Smoked Oyster & Bacon Pizza
Delightfully different, this unique Smoked Oyster & Bacon Pizza is loaded with flavor and certainly one to put on your menu…
Ingredients
- 2 large 12-inch pizza crusts Footnote
- cornmeal, as needed for dusting
- 1 can (7.5 oz./213 ml) pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup red onions, diced
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, drained and diced
- 6 slices cooked bacon, cut into small pieces tips & tricks
- 2 large button mushrooms, washed and thinly sliced
- 2 cans smoked oysters, drained
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika (substitute mild paprika)
- 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, grated tips & tricks
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes, or to taste *optional
- 1 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley, for garnish tips & tricks
Directions
- Preheat oven to 500ºF and dust 2 pizza pans with cornmeal before placing the crusts.
- Spread ½ cup per pizza with sauce, leaving about 1-inch around the edges.
- Add onions, roasted red peppers, bacon, mushrooms, 1 can smoked oysters per pizza, hot paprika, Cheddar cheese, and red pepper flakes.
- Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 12 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes before sprinkling on parsley and slicing.
Notes
Footnote:For this recipe, I either use my Mediterranean Pizza Dough, Easy-Cheesy Herb Pizza Dough or Rustic Italian Pizza Dough