MEAT LOVERS PIZZA

Meat Lovers Pizza image

Provided by Francine Lizotte

Categories Pizza

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 c (230 g) hot italian sausages, casings removed
1 c (230 g) lean ground beef
freshly ground black pepper, to taste and divided (i always use mixed peppercorns)
2 large cloves garlic, pressed
2 large -14 inch pizza crusts
cornmeal, for dusting
1/2 c (5.5 oz.) tomato paste
1/2 c bbq sauce of your choice
6 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard, or more if needed
1/2 c (130 g) smoked meat, cut in small pieces
28 slice (thin) garlic sausage
1/2 c (130 g) black forest ham, cubed
6 slice cooked bacon, crumbled
28 slice red onion, about 3-inch long (lyonnaise cut)
28 slice red pepper, about 3-inch long
12 oz cremini mushrooms, washed and sliced
2 tsp italian seasoning
2 tsp herbes de provence
1 tsp garlic salt, or to taste
2 c sharp cheddar cheese, grated
2 c pepper jack cheese, grated

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 500ºF. In a skillet on medium heat, cook Italian sausage; drain the fat. Return skillet on the burner and add ground beef; cook and season with black pepper and garlic. Drain ground beef and set aside.
2. On 2 pizza crust, spread tomato paste and BBQ sauce, leaving about 1-inch from the edge. Squeeze out yellow mustard, covering the surface. Add smoked, meat, garlic sausage, ham, bacon, Italian sausage and ground beef. Place red onion and red pepper slices followed by mushrooms; season with Italian seasoning, Herbes de Provence, garlic salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sprinkle Cheddar and Pepper Jack cheese on top.
3. Transfer pizza to preheated oven and bake for 16 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheeses are melted. Let it sit 5 minutes before slicing.
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