Meat Lovers Pizza
Meat Lovers Pizza is packed full of sausage, pepperoni, and bacon and satisfies every meat lover on your list. Perfect for family movie nights, gatherings with neighbors or any time the need for pizza arises!
Servings:4 servings
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1 ¾-2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 envelope Fleischmann's® Pizza Crust Yeast , OR Fleischmann's® RapidRise Yeast
- 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
- ⅔ cup very warm water , (120° to 130°F)
- 3 tablespoons oil
Topping
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ pound ground Italian sausage
- 3 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup pepperoni slices , or Canadian ham
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Brown Italian sausage in a skillet for 6-8 minutes over medium-high heat, sauteeing until sausage is browned and broken up into small chunks. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Prepare the crust
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky. Knead on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. (If using RapidRise Yeast, let dough rest at this point for 10 minutes.) - Pat dough with floured hands to fill greased pizza pan or baking sheet. OR roll dough on a floured counter to 12-inch circle; place in greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough.
Assemble the pizza
- Spread pizza sauce over the crust leaving 1/2 inch around the edge. Sprinkle cheese over sauce. Add sausage, bacon, and pepperoni. Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the top.
- Bake in preheated oven on the lowest oven rack for 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. Slice into pieces and serve.
Notes
Feel free to add any favorite vegetables - like bell peppers and onions.
Flavor tip: use hot ground Italian sausage!
Nutrition
Calories: 718 kcal, Carbohydrates: 54 g, Protein: 30 g, Fat: 42 g, Saturated Fat: 14 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 92 mg, Sodium: 1173 mg, Potassium: 479 mg, Fiber: 3 g, Sugar: 5 g, Vitamin A: 695 IU, Vitamin C: 5 mg, Calcium: 315 mg, Iron: 5 mg