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Meat Lovers Pizza Recipe

Make pizza night extra tasty with this hearty Meat Lover's Pizza! Pepperoni, Italian sausage, ham, and pancetta are piled on top of this easy pizza recipe, and it's ready fast.
Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Preheat Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 4
Author: Sabine Venier

Equipment

  • Pizza Stone OR
  • Baking Sheet
  • Rolling Pin

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Italian sausage mild or spicy
  • 4 ounces diced pancetta or thick-cut bacon
  • 1 pound pizza dough store-bought or homemade
  • Semolina flour optional, for dusting pizza peel
  • ½ cup marinara sauce or pizza sauce; store-bought or homemade
  • 1 cup freshly shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 ounce thin-sliced ham
  • 8 slices pepperoni
  • Chili oil or garlic oil; optional, for drizzling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 500°F. If you have a pizza stone, warm it up for about 30 minutes.
  • Cook the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it turns light brown and is no longer pink. This takes around 3 minutes. Break it into pieces as it cooks. Then, drain it and put it on a plate with paper towels.
    8 ounces Italian sausage
    A frying pan with meat in it.
  • In the same skillet, cook the pancetta or bacon until it's golden brown, about 2 minutes. Then, place it on a plate with paper towels. Set aside.
    4 ounces diced pancetta
    Pancetta in a frying pan.
  • Roll out or gently stretch your pizza dough into a big circle. If you're not using a pizza stone, put the stretched dough on a baking sheet with parchment paper. But if you have a pizza stone, put a bit of semolina flour on a pizza peel and place the dough there.
    1 pound pizza dough, Semolina flour
    A pizza dough on a metal pan with a spatula.
  • Spread the pizza sauce over the dough, leaving about an inch empty around the edges.
    ½ cup marinara sauce
    A pizza with sauce and cheese on a baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Add the cooked sausage, pancetta/bacon, and the ham (tear the ham into pieces).
    1 cup freshly shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 ounce thin-sliced ham
    A pizza with ham and cheese on top.
  • Lay the pepperoni slices on top and put your pizza into the oven.
    8 slices pepperoni
    A pizza with pepperoni and sausage on top.
  • Bake for 6-9 minutes until the crust's edges are golden brown and the cheese melts.
    A meat lovers pizza on parchment paper.
  • Serve it with chili or garlic oil if you like. Enjoy!
    Chili oil

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Notes

Yield: This recipe makes 8 slices of pizza. A serving is 2 slices.
  • For extra spice, sprinkle some crushed red pepper flakes over the sauce in step 5.
  • Keep an eye on the pizza while it's in the oven. It's ready when the crust's edges are golden brown, and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Storage: Store meat lovers pizza in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 2slices | Calories: 722kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 1890mg | Potassium: 343mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 332IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 159mg | Iron: 4mg