Nostalgic Pizza Bagels! A classic childhood favorite made with store-bought fresh bagels and pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella and any of your favorite toppings. They are unbelievably easy to make and surprisingly delicious!
Chopped fresh basil,grated parmesan, red pepper flakes (optional ingredients to finish)
Instructions
Move oven rack to upper 1/3 of the oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.Place bagel halves on baking sheet and brush both sides with olive oil.
Season non-cut sides of bagels evenly with Italian seasoning and garlic powder.
Bake in oven 2 1/2 minutes. Turn bagels and bake 2 1/2 minutes longer or until lightly toasty.
Remove from oven and spread pizza sauce evenly on cut sides of bagels. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and then pepperoni (or other toppings of choice).
Preheat broiler for a minute or two. Return pizzas to oven and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly and 1 - 2 minutes. Don't walk away and keep a very close eye on them, they may even toast in less than 1 minute.