Ultimate Meat Lover's Pizza
If you love meat, you can't beat this hearty, Sicilian-style pizza piled high with your favorite Carando® meats. It's the ultimate!
Serves 4
PREP TIME 55 mins
SKILL LEVEL Beginner
Ingredients
Carando® Mozzarella Rustica Meatballs
½ package
Carando® Pancetta, diced
¼ lb.
Carando® Pepperoni, diced
¼ lb.
Carando® Sweet Italian Sausage
½ package
Carando® Capicola
¼ lb.
Refrigerated pizza crust
1 package
San Marzano tomatoes
1 28-oz. can
Tomato paste
2 Tbsp.
Fresh garlic cloves, minced
7
Small shallot, minced
1
Dried oregano
1½ Tbsp.
Fresh basil, minced
1¼ cup
Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1½ lb.
Parmesan cheese, grated
½ cup
Crushed red pepper
1 tsp.
Shop RecipeDirections
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Cook the meatballs and sausages according to package instructions. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Increase oven temperature to 450 F
- Render the pancetta in a skillet over medium-high heat, drain and reserve.
- Place the tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, shallot, oregano, and basil in the bowl of a food processor and process until just slightly chunky. Reserve.
- Slice the meatballs and sausages. Reserve.
- Sprinkle one-third of the mozzarella over the dough, then top with the desired amount of sauce.
- Sprinkle the crushed red pepper and Parmesan over the sauce.
- Top the pizza with the remaining cheese.
- Evenly spread the meatballs, sausages, pancetta, pepperoni, and capicola over the pizza and bake for 15 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown.
- Allow the pizza to rest for 5 minutes then cut into squares and serve.
