
Italian seasoning, basil or oregano |
0.5 mL |
| 3-4 |
slices (pre-sliced) fresh Mushrooms |
3-4 |
| 3-4 |
slices (pre-sliced) turkey pepperoni |
3-4 |
| 1 |
mozzarella or cheddar cheese slice or 3 tbsp (45 mL) shredded cheese |
1 |
| |
cooking spray |
|
How To Make it:
- Preheat toaster oven or regular oven to 375ºF (190º).
- Place tortilla on counter. Use rubber spatula or table knife to spread
ketchup or sauce over tortilla; sprinkle seasoning over ketchup.
- Arrange mushroom slices on ½ of the tortilla and top mushrooms
with pepperoni slices.
- Break the cheese slice in half to fit over pepperoni.
- Fold other half of tortilla over the cheese; press gently.
- Spray toaster oven baking pan OR small baking sheet with cooking
spray; using pancake turner, place folded sandwich on pan. Spray top
of tortilla with cooking spray.
- Bake in oven for 6-8 minutes or until slightly crisped and cheese is starting to melt. Turn off oven.
- Using oven mitts, remove pan to cooling rack and let stand 2-3 minutes, eat as a half moon sandwich or cut in half with pizza cutter or sharp knife. Serve with more ketchup or pizza sauce for dipping if desired.
Makes 1 sandwich
Tip: Instead of baking in oven, spray a non-stick skillet with cooking spray; place on burner over medium heat. Using pancake turner lift sandwich into skillet and cook sandwich for 3-4 minutes, turn over with pancake turner and cook until lightly browned on the bottom.