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Pizza Stuffed Potatoes

Pizza Stuffed Potatoes

This Pizza Stuffed Potatoes recipe is an easy, budget-friendly dinner that combines fluffy baked potatoes with pizza sauce, melty mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and your favorite pizza toppings. They’re a fun twist on traditional pizza and can be customized with Italian sausage, mushrooms, olives, bacon, or whatever you have on hand.
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Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 -6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4-6 Russet potatoes
  • 14 oz jar pizza sauce
  • 2-3 cups shredded Mozzarella or mix of Italian cheeses
  • 6 oz pepperonis chopped
  • Dried oregano for sprinkling
  • Optional: lb Italian sausage (cooked), sliced black olives, sliced mushrooms, crumbled bacon, or any other pizza toppings you like
  • Salad for serving

Method
 

  1. Cook the potatoes via your preferred method, oven or microwave.
    While they cook, warm the pizza sauce on the stovetop in a small sauce pan.
    2. Baking gives a crisper skin but can take a long time, especially with sweet potatoes, so if I need dinner quickly, I use the microwave method. I also do a mix of Russet and sweet potatoes, depending on what each family member prefers.
  2. Once the potatoes are fork tender, split them and squeeze open. I like to mash them up just a bit with a fork to make a sort of boat for the ingredients.
    Spoon in pizza sauce, pepperonis, and whatever other toppings you like. Top this with a healthy handful of cheese, sprinkle on some dried oregano, and place under broiler until the cheese melts. Serve with a salad.
    3. Check out our other stuffed potato recipes: Fancy Sloppy Joe Baked Potato, Taco Stuffed Potatoes, BBQ Stuffed Potatoes, and Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Potatoes