Cheese Pizza Recipe
This Easy Cheese Pizza Recipe is made in a skillet, smothered in a homemade tomato sauce, and topped with four cheeses: brie, gruyere, asiago, and ricotta!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 573kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 pound pizza dough
Sauce*
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 yellow onion finely chopped, small
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 - 1 tablespoon salt more or less to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Cheese/Toppings
- 1/4 cup ricotta
- 1/4 small wheel Brie thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup gruyere grated
- 1/4 cup shredded asiago
- Fresh basil minced
Instructions
Dough
- You can find the directions here. You'll only use half the dough.
Sauce
- Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat.
- Saute onion for 5 minutes.
- Add in garlic, tomato paste and spices.
- Cook for 60 seconds.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes and brown sugar.
- Simmer for about 30 minutes.
Assembly
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and grease a 9 inch cast iron skillet.
- Press dough in pan. The dough should go up the sides by an inch.
- Spread 1/2 cup sauce on the bottom of the dough.
- Dollop with ricotta and then sprinkle the cheeses evenly over the sauce/ricotta.
- Bake for 20 - 30 minutes, or until crust is cooked through and cheese is melted.
- Garnish with fresh basil, red pepper flakes, oregano, etc.
- Serve immediately!
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Notes
Feel free to use 1/2 cup of your favorite sauce instead
Nutrition
Calories: 573kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 3969mg | Potassium: 729mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 840IU | Vitamin C: 22.6mg | Calcium: 319mg | Iron: 6.6mg