Pizza Bites alla Bolognese

alla bolognese is Ragoût, from French ragoûter “to stimulate the appetite.”

Cut up pizza slices and a meaty bolognese sauce make a quick serve to hungry customers. Lots of restaurants serve bread before the meal service but this is a new twist.

At home, almost everyone likes pizza but what do you do with the extra slices the next day? I happen to have both leftover pizza and a meat sauce this week, so this is what I did to clear out the fridge and enjoy another mama mia! treat.

You can serve it hot or cold, with or without freshly grated parmesan cheese. I usually add some red pepper flakes and fresh ground pepper at serving.

The thing about ‘leftovers’ is they kind of get a bad rap and you do have to eat them within a certain time frame to make them work, but reconstructing ingredients can be just as fun as making the original dish. So before you toss things out, think about how they can be repurposed to create something new. This is a match made in heaven if you like Italian food.

If you prefer, keep the pizza bites separate and put the dipping sauce on the side. If you have people who do not prefer meat, serve a side of traditional red sauce.
The portion size is up to you.