My favorite Roberts family comfort food is, without a doubt, my mom’s Picture Perfect Pizza Bagels. (Please witness in all their delicious glory below.)
I have to admit that they are my mom’s specialty, but I attempted to help her make them watched her make them when I was in Dallas over the holidays + they’re surprisingly much easier to put together than I’d anticipated. Here’s how you you do it:
Ingredients
1 package of plain sliced bagels
1 package of sliced mozzarella
1 jar of Ragu Pizza Quick traditional sauce
Italian herbs + red pepper flakes
Directions
Take as many bagels as you need, separate + place cut side up on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Toast for only a couple of minutes. (Try to not over-bake. This step just prevents a soggy crust.) Separate your cheese, using one slice per half bagel. You can use a large plastic cup to cut out the rounds of cheese like a cookie cutter to put on each half bagel if you are into precision. (I get my anal retentiveness from my mom…) Spread about a tablespoon or more of sauce on each bagel half, top with a cheese round + sprinkle the top with Italian herbs. Repeat with remaining bagels. Toast in the oven on broil until the cheese starts to turn a little brown. Remove, add red peppers to taste + ENJOY!
You can make this recipe heathier if you use low-fat cheese + whole wheat bagels. Also, you meat lovers out there are welcome to add turkey bacon, chorizo or cooked chicken cubes.
Picture Perfect Pizza Bagels are a nice addition to a hearty homemade brunch or paired with fruit or a green salad to balance them out for lunch or dinner. Just beware of these little guys – they may be picture perfect, but they are so incredibly delicious we often look like THIS after scarfing them down!
(Except I usually try to keep my shirt on.)
xx, L
