Today I am sharing an easy snack or even dinner idea and a fun party pleaser dish with you: Easy Pull-Apart Pizza Pav/Slider Buns!!
These Easy Pizza Pavs/Pizza Sliders are fun to make; you will have no problem feeding your hungry kids after school in a jiffy, pairing it with a light soup to make a complete dinner or even serving it at a party!! With layers of gooey mozzarella cheese, pizza fillings like onions, mushrooms, bell pepper or capsicum and spices like oregano, Italian seasoning, crushed chilli pepper and lots of garlic, it is sure to satisfy all the pizza lovers out there without slaving over a hot stove or oven to make pizzas!!
I have always wanted to make a pizza burger after seeing all the Dominos ads out there and I decided to try it out with our humble pav bun (Indian dinner bread rolls) which is easily available. Pav buns were originally bought by me to make vada pav but with my pizza fetish, pizza pav it was!! It is so easy to put together, even your kids can fix it with a little help!!
The first time I ate pizza was during my first trip to a Pizza Hut in US in the 80s. It was the first restaurant I had visited and fell in love with this Italian gift to the world and it has been raining pizzas in my house at least once a week, either homemade or take out. Pizza Pav is one such take on pizza!! Feel free to change the toppings to suit your taste. You can either make the filling like I make them on the stove top or just layer the vegetables, cheese and pizza sauce or even ketchup to make this instant easy Pizza pav!
Just pull apart the pav buns and gooey, spicy easy pizza pavs are ready to dig into!!!
It involves 4 quick steps:
Making the filling, layering the toppings on the pav, brushing the top with the butter mixture and then baking.
Let us make the filling:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Centigrade,.
- Gather the ingredients for the filling.
- In a saucepan, heat the oil and add the onions, garlic and green chillies.
- Fry on medium heat till the onions are soft and the the garlic has sauteed well to remove the raw smell.
- Add the chopped mushrooms with a little salt and saute for a few more seconds.
- Stir in the bell pepper, chilli flakes, oregano and Italian seasoning and mix well. Fry for a few seconds more on medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes, salt to taste and a pinch of sugar and cook on medium for about 1 to 2 minutes or till the tomatoes are soft and the flavors have blended well.
- Remove from heat and keep aside to cool a bit.
Now to assemble the pizza pavs:
- Cut the pav rolls in half. Layer the bottom half of the rolls on a greased or foil-lined baking pan.
- Start layering the pavs; first a layer of mozzarella slices,
- Then the vegetable toppings,
- Pile on another layer of mozzarella slices.
- Top these with the top part of the pav/slider bun rolls.
- Melt butter in a microwave or stove top and brush the tops of the pavs with them.
- Sprinkle the oregano, garlic powder and chilli flakes over it.
- Cover loosely with aluminium foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Centigrade for about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Check to see if the cheese has melted, if not, bake for a few more minutes.
- Remove from oven, pull apart the pavs and enjoy this easy twist on pizza!!
Enjoy this easy pull-apart Pizza Pav or Pizza Sliders at your next party, get together or as an evening snack!
Are you or your family member a pizza freak like me? Then don't forget to check out these other pizzas raining out of my kitchen at least once a week:
- Homemade Vegetarian Yeast Pizza
- Pull-apart Mini Pizza Boats
- Deep Dish Spinach Stuffed Pizza
- Multi-grain No-yeast Instant Pizza
- No-yeast Vegetarian Pizza
A quick, easy and fun to make pizza in pav buns/slider buns with homemade pizza filling and lots of cheese! Just pull apart and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 packet Pav buns/slider buns (mine had about 6 pavs)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup capsicum or bell pepper, finely chopped
- ¼ cup mushrooms, finely chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
- 2 to 3 green chilies, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 2 teaspoons oil (preferably olive oil)
- Few slices of mozzarella cheese or 1 to 1 ½ cups grated mozzarella
- ¼ cup salted butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder or grated garlic (optional)
- ½ to 1 teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Making the filling, layering the toppings on the pav, brushing the top with the butter mixture and then baking.
- In a saucepan, heat oil and add the onions, garlic and green chilies.
- Sauté on medium heat till the onions are soft and the garlic has fried well, to remove the raw smell.
- Add the chopped mushrooms with a little salt and sauté for a few more seconds.
- Stir in the bell pepper, chilli flakes, oregano and Italian seasoning and mix well. Fry for a few seconds more on medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes, salt to taste and a pinch of sugar and cook on medium for about 1 to 2 minutes or till the tomatoes are soft and the flavors have blended well.
- Remove from heat and keep aside to cool a bit.
- Cut the pav rolls in half. Layer the bottom half of the rolls on a greased baking pan.
- Start layering the pavs; first a layer of mozzarella slices, then the vegetable toppings, then another layer of mozzarella slices.
- Top these with the top part of the pav rolls.
- Melt butter in a microwave or stove top and brush the tops of the pavs with them.
- Sprinkle the oregano, garlic powder and chilli flakes over it.
- Cover loosely with foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Centigrade for about 10 minutes, remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes.
- Check to see if the cheese has melted, if not, bake for a few more minutes.
- Pull apart the pavs and enjoy this easy twist on pizza.
- ENJOY AND HAPPY BAKING!
Notes
The filling can be made ahead of time and the pizza pavs assembled just before baking and serving.
You can either use mozzarella slices or grated and if you do not have mozzarella cheese, use any cheese you like.
For a quicker method, just layer readymade or homemade pizza sauce/tomato ketchup over the pavs, and top with fresh cut vegetables instead of making the filling ahead. Rest of the recipe is the same.
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Thank you Kalyani!! would love to share more soon 🙂
hi Vanitha ! lovely to have ur entry to #monsoonMojo 2 .. look forward to more 🙂
Nice name for a blog, and keep inspiring us with ur delicious recipes - the Pizza pav looks very very inviting 🙂 Thanks !