Meatball Pizza
(yields 8 slices or 4 servings based on 2 slices per serving)
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 719kcal
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- pizza pan or baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pizza dough store bought dough or us home made dough (see recipe in menu)
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 28 oz Canned diced tomato
- 4 tbsp Fresh basil
- 8 oz Ground beef
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 Green bell pepper seeded and sliced
- 1/2 Red onion peeled and sliced thin
- Nonstick spray
- 3 tbsp All-purpose flour or more if needed
- 6 oz Mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Prepare the store bought dough according to the directions on the package.
- Heat half of the oil in a pot on medium heat, saute the garlic until it starts to get golden brown, add the diced tomato and bring to a simmer. Season well with salt and pepper, partially cover with a lid and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat stir in the basil and using an immersion blender or stand up blender blend the sauce until it is smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- In a bowl mix the ground beef, milk, breadcrumbs, and season with salt. Roll the meat into evenly sized balls. Place the meatballs on a foil lined baking sheet and cook in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Flip them over half way thru. Allow to cool for 5 - 10 minutes then cut into chunks.
- In the meantime, heat the remaining oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute the peppers and onion until they soften up, approximately 5 - 6 minutes. Then set aside on a plate.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet or whatever kind of flat oven safe baking pan you are using to cook the pizza with nonstick spray.
- Clean and dry the counter well. (make sure your hands are dried well before working with the dough) Sprinkle the counter with flour, place the pre-made dough on top of the flour, coating each side so the dough doesnt stick.
- Begin rolling out the dough using a rolling pin to stretch the dough to fit the baking sheet or pan you are using. Make sure it is being stretched evenly and avoid creating thin spots. (if the dough starts to stick while stretching it, sprinkle flour to prevent it from sticking)
- Gently place the dough on the baking sheet or pan.
- Evenly ladle and spread a layer of sauce on the dough, leaving about an inch of dough without sauce around the edge.
- Evenly spread the cheese over the sauce, evenly spread the onions, peppers, and meatballs over top.
- Bake the pizza in the oven for 10 - 12 minutes, then rotate the pan and bake until the crust is golden brown and crispy and the cheese is melted, approximately 8 - 12 minutes more.
- Let the pizza sit for 2 - 3 minutes before cutting.
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Nutrition
Calories: 719kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 1203mg | Potassium: 692mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 987IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 337mg | Iron: 7mg
Meatball Pizza
(yields 8 slices or 4 servings based on 2 slices per serving)
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- pizza pan or baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pizza dough store bought dough or us home made dough (see recipe in menu)
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 28 oz Canned diced tomato
- 4 tbsp Fresh basil
- 8 oz Ground beef
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 Green bell pepper seeded and sliced
- 1/2 Red onion peeled and sliced thin
- Nonstick spray
- 3 tbsp All-purpose flour or more if needed
- 6 oz Mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Prepare the store bought dough according to the directions on the package.
- Heat half of the oil in a pot on medium heat, saute the garlic until it starts to get golden brown, add the diced tomato and bring to a simmer. Season well with salt and pepper, partially cover with a lid and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat stir in the basil and using an immersion blender or stand up blender blend the sauce until it is smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- In a bowl mix the ground beef, milk, breadcrumbs, and season with salt. Roll the meat into evenly sized balls. Place the meatballs on a foil lined baking sheet and cook in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Flip them over half way thru. Allow to cool for 5 - 10 minutes then cut into chunks.
- In the meantime, heat the remaining oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute the peppers and onion until they soften up, approximately 5 - 6 minutes. Then set aside on a plate.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet or whatever kind of flat oven safe baking pan you are using to cook the pizza with nonstick spray.
- Clean and dry the counter well. (make sure your hands are dried well before working with the dough) Sprinkle the counter with flour, place the pre-made dough on top of the flour, coating each side so the dough doesnt stick.
- Begin rolling out the dough using a rolling pin to stretch the dough to fit the baking sheet or pan you are using. Make sure it is being stretched evenly and avoid creating thin spots. (if the dough starts to stick while stretching it, sprinkle flour to prevent it from sticking)
- Gently place the dough on the baking sheet or pan.
- Evenly ladle and spread a layer of sauce on the dough, leaving about an inch of dough without sauce around the edge.
- Evenly spread the cheese over the sauce, evenly spread the onions, peppers, and meatballs over top.
- Bake the pizza in the oven for 10 - 12 minutes, then rotate the pan and bake until the crust is golden brown and crispy and the cheese is melted, approximately 8 - 12 minutes more.
- Let the pizza sit for 2 - 3 minutes before cutting.
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Nutrition
Calories: 719kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 32gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1203mgPotassium: 692mgFiber: 5gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 987IUVitamin C: 45mgCalcium: 337mgIron: 7mg
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