Ultimate Meat Lovers Bolognese Pizza with Crispy Prosciutto
Take some of that leftover Bolognese sauce and spread it on pizza dough for the ultimate meat lovers pizza you can bake up in 10 minutes. The sauce is so rich and meaty you don't need a lot of ingredients! A last minute sprinkle of some crispy prosciutto showers this Bolognese pizza recipe was amazing texture and salty flavor.
Servings 1 pizza
Equipment
- pizza steel
Ingredients
- ½ recipe classic bolognese sauce
- ½ lb part skim mozzarella cheese grated
- parmesan cheese
- olive oil drizzle
- fresh basil
- crushed red pepper
- 1 lb recipe homemade pizza dough can use store bought as well
- 5-6 slices prosciutto
- Cornmeal for sprinkling
Instructions
- Sprinkle a 14” pizza pan or stone with cornmeal and set aside
- Preheat oven to 425˚.
- Lay prosciutto slices on a baking sheet leaving room between. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes until crispy. Allow to cool completely.
- Raise the oven to 500˚ and preheat the baking stone/steel for 20 minutes.
- Roll out store bought pizza or homemade pizza dough to a 14” round pizza stone or pan.
- Spread on 1 cup of bolognese sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese followed by a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkling of parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper.
- Scatter prosciutto on top.
- Bake in a 500˚ oven for 10 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and allow to sit for a couple of minutes before topping with freshly chopped basil leaves.
Notes
Crispy prosciutto tips
- Keep an eye on the prosciutto because it can go from looking "not done" to burnt very quickly!
- The prosciutto will crisp up even more as it cools.
