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Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• gnocchi
• pasta sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook gnocchi in the boiling water until they float to the top, about 3 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. 3 Spread 1/2 of the pasta sauce on the bottom of a 5-inch round casserole dish. Layer with gnocchi and spread the remaining pasta sauce on top. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 25 minutes.

By ConnieD

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• cherry tomato
• basil
• mozzarella

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese evenly into hot skillet; cook until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
2. 2 Arrange tomato slices, basil leaves, and fresh mozzarella slices on the melted cheese, leaving space for a "crust" to form; cook until top is bubbling and edges are browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. 3 Remove skillet from heat and loosen pizza with a spatula. Gently slice pizza onto a cutting board; cool for 1 minute before slicing.

By themoodyfoodie

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• buttermilk biscuit dough
• oregano
• pizza sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Make an indentation in the top of each uncooked biscuit. Fill indentations with oregano and a mozzarella cube. Pinch the dough around the mozzarella cubes.
3. 3 Place the biscuits, pinched side down, on a medium, ungreased baking sheet. Cover with pizza sauce.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

By Arrenia Grubb

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• chicken breast
• basil pesto
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
2. 2 Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pesto sauce onto each flattened chicken breast. Place one slice of cheese over the pesto. Roll up tightly, and secure with toothpicks. Place in a lightly greased baking dish.
3. 3 Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until chicken is nicely browned and juices run clear.

By CHOMPY

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• mostaccioli pasta
• spaghetti sauce
• meatball

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Transfer pasta to a large glass baking dish. The pasta should reach about halfway to the rim of the dish. Cover with as much spaghetti sauce as you like, but at least enough to almost cover pasta.
4. 4 Place meatballs in a microwave-safe dish and heat in the microwave for about 3 minutes. Spread out over pasta. Cover entirely with mozzarella cheese.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is completely melted, 15 to 20 minutes.

By VIOLET2004

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• cooking spray
• chicken breast
• tomato sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking pan with cooking spray. Place chicken on the prepared pan.
2. 2 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, flipping chicken after 12 minutes. Remove from the oven, add desired amount of sauce, and top each breast with mozzarella cheese.
3. 3 Bake until cheese is melted and chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 12 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

By Paul

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• cooking spray
• asiago cheese
• pasta sauce
• wonton wrapper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
2. 2 Combine mozzarella cheese and Asiago cheese together in a bowl. Press a wonton wrapper into the bottom of each muffin cup. Spoon pasta sauce about halfway full in each muffin cup; sprinkle with 2 to 3 tablespoons cheese mixture. Press another wonton wrapper on top of cheese layer. Add another spoonful of sauce; sprinkle with cheese. Repeat to fill all the muffin cups.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes.

By Chimenes

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• pizza dough
• pulled pork
• red onion
• dill pickle

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. 2 Roll the dough out into the prepared pan. Top the dough with the barbecued pork. Sprinkle with the red onions, and layer on the dill pickle slices. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden and cheese is melted, about 18 minutes.

By Rachel Staloch

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• rotini pasta
• chicken chunk
• marinara sauce
• bread crumb

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Cook rotini in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Stir together cooked rotini, chicken, and mozzarella cheese in a large casserole dish.
4. 4 Pour marinara sauce over pasta mixture; sprinkle with bread crumbs. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 35 minutes.
6. 6 Serve and enjoy.

By morgens_aunt

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• pizza dough
• pizza sauce
• pepperoni
• avocado oil cooking spray

Instructions

1. 1 Roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 9 circles using a 2 1/8-inch biscuit cutter. Roll each circle into a 4 1/2-inch disc. Fill each disc with 1 teaspoon pizza sauce, 3 slices pepperoni, and 1/2 tablespoon mozzarella cheese. Fold over, secure edges by folding, and crimp with the tines of a fork.
2. 2 Preheat an air fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper and spray with avocado oil. Place a batch of calzones into the basket and mist them with avocado oil.
3. 3 Air fry for 6 to 8 minutes. Turn calzones over, mist with avocado oil, and air fry until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. Repeat with remaining calzones.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• garlic bread
• spaghetti sauce
• meatball
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat garlic bread with spread side up on a baking sheet in the preheated oven until warm and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. 3 Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. 4 Bring spaghetti sauce to a boil in a large pot. Place frozen meatballs into sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer until meatballs are heated through, about 20 minutes.
5. 5 Tear garlic bread into bite-size pieces and spread into bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour spaghetti sauce and meatballs over garlic bread, coating bread with sauce and distributing meatballs evenly. Spread mozzarella cheese over top in a layer, followed by a layer of Parmesan cheese.
6. 6 Bake casserole until cheese has melted, 20 to 25 minutes.

By sarabrola

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• polenta
• marinara sauce
• pesto
• pine nut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Oil an 11x7x2-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Arrange a single layer of polenta in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spread a thin layer of pesto over polenta. Spoon half of the sauce over polenta. Top with another layer of polenta and sauce.
3. 3 Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Turn on the broiler. Top polenta with cheese and pine nuts, and broil until cheese browns and nuts are toasted.

By Fiffen

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• spaghetti
• spaghetti sauce
• cottage cheese
• sour cream

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
3. 3 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in spaghetti and return to a boil. Cook until pasta is tender but still slightly firm, about 10 minutes. Drain well.
4. 4 Transfer spaghetti to a large bowl and toss with spaghetti sauce until well combined.
5. 5 Mix cottage cheese and sour cream in a bowl.
6. 6 Spread half the spaghetti with sauce into the prepared baking dish.
7. 7 Spread the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the spaghetti.
8. 8 Place the remaining spaghetti and sauce in an even layer over the cottage cheese mixture; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and the cheese is browned, 30 to 40 minutes.

By Joey Joan

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• zucchini
• butter
• garlic
• pizza sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
2. 2 Slice zucchini into thick rounds. Combine butter and garlic in a small bowl.
3. 3 Grill zucchini slices on the preheated grill for 3 minutes; flip, brush with butter mixture, and grill 3 minutes more. Flip again, brush with butter mixture, and grill until crisp-tender.
4. 4 Spread sauce on zucchini and sprinkle with cheese; continue grilling until cheese begins to melt.

By Kit

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• salt
• gnocchi
• turkey sausage
• spaghetti sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add gnocchi, and cook until tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
3. 3 Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Drain grease, and stir in spaghetti sauce. Remove from heat, and carefully combine with cooked gnocchi and half of the mozzarella cheese. Transfer to a casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
4. 4 Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.

By andrea_d

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• bacon
• pear
• basil pesto
• pizza crust
• goat cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until completely browned, about 10 minutes; remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
3. 3 Spread pesto over the pizza crust to cover in a thin layer to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Sprinkle about 1/2 the mozzarella cheese over the pesto. Arrange bacon pieces and pear slices atop the cheese; dot with crumbled goat cheese and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted, 9 to 10 minutes.

By Oranginaghb

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• ricotta cheese
• egg
• parmesan cheese
• traditional sauce
• lasagna noodle

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, eggs, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese in a large bowl; mix well and set aside.
3. 3 Spread 1 cup sauce in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Layer 4 uncooked noodles, then 1 cup sauce and 1/2 of the ricotta mixture; repeat. Top with remaining 4 uncooked noodles and remaining sauce. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove the foil and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Continue baking, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

By RAG

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• portobello mushroom
• spaghetti sauce
• black olive
• pepperoni sausage
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Place the mushroom on a baking sheet, and bake for 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven, and spread spaghetti sauce in the cup of the cap. Top with cheese, olives, pepperoni and garlic.
3. 3 Bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden.

By KJONES27

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• butter
• garlic powder
• white bread
• oregano
• vodka marinara sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven broiler.
2. 2 Place 6 slices of bread onto a baking sheet. Spread a small handful of mozzarella cheese over each slice. Top with remaining 6 slices of bread.
3. 3 Mix together butter and garlic powder in a small bowl; brush some garlic butter over tops of sandwiches or spread with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with dried oregano.
4. 4 Place sandwiches under the broiler until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the sheet from the oven, flip sandwiches, brush tops with garlic butter, and sprinkle with oregano. Return to the broiler; cook until tops are golden brown, about 2 minutes.
5. 5 Cut sandwiches in half diagonally; serve immediately with vodka sauce on the side for dipping.

By NYCDAVE

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• heirloom tomato
• basil
• olive oil
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Arrange tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil leaves on a serving plate, alternating between them. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

By ChefJackie

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• pasta shell
• vegetable oil
• turkey sausage
• italian seasoning
• marinara sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish.
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook shells in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 to 12 minutes. Drain. Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet; place drained pasta on baking sheet to cool.
3. 3 Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a heavy skillet. Cook and crumble sausage until it has lost its pink color and begins to brown. Remove from heat; drain off grease. Stir 1/2 of the shredded cheese and Italian seasoning into browned sausage.
4. 4 Spoon sausage mixture into pasta shells (1 to 2 tablespoons per shell). Arrange stuffed shells in the prepared baking dish.
5. 5 Pour marinara sauce evenly over the shells. Top with remaining shredded cheese. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake until browned, 5 to 10 more minutes. Sprinkle with a pinch of Italian seasoning, if desired.

By RainbowJewels

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• pizza crust
• olive oil
• sesame oil
• spinach
• mushroom

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place pizza crust on a baking sheet.
2. 2 In a small bowl, mix together olive oil and sesame oil. Brush onto pre-baked pizza crust, covering the entire surface. Stack spinach leaves, then cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips; scatter evenly over crust. Cover pizza with shredded mozzarella, and top with sliced mushrooms.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and edges are crisp.

By ALLIEB

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• zucchini
• tomato sauce
• bechamel sauce
• parmesan cheese
• basil

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Cut zucchini lengthwise into 1/4-inch thick slices with a knife or mandolin.
3. 3 Pour 2 tablespoons tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange zucchini slices in a single layer, slightly overlapping, over tomato sauce.
4. 4 Top with a thin layer of mozzarella, 1/3 of the bechamel (see Editor's Note), 1/3 of remaining tomato sauce, 1/3 of the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and 1/3 of the basil. Repeat layers, topping with bechamel and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbly and the top is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Allow to set until remaining liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

By Buckwheat Queen

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• olive oil
• potato
• onion
• pepperoni
• pizza sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir potatoes and onion in oil until the onion is translucent, 7 to 10 minutes; drain. Put potato mixture in a slow cooker and add mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Pour pizza sauce over the mixture.
2. 2 Cook on Low for 6 to 10 hours.

By LADYBUG53

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• pizza crust
• olive oil
• salmon
• artichoke heart
• sun-dried tomato

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Spread olive oil over pizza crust, then sprinkle with smoked salmon, artichokes, and sun-dried tomatoes. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over pizza.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Melissa Harrington

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• ziti pasta
• ricotta cheese
• egg
• spaghetti sauce
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse.
3. 3 Combine cooked ziti, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, egg, and 1 ½ cups spaghetti sauce in a medium bowl.
4. 4 Transfer into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining spaghetti sauce, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

By BUCHKO

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• elbow macaroni
• ground beef
• pizza sauce
• tomato sauce
• mushroom

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and browned, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease.
4. 4 Mix cooked ground beef, macaroni, pizza sauce, tomato sauce, and mushrooms in a bowl. Layer half the macaroni mixture into a 9x12-inch baking dish; top with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Layer remaining macaroni mixture over the top; sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over macaroni mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted and casserole is bubbling, about 35 minutes. Let cool for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.

By Amy Hamilton

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• lasagna noodle
• spaghetti sauce
• cottage cheese
• cheddar cheese
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Meanwhile, blend tomato sauce and cottage cheese together in a blender or with an electric mixer until smooth.
4. 4 Spoon a little sauce mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place a layer of cooked noodles over the sauce, then sprinkle a portion of the mozzarella, Cheddar, and Parmesan over top. Repeat layering of sauce, noodles, and cheeses, finishing with a cheese layer.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and golden, 30 to 45 minutes.

By Witched

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• cooking spray
• mostaccioli pasta
• ground beef
• spaghetti sauce
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook mostaccioli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Meanwhile, heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Drain and discard grease. Add spaghetti sauce to the pan and mix with the beef.
4. 4 Transfer beef mixture to the prepared baking dish. Spread evenly over the bottom and layer cooked pasta over top. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Cover with foil.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 10 more minutes.

By Alyssa Buschman

Ingredients

• ✓ mozzarella cheese
• bread dough
• spaghetti sauce
• oregano
• pepperoni sausage
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Punch dough down. On a lightly floured surface, roll each loaf into 20x8 inch rectangle. Place one rectangle on a greased baking sheet. Spread spaghetti sauce in an 18x4 inch strip down the center. Sprinkle with oregano, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese. Fold long sides of dough up toward filling; set aside. Cut the remaining rectangle into three strips. Loosely braid strips; pinch ends to seal. Place bread on top of the cheese; pinch braid to dough to seal. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
3. 3 Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

By Arrenia Grubb