Rah, rah, rah! These adorable mini football pizza panini sandwiches are perfectly festive appetizers that will have the crowd cheering at your next game day get together! This easy recipe is easy to adjust for the size of your crowd. 🙂

Pumpernickel bread makes for a hearty and flavorful twist that is perfectly football colored! But if you have picky eaters you can of course make them on regular white or wheat bread too. 😉

You could fill these football pizza paninis with nearly anything from simple pepperoni and cheese, to spicy sausage and olive or even bbq chicken! Yum! Try a variety of flavor combinations!

 

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Mini Football Pizza Paninis

By Heidi

August 27, 2017

• Categorized: Appetizers

These adorable mini football pizza panini sandwiches are perfectly festive appetizers that will have the crowd cheering at your next game day get together! This recipe makes 2 paninis. Adjust for the size of your crowd.

• Prep Time: 5m
• Cook Time: 10m
• Yield: 2 paninis

Ingredients

• 2 slices of pumpernickel bread
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tbsp. marinara, sundried tomato pesto, or basil pesto
• 2 slice harvarti cheese
• 2 tbsp. shredded mozzarella cheddar
• 8 slices of pepperoni
• 2 tbsp. crème fraîche/sour cream

Instructions

1. Using a football shaped cookie cutter, cut out a football shape from each slice of bread. Butter the outside of each slice of bread.
2. Carefully spread marinara or pesto on one slice of bread and top with meat and cheeses. Top with second slice of bread.
3. Grill in pan or panini press for 3-4 mins on each side until bread is crispy and cheese is melted.
4. Allow to cool slightly. Using a small frosting tip (or a small sandwich baggie with the end cut off), pipe the crème fraîche on top of the sandwiches in the shape of football laces. Serve immediately with marinara dipping sauce.

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