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Pizza is a staple in our home. Even made from scratch – most of our family can prepare the dough to have time to rise before making from dinner. Because it really is that easy. But sometimes that simple – yet delightful – pepperoni pizza occasionally needs to be stepped up a notch. This recipe for Meat Lovers Pizza gives you that one extra pop that #pizzanight really needs.

When it comes to meat lovers pizza I like to go with the most common four meats – pepperoni, sausage, bacon and ham. Some like to include salami or linguica. When you can totally do. I feel like it’s that one step too far, but to each their own. I will say that I prefer to use ground Italian sausage and not links, again just a preference for my family.

Cheese is a crucial part of pizza and it’s success. And the combination of cheese is how you get there. Most think that mozzarella is all you need for fantastic pizza. The truth is you need a variety of cheeses to get that really great down homemade pizza. Mozzarella AND Cheddar is where it’s at.

I have included my recipe for homemade pizza dough. Which I absolutely promise is super easy. Even on nights that I don’t want to cook – I can muster making homemade pizza. It sounds like a big job but it’s not. All that said – if you need to buy pre-made dough or tube dough or pre-formed and cooked crust – Go for it! Some nights Homemade on a Weeknight is all about getting something to the table that’s homecooked without hours in the kitchen.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

Meat Lovers Pizza

A simple recipe for the classic Meat Lovers Pizza with a delicious red sauce and homemade pizza dough.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword cheddar cheese, mozzarella, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, pepperoni pizza, pizza, pizza dough, poblano, poblano peppers, red sauce

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Proofing Time 1

Servings

Ingredients

2 Pizza Dough Recipes see below
6 oz Pepperoni Slices
1 lb Italian Sausage
½ lb Bacon
½ lb Ham Steak diced
2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
2 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded

For the Sauce

1 15 oz Tomato Puree
1 tbsp Honey
1 tbsp Italian Seasoning see recipe below
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Dried Onion
1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

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Instructions

Prepare all of the ingredients.
In a frying pan over medium high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove to a paper towel covered plate. Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon grease in the pan.
In the same frying pan, add Italian sausage. Cook and crumble until no longer pink. Remove to a paper towel covered plate.
In a sauce pan over medium heat, add ingredients for the sauce. Stir to combine and cook for 5 minutes. Reduce to low and let simmer while dough cooks.
Add cheeses to a bowl and toss to combine.
Once the pizza dough is completed as listed in the recipe below, start building the pizzas.
Remove pizza crusts from oven. For one pizza, spread half of sauce over top of crust. Evenly sprinkle with 2 cups of cheese mixture. Layer with a single layer of pepperoni then sprinkle with half of each of the ham, bacon, and sausage. Sprinkle with ½ cup of cheese mixtures. Repeat on second pizza. Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes. Remove and let cook for 5 minutes before cutting.

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