5.0 from 18 votes
Cacio e Pepe Pizza
Cacio e Pepe Pizza is as simple as the name suggests, a cheese and black pepper pizza. What a phenomenal combo! Pecorino cheese and black pepper, along with olive oil are the base flavors for this pizza recipe. We absolutely LOVE this pizza!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 580 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean , Italian , American
Ingredients
- 1 batch no knead pizza dough use 1/3 of the dough
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin, we love MINA olive oil
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 1/2 cups Pecorino cheese grated
- 1/4 cup black peper freshly grated, coarsely grated
Notes
- Plan your dough in advance if using the No Knead Pizza Dough. Otherwise you may use the regular BEST Pizza Dough Recipe. As a last resort, you could totally opt for store bought pizza dough or your favorite pizzeria dough.
- Use quality olive oil to flavor your dough, we love MINA olive oil. Since this recipe relies on very few ingredients, make sure to use quality ones.
- A thin layer of mozzarella cheese is optional, but adds a cheesy stretch which our family LOVES. It's completely optional if you're not looking for that stretch.
- Use quality peppercorns and freshly cracked peppers for this recipe, avoid using pre-ground pepper.
- Bake on a baking steel, baking sheet, or in an outdoor pizza oven--it's just as Perfect because the dough is the best!
- YES! While Pecorino is the classic choice for cacio e pepe pasta, today we're making pizza. We tested a few cheeses and believe any hard, aged cheese works beautifully here. Even Asiago.
- The million dollar question for every homemade pizza recipe! We LOVE the No Knead Pizza Dough for ease, convenience and for it's rustic crust which pairs beautifully with our toppings.
- Since the flavors are super simple here, the sky's the limit! You can make this a meal and serve it along meats and chicken like a Ribeye Steak, Chicken Scallopini, Best NY Strip Steak, Chicken Caprese.
- Or serve it along side a light salad like Wedge Salad, Panzanella Salad, Peach Burrata Salad, Caprese Salad.