Bagel Pizza

Bagel pizza is great for a snack or a quick dinner.  Just take a plain or savory flavored bagel and slice it in half, put on the toppings, and pop into the toaster oven until the cheese is melted and slightly browned.

Here is a little Pizza 101, which works for bagels or for regular pizzas.  When you apply sauce and toppings, less is more.  If you pile on toppings and cheese, it'll congeal into a solid layer that slides off with the first bite.  

Instead, for a half bagel use just enough sauce to cover the bagel in a thin layer.  Spread on any veggie toppings sparsely on the sauce and under the cheese.  Spread cheese evenly over the bagel, but not in a solid layer.  You should still see sauce when you are done putting on the cheese.  Meat generally goes on the very top, and should be precooked.

Pizza sauce is easy to make.  Here is my quick and easy pizza sauce recipe.

1 can tomato sauce, 8 oz

1 Tablespoon dried basil

1 Tablespoon onion flakes

1 teaspoon oregano

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

Just stir it together and use.  

Toaster ovens vary, so keep an eye on your bagel pizza the first couple times you make them to prevent burning and possible fire (I think we all have set something on fire in the oven, mine was garlic bread.)