Cheeseburger Pizza
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Cheeseburger Pizza
Description
Cheeseburger Pizza features a pizza dough base precooked lightly before layering savory toppings. Ground beef is cooked with diced onion and garlic, then thickened with barbecue sauce to create a saucy meat topping resembling cheeseburger filling. The dough is first baked to a light golden crust, then spread with pizza sauce followed by the beef mixture and a generous topping of mozzarella cheese. Thinly sliced red onions, crumbled cooked bacon, and shredded cheddar cheese are added on top. A drizzle of barbecue sauce finishes the assembly before returning to the oven at a higher temperature to melt the cheese and develop a golden crust.
After baking, the pizza is cut into slices and traditionally garnished with yellow mustard, pickles, and optionally ketchup to mimic classic cheeseburger flavors. The contrast of melted cheeses, smoky bacon, and tangy barbecue sauce contributes to a layered taste that balances richness and acidity.
Ingredients
- 14 to 16 ounces pizza dough 1 can or ball, refrigerated
- ½ lb ground beef lean
- ¼ cup onion diced
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ¼ cup red onion thinly sliced
- 4 lices Bacon cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- yellow mustard and pickles, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Unroll dough onto a parchment-lined pan and bake 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, brown beef, onion, and garlic until no pink remains. Drain any fat. Add in 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce and cook until thickened (about 3 minutes).
- Spread pizza sauce over dough. Top with ground beef mixture and mozzarella cheese.
- Add red onions, bacon, and cheddar cheese. Drizzle with remaining barbecue sauce.
- Turn the oven up to 450°F. Bake an additional 5-8 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
- Cut into 8 slices and garnish with your favorite burger toppings (mustard, pickles, ketchup).
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 438 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2slices | |
| Calories | 438 | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 1166mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 562mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 744IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 500mg | 50% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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