Italian · Dinner
Spicy Pork and Pepper Pizza
Thin-crust Italian pizza topped with fennel-spiced browned ground pork, roasted bell pepper, red onion and chili flakes layered over tomato sauce and mozzarella. A hot oven chars the crust and blisters the cheese to a molten, savory finish.
$5
20 minsPrep
14 minsCook
34 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
547Calories
27.5gProtein
24.7gFat
48.2gCarbs
4gSugar
3.1gFiber
901mgSodium
80mgChol
9gSat Fat
580mgPotassium
234mgCalcium
2.7mgIron
0.9mcgVitamin B12
27mgVitamin C
low-cholesterol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Preheat oven with pizza stone to 500°F for 20 minutes.
2
Heat olive oil over medium-high heat, add ground pork, fennel seed, and garlic, cook 6 minutes until browned with crisp edges and no pink remains.
3
Rest browned pork 10 minutes.
4
Stretch dough into 10-inch round, spread canned tomatoes to half-inch from edge, scatter mozzarella, bell pepper, red onion, chili flakes and pork evenly. Bake 500°F for 8–10 minutes until crust chars and cheese bubbles.
5
Plate
Transfer to cutting board, scatter fresh basil and dried oregano, slice into wedges and serve hot.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 11 oz311g ground pork
- 9.8 oz140g, about a third of a 1 lb ball pizza dough
- 1.8 oz50g canned tomatoes
- 2.2 oz62g mozzarella
- 22 bell pepper
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp red onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp fennel seed
- 1 tsp1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tsp1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- a pinch of black pepper
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp fresh basil
