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Bacon Veggie English Muffin Pizzas {Recipe Box & Giveaway}

When I was a kid, I remember getting school lunches every once in awhile, and we’d have what we called mini pizzas on hamburger buns. They were one of my favorite lunches. Now that I have kids, I love to make this type of meal for my boys; only, I’d never thought of replacing hamburger buns with English Muffins…. until I was introduced to Bays English Muffins. Oh my goodness, why had I never thought of this? Let me tell you, these English Muffins make the perfect pizza crust; they’re the perfect blend of soft and crunchy.We received an entire case of Bays English muffins to try out, and we’ve been eating them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner…. we make bacon, egg, and cheese; mini pizzas; turkey and cheese sandwiches; etc. They are absolutely delicious. With ingredients like whole milk, pure cane sugar, potato flour, and butter, the Original flavor are low in fat, 2 grams. They are so soft and have a really delicious flavor to them.Mini pizzas with Bays English Muffins really are a great way to create a quick, easy, simple lunch for me and my guys; plus, with one English Muffin split in two, each of us can enjoy 2 mini pizzas. I am excited to share my recipe with you, and I’m excited to tell you about the Top This Bays English Muffins Pizza Challenge. Through May 31, 2012, you can enter your own Bays English Muffins pizza recipe, entering to win a VIP trip for 2 to Italy. There are also five finalist prizes, a case of Bays English Muffins.

So, without further adieu, here is the recipe for my Bacon Veggie English Muffin Pizzas. Below you’ll find a printable recipe without photos, for your convenience. Be sure to also Like Bays English Muffins on Facebook, where you may occasionally see coupons and other offers. Enjoy!

There are just a few ingredients needed to make a quick, homemade sauce. I combined crushed tomatoes, chopped zucchini/squash mixture, and a few seasonings like garlic, McCormick Salad Supreme, salt, and a bit of brown sugar. Then I spooned the sauce onto each halved English Muffin. After the sauce, I added a good amount of real bacon bits to each pizza. Next came the shredded cheese. Finally, I topped each mini pizza with fresh, chopped tomatoes. We cooked them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, long enough for the English Muffins to brown and warm and for the cheese to melt. They have been a huge hit with both Dan and the boys, so hopefully, your family will enjoy them too!

Bacon Veggie English Muffin Pizzas

Ingredients

1 package Bays English Muffins, each muffin halved
1 can crushed tomatoes
1/2-3/4 cup chopped zucchini/squash mixture
Garlic seasoning
McCormick Salad Supreme
Salt & Pepper, to taste
Brown sugar, to taste
1/2 cup real bacon bits
1 cup shredded cheese
1 cup chopped, fresh tomatoes

Instructions

Make a homemade sauce by first combining your can of crushed tomatoes with the garlic, Salad Supreme, salt/pepper, and brown sugar. Let warm on stove, simmering until the taste is what you're looking for. We love a good, flavorful sauce that also has a hint of sweetness to it.

When your sauce is done, spoon onto each halved English Muffin. Then add bacon bits to each pizza, as well as cheese. Top with fresh tomatoes.

Bake on cookie sheet in a 400 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes, until the English Muffins have browned somewhat and the cheese has melted. Serve while warm, and enjoy!

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Now this time, the recipe isn’t all you get to hopefully enjoy. Thanks to Bays’ generosity, one reader will win 6 coupons, each one good toward a free package of Bays English Muffins at a local supermarket! You can enter to win by doing one or more of the following; just be sure to leave a separate comment for each way that you enter. I’ll draw the winner, via random.org, on Thursday, May 17. This giveaway is open to U.S. only (void where prohibited). No purchase is necessary, and the odds of winning are based on a number of entries. Good luck, and have a wonderful day!

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(Disclosure: I received a case of Bays English Muffins, for the purposes of review and creating a pizza recipe for the Top This Bays English Muffins Pizza Challenge. All views/opinions remain solely my own.)

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