Loaded Canadian Twist Pizza
Yield: 1 medium pizza
Prep Time: 10 minutes (excluding dough preparation)
Cooking Time: 12 minutes for pizza (add 30 mins – 1hr for caramelized onions)
Ingredients:
- 1/2 batch of pizza dough crust
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce (or bolognese sauce)
- 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup thinly sliced pepperoni
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 10 mushrooms, sliced
- 1/4 cup smoked turkey (or beef), cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup caramelized onions (substitute raw onions if preferred)
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 500 degrees. If using a pizza stone, preheat it for an additional 15 minutes.
- If you have a pizza peel, use it; otherwise, prepare a sheet of parchment paper.
- Roll out the pizza dough on the parchment paper or peel, creating a round shape with a crust edge. Pierce the crust with a fork to prevent air bubbles.
- Assemble the pizza: spread tomato sauce, sprinkle 3/4 of the mozzarella, then add caramelized onions, pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and smoked turkey.
- Ensure each slice will have a bit of every topping. Finish by sprinkling the remaining mozzarella.
- Carefully transfer the pizza to the preheated oven/pizza stone. Bake for 12 minutes or until desired crispness.
- Allow the pizza to cool for 5 minutes, then slice and enjoy!
