pizza bagels

Cheesy tomato rounds

Pizza bagels are bagel halves topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and pizza toppings, then baked or broiled until the cheese melts.

A popular snack or light meal, especially among children and teenagers, they bridge two iconic foods: We made pizza bagels for the sleepover.

The frozen variety is a microwave staple.

Related

tomato sauce · melted cheese · microwaving · savory · pepperoni · dough · fusion cuisine · toasting · ovens · sheet pan · snack foods · cheese · midnight snacks · calzones · broiling · birthday parties · flatbreads · oregano

Opposites
food formality/effort

pizza bagelsfine dining

Elegant restaurant experience

haute cuisine · coq au vin · beef Wellington · gourmet meal · tasting menu

culinary authenticity

pizza bagelsNeapolitan pizza

Naples-style baked flatbread

wood-fired pizza · fresh mozzarella

eating context

pizza bagelsdine-in

Consumed on-site

takeout · sit-down dinner

Family

pizza, bagel, pizzas, bagels, pizzeria, pizzerias

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G