meat lovers pizza

Recipe by
Francine Lizotte
Surrey South, BC

This pizza has a great selection of different meats along with fresh ingredients and spices, making this pie a carnivore's dream!

yield 2 pizzas
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For meat lovers pizza

  • 1 c
    (230 g) hot italian sausages, casings removed
  • 1 c
    (230 g) lean ground beef
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste and divided (i always use mixed peppercorns)
  • 2 lg
    cloves garlic, pressed
  • 2 lg
    -14 inch pizza crusts
  • cornmeal, for dusting
  • 1/2 c
    (5.5 oz.) tomato paste
  • 1/2 c
    bbq sauce of your choice
  • 6 Tbsp
    prepared yellow mustard, or more if needed
  • 1/2 c
    (130 g) smoked meat, cut in small pieces
  • 28 slice
    (thin) garlic sausage
  • 1/2 c
    (130 g) black forest ham, cubed
  • 6 slice
    cooked bacon, crumbled
  • 28 slice
    red onion, about 3-inch long (lyonnaise cut)
  • 28 slice
    red pepper, about 3-inch long
  • 12 oz
    cremini mushrooms, washed and sliced
  • 2 tsp
    italian seasoning
  • 2 tsp
    herbes de provence
  • 1 tsp
    garlic salt, or to taste
  • 2 c
    sharp cheddar cheese, grated
  • 2 c
    pepper jack cheese, grated

How To Make meat lovers pizza

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 500ºF. In a skillet on medium heat, cook Italian sausage; drain the fat. Return skillet on the burner and add ground beef; cook and season with black pepper and garlic. Drain ground beef and set aside.
  • 2
    On 2 pizza crust, spread tomato paste and BBQ sauce, leaving about 1-inch from the edge. Squeeze out yellow mustard, covering the surface. Add smoked, meat, garlic sausage, ham, bacon, Italian sausage and ground beef. Place red onion and red pepper slices followed by mushrooms; season with Italian seasoning, Herbes de Provence, garlic salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sprinkle Cheddar and Pepper Jack cheese on top.
  • 3
    Transfer pizza to preheated oven and bake for 16 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheeses are melted. Let it sit 5 minutes before slicing.
  • 4
    To view this recipe on YouTube, click on this link >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0lo5TnzspE
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