Anchovy Pizza
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!
Servings: 1 makes 1 12" pizza
Calories: 1496kcal
Prep 10 minutes
Cooking 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 12 oz pizza dough (use half of my recipe for 1 pizza, or use store-bought dough)
- ¾ cup pizza sauce (make mine or your favorite store bought)
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese (grated)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
- 1 can anchovy fillets (canned, packed in oil)
- ¼ small red onion (sliced)
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 8 kalamata olives (optional - sliced)
Instructions
- 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 dough, then stretch the dough to a circle shape about 12"-14" around.12 oz pizza dough
- Add the pizza sauce, top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Place anchovy fillets over the cheese, add the sliced red onions, and other optional toppings.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!
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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.
Nutrition
Calories: 1496kcal (75%) | Carbohydrates: 179g (60%) | Protein: 83g (166%) | Fat: 52g (80%) | Saturated Fat: 26g (163%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 155mg (52%) | Sodium: 4984mg (217%) | Potassium: 990mg (28%) | Fiber: 8g (33%) | Sugar: 32g (36%) | Vitamin A: 1971IU (39%) | Vitamin C: 15mg (18%) | Calcium: 1269mg (127%) | Iron: 14mg (78%)
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