Nigella's Pizza, ready in 40 minutes - start to finish {ooey, gooey hot lunch!}

Today I wanted to share a lunch that is easy to prepare and rather versitile, as far as toppings go that is.  It's from one of my favorite cooks, Nigella Lawson.  Most of the ingredients are probably in your pantry and fridge  All purpose flour, an egg, milk, cheese and toppings you enjoy on a regular pizza.





Her Crustless Pizza is more like a thick grilled cheese sandwich. It’s super easy and I had it out for a hot lunch in under 40 minutes. That is mostly hands off time as it bakes for 30 of those minutes.

Once you whisk the batter it is pouring into a pan and you can relax for 30 minutes while it bakes.

Here is an older photo from when we had it with pepperoni. Just so you can see what it looks ike.

Nigella's Pizza

Ingredients

1 egg

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

Salt

1 cup whole milk

Butter, for pie dish

1 cup grated Cheddar

2 ounces small chorizo or pepperoni slices, tomato, mushrooms, whatever you like
I used a round ovenproof pie dish, 8 or 9 inches in diameter

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, beat the egg with the flour, salt, to taste, and milk to make a smooth batter.

Butter a round ovenproof pie dish, then stir half the grated cheese into the batter, before pouring it into the dish.

Bake for 30 minutes. Take the dish out of the oven, sprinkle with the remaining cheese, and add the chorizo or pepperoni, if using, - or anything else - now, too. Return the dish to the oven and cook for another 2 or 3 minutes to make sure it's heated through.

Take it out of the oven and serve, cut into slices. Nigella suggests a green or tomato salad on the side. This turned out airy rather than pizza crust-like. It was good.

Sharing with:

Marg at Intrepid Reader and Baker

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