Pizza Tarts

Zsuzsa's Note:

This is a recipe I got from a Cookfest my church had recently. It is great for parties, or for a lazy brunch or even lunch. The pizza ham can be replaced with chopped salami. Another option is to replace the pastry with bread. This is a more filling alternative, but to use bread, you must use the large muffin pans. Cut the crust off the bread and roll with a rolling pin to flatten slightly. Spray both sides of the bread with cooking spray before placing in the muffin pans. Your bread cups need a moderate oven, so cook at 180 degrees celsius for about 20 minutes.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 30

Yield: 30.0 tarts

• 8 puff pastry sheets (depending on how many sheets to the packet)
• 2 (430 g) cans spaghetti
• 1 (210 g) can diced tomatoes , lightly drained
• 1 finely diced green bell peppers or 1 finely diced red bell pepper
• ½ bunch finely diced spring onion
• 400 g deli pizza ham
• 2 -3 cups shredded reduced-fat cheese

Directions:

1. Allow puff pastry to defrost.
2. Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
3. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients (spaghetti, tomatoes, capsicum, spring onions, ham and cheese) and stir well.
4. Cut the puff pastry to accommodate your muffin or cup cake pans.
5. Spray pans with cooking spray.
6. Place the cut pastry into the pans and spoon in the mixture to just under the top.
7. Place in you hot oven and cook for approximately 20 minutes.
8. Serve immediately.
9. This mixture makes a large quantity when making patty pan size tarts.