Meat Lovers' Homemade Pizza

What’s better then delivery pizza -- homemade pizza! There are many reasons to make your own -- you can let your imagination run wild and add as many toppings you desire, create the kind of crust you prefer (thin or thick), add as much cheese as you want and most importantly, you get a house filled with the scent of pizza cooking in the oven. Here is my meat lovers' pizza recipe.

Pizza Dough Recipe

2 teaspoons of active dry yeast

1 cup of warm water (105^o to 115^o, no more)

3 cups of flour

1 tablespoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour the olive oil and yeast mixture into it. Stir until it begins to form a ball, then turn it out onto a clean, floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes. (The dough should be a smooth, elastic ball) Lightly oil the ball and the inside of the large bowl. Place the dough in the bowl, cover and let it rise in a warm place until doubled, about an hour. Punch down the dough, reshape into a ball and let it rise again. You can refrigerate or freeze the dough at this point.

Pizza Recipe

Pizza dough

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 can of pizza sauce

3 cups of mozzarella cheese

1 large skinless/boneless chicken breast cooked and cut in small pieces

1 pound of lean ground beef cooked

1 small onion, sliced thin

1 cup of pineapple, sliced thin

Preheat the oven to 500⁰. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and drizzle the olive oil around the edges. Spread the pizza sauce all over with a spoon. Sprinkle the cheese over the sauce.

Add the topping: cooked chicken, cooked beef, onion and pineapple slices. Cook at 500⁰ for 10-13 minutes or until the crust is cooked.  Allow the pizza to cool for 5 minutes before cutting.