Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- Pizza dough, (from bakery or refrigerated Pillsbury thin crust pizza dough)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic or 1 garlic clove
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tomato, (chopped)
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion, (cut in half (I use a sweet onion but you could use a yellow or red one))
- 1-1/2 cup mozzarella, (shredded)
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, (grated)
- 1 large dill pickle, (chopped small)
- 3/4 cup favorite spaghetti sauce
- 3 Tablespoons barbecue sauce or A1 sauce
- 1-2 Tablespoons olive oil
- Cornmeal
- Garnish: arugula
Instruction
- Remove dough from refrigerator and let sit for 1 hour at room temperature.
- When ready to prepare, preheat oven to 500 degrees and place pizza stone in oven for 30 minutes. If you don’t have a pizza stone you can skip this step.
- Cook ground beef with minced garlic until brown and cooked through.
- Grate cheeses and mix together. Chop tomatoes, onions and pickle.
- Sprinkle a little cornmeal on counter and roll out to a circle that fits your pizza stone or, if using a cookie sheet, roll into a rectangle to fit. Sprinkle sesame seeds on outer edge of crust and gently tap into place.
- To assemble: I like to wait until the pizza stone is hot, generously sprinkle with cornmeal and place dough directly on hot stone then assemble ingredients. If using a cookie sheet, sprinkle with cornmeal and place rolled dough on sheet.
- Spread with a little olive oil. Mix spaghetti sauce and barbecue sauce and pour sauce on top, spreading to within 1/2" of edge. You don’t want to get it too close or it will overflow onto your oven.
- Place cooked ground beef on top of sauce followed by tomatoes, onion and pickle. Sprinkle cheeses on top.
- Place in oven and cook for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is crispy to the touch. Remove carefully and slide onto wooden cutting board. Sprinkle with arugula and serve.
