I eat beans quite often but try to refrain from pizza. The carbs, salt, and grease tastes amazing but isn’t great for my pants size. Enter these baked beans with pizza-inspired flavors including juicy tomatoes, pizza sauce, oregano, mini pepperoni, and oodles of gooey melted mozzarella cheese.
The tender beans bubble away in saucy, tomatoey goodness and that cheese is what gets me. Cheese actually gets me every time but somehow seems more okay in this application than it would on pizza. The pizza baked beans are a super simple appetizer, a great easy entertaining side dish, or as a weeknight dinner for those hectic nights when you have to get something on the table in less than 30 minutes. The dish reminds me of the comfort food nature of lasagna, minus the noodles.
Serve it with a salad and you’re set. Or with garlic bread if you don’t care about the carbs or gluten. As written the recipe is gluten-free and you can easily make it vegetarian by omitting the pepperoni.
I have a feeling it could be a great slow cooker recipe although I haven’t tried it. I would let everything simmer together before adding the cheese, which I would add with just enough time before serving so that it melts. It’s also great for holiday entertaining, game day parties, Superbowl, or anytime you need a gooey cheese fix.
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