This Cheeseburger Pizza is made with an Overnight Pizza Dough. Hand Tossed & Sauced with a Quick Tomatoes sauce that delivers the perfect Cheeseburger Flavors. Topped with Beef, Bacon, Onions, Mozzarella Cheese blend, with a bit of Cheddar. For Pickle Lovers, add some Pickles to the Pizza to give that finishing touch.
Cheeseburger Pizza Ingredients
Overnight Pizza Dough, Quick Tomato Sauce (Oil, Water, Passata, Ketchup, Beef Bouillon, Basil, Onion Powder, Parsley, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Aleppo, Oregano, Savory, Sea salt, Black Pepper), Ground Beef, Bacon, Onions, Mozzarella, Cheddar Cheese.
Pizza Dough
Pizza Dough (either the Overnight Pizza Dough or the Classic Hand-Tossed Pizza Dough). Both of these will yield about, 1500g of Pizza Dough to portion out how you see fit. Both recipes will also show you how to prepare and hand toss the pizza for assembly.
The Pizza Dough needs to be started the day before, at about the same time you plan on cooking the pizzas the next day.
Cheeseburger Pizza Sauce
My go to is the Quick Tomato Sauce for the perfect flavors. However, you can opt for any pizza sauce with just a bit of Ketchup added. Not too much, just barely noticeable.
Quick Tomato Sauce
Quick Tomato Sauce is also used for the Cheeseburger oven sub. This sauce contains Beef Broth & Ketchup, which pairs so well for this type of Pizza.
Cheeseburger Pizza Toppings
The Cheeseburger Pizza always consists of Ground Beef, Onions, and Bacon with both Mozzarella & Cheddar Cheese. Add other ingredients such as Mushrooms, Dill Pickles, and diced Tomatoes if desired. Jalapeños can be added for a bit of heat.
Ground Beef
Cook Ground Beef in a pan with some Soy Sauce and/or Worcestershire, covered with a lid. Break it down while cooking into desired chunks. When halfway done, cook uncovered until just done. The Soy Sauce or Worcestershire will add more flavor to the ground. You don’t want too much, just a splash of either one.
Bacon
Chop or mince the Bacon to the desired size. Cook over medium heat until just crispy. Strain out the bacon grease and reserve for other recipes. A bit of Bacon Grease can also be used to brush the crust.
You could also chop these into 1-inch strips and fry or bake in the oven, like the Old Style Pizzerias.
Onions
Chop the Onions any way you prefer. Optionally use a combination of Onions, combining Yellow, White, Red Onions. Use Green Onions to Garnish if desired.
Cheeseburger Pizza Cheese
Use a high moisture Mozzarella Cheese designed for Pizzas mixed with Shredded Provolone Cheese, at a ratio of 3:1 Mozzarella to Provolone. This offers up more flavor and better melting. To this add a small amount of Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
Use a food processor to quickly shred the Mozza Cheese and empty into a freezer bag. Do the same for the Provolone and place into a separate freezer bag. In a third freezer bag, combine 3 C Mozza Cheese and 1 C of Provolone Cheese and mix well. Place all three bags into the freezer.
Everything Bagel Crusted Pizza
To get Extra Fancy, brush the entire Pizza Dough with Garlic Sauce or Aioli or Just the Crust with a Bagel Wash. Then Season it with Everything Bagel Seasoning.
Bagel Wash
The Bagel Wash is made up of baked baking soda & water that is brushed onto the dough before cooking and is optional.
To make the baked baking soda, place 1 Cup of baking Soda on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour at 250 F. This causes a chemical reaction that makes the baking soda highly alkaline.
Careful handling this. The highly alkaline powder can cause irritation.
Use 1 tsp of baked Baking Soda with 2-4 tsp of Water, depending on how dark you want the product. The amount of heat and the duration affect browning as well. Since Pizza cooks up much faster than other items, a stronger solution is desired to achieve good browning.
PIE/413 Pizza Cook Method
This is a pizza cook method I created in order to get the best possible outcome for homemade pizzas using an oven, and it’s very effective.
Equipment
- 1 Pizza Stone
- 1 Pizza Screen
- 1 Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 M-L Pizza Dough - Overnight Pizza Dough or the Classic Hand-Tossed Pizza Dough
- As Desired Quick Tomato Sauce
- 1/2 lb Ground Beef
- 1 small Onion - Diced
- 3-4 strips Bacon - Chopped/Minced
- As Desired Mozzarella Cheese Blend - 3:1 Mozza to Provolone or just Mozzarella
- Handful Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Preparation: Prepare the Pizza Dough the day before. Roughly at the same time, you plan on cooking the pizzas the next day.Prepare the Quick Tomato Sauce and refrigerate overnight. Day of — Prepare the Cheese & Onions. Mince the Bacon.Preheat the oven to the highest setting it will go. With 1 rack positioned at the bottom with a pizza stone and another in the middle.
- Cook the Bacon: Place the minced bacon into the pan over medium heat and cook until it starts to crisp up. Strain out the grease and save for other recipes, and set aside the bacon.
- Cook the Ground Beef: Cook ground beef just until browned, in the same pan set over medium high heat, with a splash of Worcestershire. Set it aside until ready to top the pizzas.
- Assembly: Stretch the Pizza Dough and transfer to a pizza screen. Top in the following order;Quick Tomato SauceGround BeefBaconOnionsPickles if addingMozza CheeseCheddar CheeseTransfer the Pizza to the middle rack and cook using the 413 Pizza Cook Method.
- 413 Pizza Cook Method:4 Minute Cook: Transfer to the oven to cook for precisely 4 minutes in the middle rack position.1 Adjustment: At the 4-minute mark (3 minutes of cook time remaining), immediately place the oven on broil. Remove the Pizza from the Screen or Pan to come in direct contact with the pizza stone on the bottom rack position. Flip it around so that the front is now facing the back.3 Minute Broil: Broil for 3 minutes. Immediately take the oven off of Broil and back on to the highest setting if doing more pizzas. Then transfer the Pizza back to the Pizza Screen or Pan and remove. Slice the pizza and set aside to cool before serving.