Pesto Pizza Bagels « Andolicious

16Oct/110

Pesto Pizza Bagels

I freaking love mini pizza bagels. They're delicious, they're filling, and they're quick to prepare. Frozen pizza bagels: 8 minutes in the microwave. From scratch: about 20 minutes, but totally worth every second!

Pesto Pizza Bagels

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Serves	2
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	10 minutes
Total time	20 minutes
Allergy	Milk, Wheat
Dietary	Vegetarian
Meal type	Appetizer, Lunch, Side Dish, Snack, Starter
Misc	Gourmet, Serve Hot
Region	American

Pizza bagels are a quick and easy after school snack that you can enjoy even more by making them yourself and choosing your own toppings. Mini whole wheat bagels brushed with garlic butter and covered with melted Asiago cheese are slathered with basil pesto and topped with ripe cherry tomatoes, diced onion, and mozzarella cheese.

Ingredients

Optional

1 teaspoon cayenne (powder)

Bagel

3 bagel (mini bagels, whole wheat)
1 tablespoon garlic (crushed)
2 tablespoons asiago cheese (shredded)

Bagel (Optional)

1 tablespoon butter (salted, room temperature)

Topping

1 cup mozarella (shredded)

Topping (Optional)

12 cherry tomatoes (red and yellow)
1 tablespoon onion (diced)

Sauce

3 tablespoons Pesto (basil pesto)

Note

Keeping a jar of pesto in the fridge is a great idea if you're the type who really wants to cook their own meals but don't always have the time. Pesto Pizza Bagels are quick and easy- this recipe is a bit on the fancy side but it's ready in under 20 minutes. Quicker than take out and so much less expensive!

Directions


Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

Mix butter with crushed garlic

Slice bagels in half

Place bagels cut side down on a cookie sheet and brush them with the garlic butter mixture

Bake bagels for 3-4 minutes until butter is fully melted

Shred some Asiago cheese over the bagels and return to oven for 1-2 minutes or until cheese has melted

Remove the partially toasted bagels from the oven, spread with pesto and add toppings

Sprinkle shredded mozzarella and Asiago over the toppings and top with a dash of cayenne

Return to oven for about 5-7 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted

Enjoy!