Description
Quick and cheesy pizza with beef, cheddar, and pickles, capturing the essence of a backyard burger.
Ingredients
Scale
- 450 g (1 lb) pizza dough, store-bought or homemade
- 450 g (1 lb) ground beef, 85% lean
- 10 g (1½ tsp) kosher salt
- ½ tsp (1 g) freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp (2.5 g) onion powder
- ½ tsp (1.5 g) garlic powder
- 60 ml (4 tbsp) ketchup
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) yellow mustard
- 150 g (1½ cups) shredded sharp cheddar
- 100 g (1 cup) shredded low-moisture mozzarella
- 30 g (¼ cup) red onion, thinly sliced (optional)
- 60 g (⅔ cup) dill pickles, thinly sliced
- 15 g (1 tbsp) melted butter
- 1 tsp (2 g) sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 250°C (475°F) with a pizza stone on the middle rack for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add ground beef, and cook for 5–7 minutes until browned.
- Drain excess fat and return beef to the pan; add salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, ketchup, and mustard, cooking briefly to marry flavors.
- Stretch pizza dough into a round and par-bake for 4–5 minutes until set but not browned.
- Spread the beef mixture over the par-baked crust, add cheese, and optional red onion.
- Bake for 8–12 minutes until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.
- Remove from the oven, scatter dill pickles, let rest, then slice and serve.
Notes
Use a hot pizza stone for best results. You can prepare the beef ahead of time and assemble just before baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 950mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 75mg