Baked Potato Pizzas

Homemade pizza gets the fast track by using baked potatoes as the crust. Add pizza sauce and cheese, plus your favorite toppings to personalize these baked potato pizzas. Kids of all ages love this part!

Baked Potato Pizzas

We love homemade pizza in my family, but it can be a time consuming meal to prepare from scratch. These baked potato pizzas are great because there’s no waiting for dough to rise multiple times. You can bake the potatoes in the oven, or if you really want to shave some time, microwave them for about 15 minutes. (That’s how my mom used to get dinner for six on the table in a flash!) Plus, they’re individually portioned so everyone can enjoy their favorite toppings.

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You will need:

• 3 large or 6 medium russet potatoes (enough for 6 servings)
• 1 cup of pizza sauce (or homemade pizza sauce)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• Your favorite toppings such as pepperoni, mushrooms, peppers, pineapple, ham, etc.

You might find these handy:

• Baking sheet
• Parchment paper or parchment paper baking sheets

This particular recipe is for 6 servings, but it’s easy to adjust up or down. If you cook extra potatoes, you can use the leftovers in these potato and egg tacos. After you’ve cooked the potatoes, top them with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings. This is where dinner gets fun! Kids especially love this part and it’s a fantastic idea for a baked potato bar at your next gathering. I like to pop them under the broiler after everyone has chosen their toppings until they get all melted and bubbly.

Kitchen Tip:

Line your baking sheet with parchment paper first. Even handier are these parchment paper baking sheets, just pull one out and place on the pan. That way any spilled toppings will land safely on the parchment. We all know what baked on cheese is like to scrub off! When all done, just crumple up the parchment and throw it away. No need to wash the pan!

You might like these too:

• Cheesy Bacon & Chive Twice Baked Potatoes
• Potato Pizza – Smitten Kitchen
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Baked Potato Pizzas

Homemade pizza gets the fast track by using baked potatoes as the crust! Add sauce, cheese and your favorite toppings to personalize these baked potato pizzas.

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Course: Dinner

Servings: 6

1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 large or 6 small russet potatoes
• ▢ 1 cup of pizza sauce
• ▢ 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ▢ Toppings such as pepperoni mushrooms, peppers, pineapple, ham, etc.

Before You Begin

To make your own pizza sauce, combine 1 can (8oz) of tomato sauce with 1 can (6oz) of tomato paste and 1 teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning. Leftovers may be frozen.

Instructions

• Wash the potatoes and prick all over with a fork.
• Bake potatoes at 400°F for about an hour OR microwave on high for 10-15 minutes, flipping halfway through. Potatoes are cooked when easily pierced with a fork in the center.
• Split potatoes and top with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and desired toppings. Broil for 1-2 minutes until bubbly.

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