Easy Margherita Pizza Bites

5 from 1 vote

These 5-minutes Easy Margherita Pizza Bites are the tastiest time-saver lunch idea for summertime. Each pizza bite is packed with fresh mozzarella cheese, topped with a juicy slice of grape tomato and seasoned with herbs and fresh basil.

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Light Meals, Lunch, Pizza, Snack

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: margherita pizza, pizza bites

Servings: servings

Author: Silvia Dunnirvine

Ingredients

11 slices white bread
1/2 cup marinara sauce or pizza sauce
8 oz fresh mozzarella sliced
1/2 tbsp pizza seasoning or oregano
1/2 cup grape tomatoes sliced
fresh basil

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 450F degrees.
Using a round cookie cutter (if you don’t have one, use the cover from a peanut butter jar!), cut out a circle in the center of each toast. Save the remainder of the bread to make egg-toast! Place the bread rounds on a greased sheet pan.
Spread a 3/4 full tablespoon of marinara sauce on to each bread rounds.
Place a slice or half-slice of fresh mozzarella cheese on top of the marinara sauce.
top with a slice of grape tomato and season with pizza seasoning or oregano.
Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Garnish with fresh basil and serve hot.

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