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    Puff Pastry Pizza with Mushrooms and Bell Peppers

    Published: Oct 08, 2012 / 31 Comments

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    Puff Pastry Pizza with Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Easy and delicious! Great for breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner. Super versatile recipe!

    puff pastry pizza, pizzettes with mushrooms, bell peppers, cheese

    I decided to participate in Weekend Cook and Tell Event at SeriousEats.com and my photo was featured in their Round Up again, 2nd week in a row!!! For this weekend, the event was about making anything with puff pastry.   I love puff pastry, and for some time have been on a serious puff pastry kick, which is why I have lots of it in my freezer.  So I thought, why not make puff pastry pizza?   How easy and convenient - I already have frozen puff pastry in my freezer, I also have bell peppers and mushrooms that are about to rot, and there is a big brick of Mozzarella cheese in my refrigerator.  Why not put all four ingredients to practical use and create an easy appetizer -Puff Pastry Pizza with Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese?

    Puff pastry pizzas with mushrooms, bell peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese

    I was very happy I did - little puff pastry pizzas with mushrooms and bell peppers were delicious, and it took me only 25 minutes to prepare them (plus 20 minutes for baking).   Not surprisingly, these little pizzettes are already gone.   One of them made a great appetizer, and I've eaten another one the next morning for breakfast with an egg on top.

    Once I started making these little puff pastry pizzettes, I sort of got carried away and also made a Plum and Apple Puff Pastry Tart. I just love baking with  Puff Pastry because it is so versatile.   You can make something sweet, or you can make something savory.  Something open like these little puff pastry pizzas, or something closed like these butternut squash turnovers.  And it all takes a very short time.

    puff pastry pizza with mushrooms, bell peppers, cheese

    How to make puff pastry pizza with mushrooms and bell peppers

    Below are some step-by-step photos. For complete recipe, scroll down below the photos.

    This recipe is for 1 sheet of puff pastry (usually there are 2 sheets in a package), and you can easily double it (or triple it!) if you're making more.

    1)  Preheat oven to 415 F.  Defrost 1 sheet of puff pastry for about 40 minutes until just soft.  Don't let puff pastry sheet get too warm and put it in the refrigerator if you're not using it right away after 40 minutes of defrosting.

    2)  Slice each mushroom into 5 slices.  In medium skillet, heat olive oil, add mushrooms, and cook mushrooms for about 5 minutes on high heat, then 5 minutes on low, uncovered, until mushrooms soften and juices evaporate.   Season with paprika, parsley.  Salt and pepper to taste.

    mushrooms for Puff pastry pizzas with mushrooms, bell peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese

    3) Slice each small bell pepper into halves or quarters.

    sliced bell peppers for Puff pastry pizzas with mushrooms, bell peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese

    4)  Line your baking sheet with parchment paper.  You don't have to grease parchment paper.  Cut puff pastry sheet into 2 parts like shown on the photo and place them on parchment paper on your baking sheet.

    cut pastry sheet in half for Puff pastry pizzas with mushrooms, bell peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese

    Brush pastry sheets with egg wash, salt slightly.

    egg wash for Puff pastry pizzas with mushrooms, bell peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese

    5)  Spread cooked mushrooms in a straight line on top of each pastry sheet, without filling the whole space of puff pastry, so that you still have edges unfilled for puff.

    mushrooms on puff pastry

    Then top each pastry sheet with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.  Finally, top with bell peppers.  It should look like this.

    Puff pastry pizzas with mushrooms, bell peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese

    5)  Bake on the middle rack in the oven for 20 minutes until the puff pastry puffs along the edges and gets golden-brown color.

    puff pastry pizza with mushrooms, bell peppers, cheese

    puff pastry pizza with mushrooms and bell peppers
    4.50 from 4 votes

    Puff Pastry Pizza with Mushrooms and Bell Peppers

    Puff Pastry Pizza with Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.  Easy and delicious!  Great for breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner.  Super versatile recipe!
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories per serving 449 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 5 oz mushrooms
    • ¼ teaspoon paprika
    • ¼ teaspoon parsley
    • ground black pepper
    • salt
    • 1 cup bell peppers , sliced
    • ¼ cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
    • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese shredded
    • 1 puff pastry sheet (defrosted for about 40 minutes until just soft)
    • 1 egg for egg wash

    Instructions 

    • Preheat oven to 415 F.  
    • Slice each mushroom into 5 slices. In a medium skillet, heat olive oil, add mushrooms and cook mushrooms for about 5 minutes on high heat, then 5 minutes on low, uncovered, until mushrooms soften and juices evaporate. Season with paprika, parsley. Salt and pepper to taste.
    • Slice each small bell pepper into halves or quarters.
    • Line your baking sheet with parchment paper. You don’t have to grease parchment paper. Cut puff pastry sheet into 2 parts like shown on the photo and place them on parchment paper on your baking sheet.
    • Brush pastry sheets with egg wash, salt slightly.
    • Spread cooked mushrooms in a straight line on top of each pastry sheet, without filling the whole space of puff pastry, so that you still have edges unfilled for puff.
    • Then top each pastry sheet with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Finally, top with bell peppers. 
    • Bake on the middle rack in the oven for 20 minutes until the puff pastry puffs along the edges and gets golden-brown color.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Puff Pastry Pizza with Mushrooms and Bell Peppers
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    449
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    31
    g
    48
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    8
    g
    50
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    50
    mg
    17
    %
    Sodium
     
    315
    mg
    14
    %
    Potassium
     
    243
    mg
    7
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    31
    g
    10
    %
    Fiber
     
    2
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    2
    g
    2
    %
    Protein
     
    11
    g
    22
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    1385
    IU
    28
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    48.3
    mg
    59
    %
    Calcium
     
    124
    mg
    12
    %
    Iron
     
    2.1
    mg
    12
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    Comments

    1. Adam cook (A Chef)

      January 13, 2018 at 7:48 am

      Beautiful.. food for thought tho... add to those flavours by knocking up a tasty passata sauce... quite a thick one tho!.... and using a small layer from chilled as a base (only in that middle section) .. i love using puff pastry for the sweet... caramelised apple tarts..with a hunk of butterscotch icecream mmm

      Reply
    2. Roxana

      April 19, 2016 at 9:05 am

      That looks amazing! Thank you for sharing!

      https://asparklingjourney.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/mozzarella-ham-and-spinach-pastry/

      Reply
    3. Jill

      March 03, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      Love this idea! Thanks! Def going to try this!

      Reply
    4. Denise Browning

      December 26, 2012 at 5:37 pm

      Just to let you know this dish made the list of the 25 mouthwatering dishes from different blogs in From Brazil To You...

      Reply
      • Julia

        December 27, 2012 at 4:32 pm

        Thank you for featuring me! I just checked out your post - what a lovely collection of dishes!

        Reply
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