Looking for an easy, family-friendly weeknight dinner? These mini tortilla pizza cups are on the table in 20 minutes and can be easily customized with any toppings you want!
Why make this recipe?
One of my sleeper pick recipes are these tortilla pizzas! This is such an easy recipe that I almost considered not posting it. But in true form, you all end up loving it when I doubt myself. I think their simplicity is why they are so popular.
These mini tortilla pizza cups fit that rule too! They’re basically a mini version of my tortilla pizza recipe, but baked in a muffin tin. I mean, everything’s better when it’s micro, right?
So why make this recipe?
- Suitable for children – My kids love these. Maybe because they are small? Maybe because they taste like pizza? Whatever the reason, I’m glad they love them and it’s a great tool for hiding veggies!
- Easy customization – You can completely customize these tortilla pizza cups to make them your own. Whatever ingredients you like or have on hand will work!
- Ready in 20 minutes – This includes preparation! All you need is 10 minutes of baking time and you can rely on these for quick weeknight dinners.
Ingredients in Mini Tortilla Pizza Cups
- olive oil spray – or any other cooking spray to grease the muffin pan.
- 10-inch corn tortilla – Feel free to use flour, corn or grain-free. Each tortilla makes 4 rounds.
- ketchup – or any other pizza sauce. My homemade tomato sauce is probably my favorite option!
- mozzarella cheese – or any other cheese desired that will melt quickly.
- Ingredients required – See suggestions below.
You’ll also need a muffin tin and some round cookie cutters (2-3 inches).
How to Make Mini Tortilla Pizza Cups
Step 1: Cut out circles
Use a round cookie cutter to cut 12 small circles from the tortilla. Each tortilla makes 4 rounds. Place a small tortilla in each waffle slot and push it into the slot.
Step 2: Prepare Tortilla Pizza Cups
Divide marinara sauce evenly into each cup (about 1 tablespoon per cup). Add desired ingredients. Top with chopped mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Bake
Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and cups are golden brown. Use a knife or spatula to remove from the mini tortilla cups and serve.
Ingredients suggestions
vegetarian – Add a few tablespoons of fresh tomatoes, red onions and red or green chillies. Olives are also great if that’s your thing. For a sneaky veggie, try cooked spinach or broccoli, chopped.
Meat lovers – Add about 1/4 cup of meat such as pepperoni, cooked sausage, or ground beef.
pesto – Substitute store-bought or homemade pesto for pizza sauce. Top with desired cheese. Can you recommend this sun-dried tomato pesto?
mexican – Use enchilada sauce instead of pizza sauce. Top with Mexican cheese blend and desired ingredients.
BBQ style – Use barbecue sauce instead of pizza sauce.
buffalo style – Use buffalo sauce instead of pizza sauce and top with crumbled blue cheese.
FAQ
Use a small cup or mason jar and a knife to draw a circle around the cup. This will allow you to get perfectly round tortilla rings without a cookie cutter!
You can make it gluten-free by using corn tortillas or grain-free tortillas.
You can make them vegan by using melted vegan cheese shreds.
Absolutely! This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, or made depending on how many mouths you want to feed. If you want to bake them all at the same time, you’ll need multiple muffin tins!
Yes! Can be baked ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, you can reheat in the oven or air fryer for 1-2 minutes.
Storage instructions
Place the mini tortilla pizzas in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Reheat in oven or air fryer (see instructions above).
freeze: Freeze leftovers on a sheet pan for 3-4 hours. Place frozen pizza cups in a ziplock bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw in the refrigerator overnight or bake in the oven for 10 minutes to defrost.
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Tortilla Pizza Cups
Looking for an easy, family-friendly weeknight meal? These mini tortilla pizza cups are on the table in 20 minutes and can be easily customized with any toppings you want!
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- yield: 12 bite 1x
- category: dinner
- method: bake
- gourmet food: Italian
- diet: vegetarian diet
- Olive oil spray (or other non-stick spray)
- 3 x 10 inch tortillas (I used flour but you can also use corn or grain free)
- 1/2 cup Tomato sauce or other pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese shreds
- Ingredients required (see suggestions above)
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray muffin tins with olive oil or non-stick spray
- Use a round cookie cutter to cut 12 small circles from the tortilla. Each tortilla makes 4 rounds.
- Place a small tortilla in each waffle slot and push it into the slot.
- Divide tomato sauce evenly into each cup. Each tortilla needs about 1 tablespoon.
- Add desired ingredients.
- Top with chopped mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and cups are golden brown.
- Use a knife or spatula to remove from the mini tortilla cups and serve.
- See instructions above for leftovers and reheating information.
