Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet Pizza.
Yes I’m serious.
This… is pizza. No kidding. Really?
Just trust me here.
At first, the thought of cheeseburger pizza was not especially appetizing to me. I don’t know. Ground beef on my pizza? I just couldn’t get behind it. But the more I thought about it, the idea reminded me of these crockpot cheeseburgers which we freaking loooooove. And, it’s another one of those pizzas that tastes best with all of the fresh stuff on top. Like your typical burger toppings. Strangely enough, it just MAKES the pizza. Which yeah, is strange for me.
You can even add a few chopped onions or pickles on here too. However, I live with a pickle hater. How is that possible? I don’t even understand such ludicrosity but at the same time, it’s perfect because it means that I get all of the pickles in all of the world. And if you’re a mustard hater (again… HOW!?) don’t be too freaked out over the mustard. I served this to two non-mustard people and they both loved it. If you reeeeeally don’t like the yellow stuff you may want to decrease the amount, but the flavor just takes it over the top.
Oh AND! You can even make this Monday-worthy (read: slightly healthier after eating all the things over the weekend) by making a whole wheat crust. I always use lean ground beef and you don’t really need TONS of cheese. (Yes you do.) Plus there are all these vegetables on top of it. I mean, look at all of them. Tons.
Can you even think of a better way to mesh my current pizza and burger infatuations? No. Can’t be done.
Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet Pizza
Ingredients
dough
- 1 1/8 cups warm water
- 3 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
pizza
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2/3 cup ketchup
- 2/3 cup mustard
- 8 ounces freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 slices bacon, slightly cooked
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 2 cups butter lettuce, chopped
Instructions
dough
- In a large bowl, combine water, yeast, honey and olive oil. Mix with a spoon, then let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add in 2 1/2 cups flour and salt, stirring with a spoon until the dough comes together but it still sticky. Using your hands, form the dough into a ball and work in the additional 1/2 cup flour, kneading it on a floured surface for a few minutes. Rub the same bowl with olive oil then place the dough inside, turning to coat. Cover with a towel and place in a warm place to rise for about 1 1/2 hours.
- After the dough has risen, punch it down and place it back on the floured surface. Sometimes I work in a few more sprinkles of flour if the dough is sticky. This amount of dough yielded 2 pizza crusts for my 12-inch cast iron skillet. If you’re using an 8-inch, you may get 3 doughs, but you also may just want to stick with 2 thicker doughs. Divide the dough evenly in half (or thirds). Place one dough on a well-floured pizza peel and roll into a round about the size of your skillet.
pizza
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Season the beef with the salt, pepper and onion powder, then add to the skillet and cook until browned, using a wooden spoon to bread the beef into small crumbles, about 5 to 6 minutes. Drain any liquid from the skillet. Combine the ketchup and mustard in a small bowl and mix until combined. Note that this sauce makes enough for two pizzas, so use half on each. Remember, the dough MUST be on a well-floured pizza peel (or surface) so you can simply slide the entire thing into the skillet. Spread half of the sauce onto the dough and cover it with a sprinkling of cheddar. Add half of the beef on top, then add another handful of cheese and the bacon. The bacon should only be slightly cooked so it doesn’t burn in the oven.
- Place an oven rack directly under your broiler and preheat your broiler to the highest setting. Additionally, place a cast iron skillet (you can only use cast iron! do not attempt nonstick or stainless.) on the stovetop burner, turning the heat on high. You want to heat the cast iron skillet for 10 minutes. If it begins to smoke a lot, you can reduce the heat a bit. But you want it HOT.
- Place a potholder or thick towel on the handle of the skillet (it will be sooo hot). Carefully slide the pizza into the skillet, dough side down. Don’t worry if a few toppings or pieces of cheese slice onto the surface – it will be totally fine. After about 30 seconds, turn off the burner, grab the skillet and pop it in the oven, right under the broiler. Broil for 1 minute, then using the potholder, grab the handle and rotate 180 degrees, broiling for only 1 more minute. Remove immediately and place on the stovetop. Let cool slightly for about 5 minutes, then use a large spatula to remove the pizza. Cover with the tomatoes (I like to sprinkle some salt and pepper on mine) and chopped lettuce, then slice.
Notes
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85 Comments on “Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet Pizza.”
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There is a restaurant near us that does a cheeseburger pizza. It is unique and even comes with a mayo drizzle. Sounds weird, but it is good. No bacon, though!
Are you kidding me? Wow…this looks md sounds crazy delicious!
Topping with tomato and lettuce is clutch.
That looks scrumptious. I have to try it some time. i think i’d like it, from 3girls1apple.com.
I’m making this.
Xo
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I have been wanting to try skillet pizza forever now!! yours looks amazing!
Oh my gosh. So, I read this post and made the pizza on the same day. I modified the crust recipe so it was whole wheat, and the pizza was so so good. It was amazing. I love your blog!
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Yesterday I went to a pizzeria. Disappointed. I realized that I could make her the lady herself. And then found your recipe. Thank you! I think that’ll make a pizza out of the chicken.
This looks amazing!!
King Arthur Flour has a recipe in which you sprinkle sesame seeds under the crust (http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/cheeseburger-pizza-recipe). Otherwise, it wasn’t my favorite recipe but I think I might like what the marriage of these two might bring… Thanks!
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Yum!
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Random question: Can you use store bought dough for this? I am bad at measurements and eyeballing how much to use. Have you ever bought dough for skillet pizza?
yes you definitely can! i don’t think i’ve used store-bought with the skillet yet, but any pizza dough will work.
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I made this last night and it was delicious my boyfriend and his dad thought so too nom nom. I cheated and used the pillsbury dough, used Italian sausage instead of beef and put everything in the oven since we don’t have a skillet that can go in the oven but everything turned out great.
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This looks so delicious! BJ’s Brewery used to have a similar pizza but not anymore. I’m looking forward to making it myself.
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So this was delicious – and totally ruined my skillet. This should probably only be done with cast iron only and I used stainless steel. I stuck to the directions exactly (if anything this pizza spent less time on the heat than called for) and the bottom of my pan was so scorched it can’t be saved. The bottom of the pizza was black. once I cut it off it was good but…I’m pretty bummed about my pan. So – cooks beware.
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