5 from 2 votes
Tomato Cream Chorizo Pizza
While a traditional red sauce pizza isn’t always my first choice – this tomato cream sauce is incredible and I’m officially hooked.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
57 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
520 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 1-2 cups fontina cheese shredded
- ½ cup chorizo cooked and crumbled
- ½ small bulb fennel thinly sliced
- salt kosher salt and freshly cracked
- black pepper kosher salt and freshly cracked
- red pepper flakes
- basil
For the Tomato Cream Sauce
- 1 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes juice reserved
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
For the pizza sauce:
- Drain the tomatoes and reserve the juice. Add the tomatoes and the tomato paste to a food processor. Pulse until well combined and smooth. Transfer the tomato mixture to a bowl and stir in the garlic, olive oil, oregano, and salt. Stir in the heavy cream. Taste and adjust as necessary.
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For the pizza:
- Preheat your oven to 500 degrees. Thirty minutes before cooking the pizza, put your pizza stone in the oven.
- Divide the pizza dough into 2 even pieces. Stretch each piece of dough in a circular motion, then lay them both out on a flat surface and flatten out using a rolling pin. If you have a pizza peel, sprinkle some flour on it and place the stretched out dough on the peel.
- Once your 2 pizza doughs are flat and ready to be cooked, use a spoon to spread about 1⁄3 cup of the tomato cream sauce around the dough leaving a little bit for the crust.
- Top each pizza with equal amounts of the fontina, cooked chorizo, sliced fennel, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Transfer the pizzas into the oven and bake for 12-13 minutes until the crust is golden.
- Remove pizza from the oven. Season with salt and pepper and additional red pepper flakes if needed, slice and serve.
Notes
- Some stores have herbed pizza dough which would pair really nicely here!
Nutrition Information
Calories
520kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
59g
(20%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
1424mg
(59%)
Potassium
203mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
571IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
213mg
(21%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 520
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 520kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 59g | 20% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 1424mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 203mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 571IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 213mg | 21% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.