This fast and flavorful Anchovy Pizza is one of the best pizzas you’ll ever taste! Salty anchovies combine with savory pizza sauce, melted cheese, and stellar toppings to create a homemade pizza that’ll have you and your family coming back for more!
Preheat your oven to 500°F (260°C) - or as high as your oven will go. Lightly coat your baking sheet, pizza pan, pizza stone, or pizza peel with a dusting of flour or cornmeal.
Punch down your 12 oz pizza dough, then stretch the dough to a circle shape about 12"-14" around.
12 oz pizza dough
Add the ¾ cup pizza sauce and top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and ½ cup Parmesan cheese. Place 1 can anchovy fillets (drained) over the cheese, and add the sliced ¼ small red onion and other optional toppings(1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes,8 kalamata olives ).
¾ cup pizza sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, 1 can anchovy fillets, ¼ small red onion, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, 8 kalamata olives
Place in the middle rack of the oven on your pizza pan or pizza stone and bake at 500°F (260°C) for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
Remove from the oven when done. Slice, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Make your dough and sauce ahead of time.
Hand stretch your dough, do not roll.
Use anchovies packed in oil vs packed in water.
Bake you pizza in a super hot oven, preferably at 500°F (260°C).
Preheat your pizza stone, and bake your pizza on the center rack.