Upside down is the new right side up with these inventive one-pan hacks to our favorite meals.
DIY Upside Down Food
Making pizza, nachos, pasta, and omelettes in one pan upside down is not only fun but also easy and dang tasty. Get ready with one pan and you can whip up any of the recipes below.
Pizza is great right side up but this upside down recipe takes the cake, or pie in this case. The dough gets cripsy and golden brown, the toppings get cooked off and the cheese is melty ooey goey. This you should try out of all of them if you had to pick one.
Preheat oven to 350°F
In cast iron skillet place a super thin layer Parmesan cheese then a solid layer of pepperoni.
Next place the mozzarella cheese in a solid layer, make sure theres no holes in the cheese layer so that the sauce doesn't spill threw.
Next is the layer of sauce, remember its a pizza so there isn't a lot of sauce here.
Sprinkle a little Italian seasonings if desired.
Roll out crust to the size of the Cast Iron pan and place on-top. Crimp the edges inward to create a sort of upside-down crust and make it look fancy!
Bake at 350°F 40-45 mins or until the pizza crust is golden brown and crunchy.
Allow to rest for 10 mins before flipping onto cutting board.
Flipping these nachos on the plate is so rewarding. Get ready for hot snack on this one!
Preheat oven to 350°F
In a separate pan, cook the ground beef according to the directions on the taco seasoning packet. Make sure to drain off the fat. That excess fat will RUIN your nachos. No one likes soggy nachos.
In alternating layers, Mexican cheese blend, seasoned taco meat, cheese sauce and tortilla chips. Repeat until your skillet is full.
Bake in 350°F oven for 20 mins or so until everything is warm throughout. A great test is to try some of the nacho cheese, if its hot, you're good to go!
Flip out onto cutting board or serving platter and garnish with Pico, Guac, Sour Cream and Fresh Cilantro leaves to your desire.
This turned into a bit more of a fritatta but needless to say so good and easy as all hell. When I flip, you flip, we flip!
Preheat oven to 350°F
Put the cast iron pan on a medium heat. Add bacon and cook for a few minutes until more fat is rendered out. Turn off Heat.
Add the mushrooms in an even layer.
Add the Swiss cheese slices to evenly cover the mushrooms, but not touching the edge of the pan.
Crack Eggs into a large bowl, add Salt, Scramble the eggs with a whisk, then add the sparkling water and GENTLY stir to avoid loosing carbonation.
Pour scrambled egg mixture into warm cast iron skillet.
Put in 350°F oven and bake for 40 mins or until the center is almost completely firm. Carryover cooking will finish the cooking process when removed from the oven.
Allow to rest for 10 mins before flipping out of pan to serve.
If you're a fan of those crisp crunchy cooked pasta noodles that come on the side of a ziti bake, this is for you. Make this dish in one pan and achieve that delicious crispyess on all levels.
In a separate pot, cook ziti pasta, rinse with cool water then toss with pasta sauce. Place into the refrigerator to chill, preferably overnight. This could also be great use of left over pasta.
Preheat oven 350°F
In a cast iron skillet place a thin layer of the parmesan cheese.
Next layer is alternating mushrooms and sausage slices. Making one solid layer.
Next layer is mozzarella cheese and small dollops of ricotta cheese.
Final Layer is the sauced pasta made, prepared in step one.
Bake at 350°F 30 Mins or until everything is bubbling hot.
Remove from oven and place on stovetop burner. Cook on high for 5 mins to insure everything is brown "On Top".
Remove from heat and allow to cool for at least 20 mins before flipping. Then dive in!
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