Creative meals to make inspired by everyone's favorite comfort food. Pizza! There are so many unique ways to make dinner with pepperoni beyond a crust.
Pepperoni is a delicious, flavorful protein option for dinner that most people don’t consider beyond a classic pizza, but there are a variety of fun ways to prepare it including all of the tasty dinner ideas you’ll find below.
I’ve rounded up a list of simple dinners made with just a few ingredients, all made with pepperoni, of course! Along with any of your other favorite pizza toppings such as olives, mushrooms, sausage, peppers, etc. Customize any of these pepperoni recipes however you’d like to suit your family’s preferences.
These kid friendly meals are quick and easy to make on busy weeknights!
1. Pizza Burritos
All of your favorite pizza ingredient stuffed into flour tortillas, brushed with garlic butter, sprinkled with parmesan, and baked until crispy and gooey. This unique way of making pizza can feed a crowd or just a few! Bake them in your oven or air fryer for a quick weeknight meal.
2. Bubble Up Pizza Casserole
Use a pizza cutter to slice refrigerated biscuits into bite-size pieces and line them up in a casserole dish. Top with pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and anything else you’d like for this awesome way of making pizza.
3. Pizzadillas
Everybody loves quesadillas, and this fun twist will have your kids excited to eat dinner! This is a yummy last minute meal for those busy school nights when you don’t feel like cooking.
4. Pizza Tater Tot Casserole
This dump and bake meal is not only crazy delicious, it’s super easy to make with common ingredients, resulting in a fast dinner you can whip up any night of the week. The crispy tater tots combined with pepperoni, pasta sauce, and cheese is simply amazing.
5. Garlic Toast Pizzas
Keep this freezer staple on hand to make last minute dinners! Not only does frozen garlic toast make for the perfect little pizza crusts, they are loaded with butter and garlic, making for a flavorful and simple meal any night of the week.
6. Pizza Pasta Casserole
Cheesy pasta mixed with all of your favorite pizza toppings and baked until hot and gooey. Yes, please. This delicious way of eating pizza will have your picky eaters licking their plates clean.
7. Cauliflower Pizza Casserole
Believe it or not, pizza is a classic comfort food that can be made healthy. Simply replace the carb-filled crust or pasta with roasted cauliflower to make a delicious, low carb pizza casserole you don’t have to feel guilty about.
8. Crescent Dough Pizza Roll-Ups
Thanks to refrigerated dough, these yummy pepperoni rolls are fast to make with simple ingredients any night of the week. Simply stuff, roll, and bake! Want to take them up a notch? You could also brush the flakey dough with garlic butter once baked.
9. Mini Naan Round Pizzas
Running low on time to make dinner? You can make these yummy pepperoni naan pizzas in your air fryer in less than 5 minutes! Naan rounds are the perfect mini pizza crusts, making dinner time a breeze on hectic school nights.
10. Pepperoni Grilled Cheese
Turn pizza into a buttery, toasted sandwich with pizza sauce for dipping, and you’ve got a unique meal that’s fast to make, budget friendly, and totally DeLiCiOuS!
11. Zucchini Pizza Bites
Healthy AND low carb aren’t words you usually hear when it comes to pizza, but these little pepperoni pizza bites are a creative way to make this classic comfort food with sliced zucchini. They are hearty enough to serve as a meal, but can also be enjoyed as a yummy snack.
12. Air Fryer Tortilla Pizzas
Once again your air fryer comes in handy for a quick weeknight meal! Tortillas are the next best thing to a pizza crust, making this pepperoni recipe a go-to dinner on crazy weeknights. Load them up with all of your kids’ favorite toppings and you’ve got an instant hit on your hands.
13. Pepperoni Chicken Bake
Chicken breasts combined with pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and any of your other favorite pizza toppings. This protein packed dinner is low carb, family friendly, and another fun way to enjoy pepperoni for dinner.
