Easy Pizza Cups

A pizza cup cut open to show the meaty filling.

Easy pizza cups = the ultimate muffin tin hack! Crispy biscuit crust, gooey cheese, and all your favorite toppings—freezer-friendly, homemade, and perfect for meat-lovers. Who needs delivery?

Course Main Dish (Quick and Easy)

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 344kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

32.6 ounces refrigerated biscuits 2 cans
2 cups shredded mozzarella
1 pound ground beef or Italian sausage, cooked and seasoned
4 ounces pepperoni chopped
1 ½ cups pasta sauce
onions, green peppers, olives, whatever else you like

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375F.
Spray muffins tins with no stick cooking spray.
Add biscuits to each muffin cup and push and flatten to make a shell.
Add cooked ground beef to the shell.
Add about 2 tp 3 tablepoons of sauce on top.
Sprinkle with chopped pepperoni and vegetables.
Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the cheese (more or less).
Bake for 15 minutes or until shell is done and cheese is bubbley.

Notes

Storage:

If you actually have leftovers (miraculous, really), stash them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Reheat:

Oven (350°F, 5-7 min) = crispy perfection.
Microwave (30-45 sec) = fast but slightly less crispy.
Air fryer (350°F, 3-4 min) = the best of both worlds.

Freezing? Cool completely, flash-freeze on a baking sheet, then toss them in a freezer bag—they’ll keep for up to 3 months. Reheat frozen at 375°F for 10-15 min or microwave in 30-second bursts until hot and gooey again.

Tips:

- If the biscuit dough shrinks back down after you press it into the muffin cups, let it rest for a few minutes and try again. Sometimes, the gluten in the dough just needs to relax a little. (Don't we all?!)
- Pressing the biscuit dough into the muffin tin just right makes all the difference—too thick, and they won’t cook through, too thin, and you’ll have a sauce explosion!

- Resist the urge to overload your dough with too much sauce or fillings—if you do, you’ll end up with soggy bottoms and messy, overflowing pizza cups, and nobody wants that.

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