Description
There is nothing like homemade, thick crust pizza topped with ricotta, mozzarella, and tomato slices that roast in the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Ball pizza dough (approx. 9 oz.)
- 3/4 Cup ricotta cheese
- 3/4 Cup tomato or marinara sauce
- 3/4 Cup cooked ground beef (I used leftover chili)
- 6 Slices fresh mozzarella cheese (approx.)
- 20 Slices pepperoni, or however many fit on your pizza
- 1/2 Large tomato, sliced
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 450F degrees.
- Add the olive oil to a 9″ cast iron pan. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and place in the pan.
- Stir half the basil into the ricotta cheese and spread on the bottom of the dough. Top with the tomato sauce. Crumble on the beef followed by the mozzarella cheese. Top with the slices of pepperoni and the fresh tomato. Sprinkle on the remaining basil.
- Place the pan on high heat on the stovetop and leave for 2 minutes to heat up the pan and get the bottom of the crust started cooking. After the 2 minutes, move the pan to the oven and cook for an additional 18 minutes.
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired