Best Pizza Popcorn Recipes

PIZZA POPCORN

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the butter, tomatoes and garlic until it forms a smooth paste. Heat a small saute pan over medium heat and add the butter mixture. Heat the butter until melted down and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Keep warm.
• Heat a large saucepan over high heat. Once hot, add the popcorn kernels and oil, and shake the pan to coat the kernels in the oil. Cover and continue to cook over high heat until the kernels begin to pop. Shake the pan once again and reduce the heat to medium-high. Continue to cook until the popping slows dramatically, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour the popped popcorn into a large bowl. While still warm, add the flavored butter, cheese, oregano and salt. Toss to coat, and then serve.

PIZZA POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Melt butter in a small saucepan; add the remaining ingredients. Pour over popcorn and mix well. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes.

PEPPERONI PIZZA POPCORN

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the bottom of the oven, and preheat it to 200 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment and generously coat it with cooking spray. Spread the tomato paste into a thin layer on the parchment (an offset metal spatula works best). Bake until the paste deepens to brick red and is dull in color and not shiny in any spots, about 2 hours. (It will look and feel like fruit leather.) Let it cool completely. Tear the paste into small pieces and finely grind them in batches in a spice grinder.
• Place all the ground tomato paste back into the spice grinder. Add the Parmesan, oregano, garlic salt and pepper flakes, and grind to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. The spice blend makes enough for about 6 batches of popcorn.
• To make 1 batch of pepperoni pizza popcorn: Heat 1/2 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup kernels; when one pops, cover the pot, and cook, shaking the pot constantly, until the popping subsides to 1 pop every 20 seconds, about 5 minutes. Add the pepperoni, sundried tomatoes, some melted butter and 2 heaping tablespoons of the pizza spice and toss to coat.

CASINO POPCORN SHRIMP PIZZA

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 450 degrees F.
• PREPARE the shrimp according to package directions.
• COMBINE alfredo sauce and marinara. Spread over pizza crust. Sprinkle cooked bacon crumbles and half of the mozzarella over pizza crust. Scatter cooked shrimp over pizza and top with remaining cheese.
• BAKE pizza for 10 - 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Slice and serve immediately.

POPCORN TOPPING: PIZZA (SAVORY)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a spice grinder and grind until finely ground.
• To Mix: Toss 16 cups freshly popped popcorn with 1/2 cup unsalted melted butter. Season liberally with fine sea salt. Toss to coat with 1/4 cup of pizza topping.

KIDS CAN MAKE: PIZZA POPCORN

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the bottom of the oven, and preheat it to 200 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment, and generously coat with cooking spray. Spread the tomato paste out into a thin layer on the parchment (an offset metal spatula works best). Bake until the paste deepens to brick red and is dull in color and not shiny in any spots, about 2 hours. (It will look and feel like fruit leather.) Let it cool. Tear the paste into small pieces, and finely grind them in batches in the spice grinder.
• Add all the ground tomato paste back into the spice grinder, along with the Parmesan, oregano, garlic salt and pepper flakes, and grind to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. The spice blend makes enough for about 6 batches of popcorn.
• To make 1 batch of pizza popcorn: Heat 1/2 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup kernels; when one pops, cover the pot, and cook, shaking the pot constantly, until the popping subsides to 1 pop every 20 seconds. Add some melted butter and 2 heaping tablespoons of pizza spice, toss to coat.

PIZZA POPCORN

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan heat and melt butter, add spices to the melted butter
• 2. place hot popcorn in large bowl. drizzle melted butter over and shake to distribute well ( so popcorn isn't wet and get soggy)
• 3. mix cheese and soup mix ( if using) together and sprinkle over buttered popcorn. sprinkle seasoning salt on. toss and serve.