Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza
Looking for an Easy Skillet recipe for Back to School? This Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza is always a huge hit and will satisfy any pizza loving bunch!
My mother always told me, when I got older time would fly. And fly it does. I don’t even understand where summer went?
I blinked and it was gone. And now I am in Back to School mode, more than halfway through 2016 left completely dumbfounded at where all the time went.
But Back to School mode has indeed arrived in my neck of the woods. That means busy schedules, easy meals and lots of one dish skillet meals. Like this delicious Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza.
This week we are bringing you a whole slew of amazing Easy Skillet Recipes for Back to School.
From breakfast, to dinner and straight through to dessert, there is something that will please every palate and these recipes are making me drool.
Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza is an Easy Skillet Recipe for Back to School
There are so many reasons this Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza is the perfect Back to School recipe.
First, it’s mostly made right in the skillet and depending on your toppings of choice, it can be made entirely in one skillet. I use two, so I can cook up the sausage and bacon ahead of time along with any other ingredients I might want a little softer.
Another reason I love this pizza is that the toppings can be whatever you want.
For this particular pizza, we had leftover sausage from another meal so I decided to use it. We load our pizza’s up with whatever toppings we are craving and that can be almost anything.
Our Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza has sliced Kielbasa sausage, bacon, baby spinach, green pepper, mushrooms and black olives.
All layered on top of a creamy, white pesto garlic alfredo pesto sauce. The flavors of all of these different toppings makes every bite absolutely a burst of savory goodness.
Also for my pizza, I used a storebought round pizza crust, but you can totally make your pizza crust from scratch (we certainly do from time to time).
You cook the raw dough right in the skillet, again making the whole thing easy. This pizza took less than 15 minutes or so.
Ready to make a Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza?
Remember:
The sauce and toppings can be changed up and this pizza can become anything you want it to. In the spring we made an asparagus & ham pizza that was incredible.
There are so many delicious combinations that makes this meal one you can turn to time and time again.
And if you want to make an adult pizza and a kid pizza, pick up a second skillet and you can make them simultaneously.
Even if you don’t pick up a second skillet, this pizza is less than 10 minutes.
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- Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza
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Recipe for Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza
Loaded Skillet White Pesto Pizza
Ingredients
- round pizza crust
- olive oil
- 1/2 – 1 cup white pesto sauce we made ours homemade but there are storebought versions
- sliced kielbasa sausage
- 3 strips of bacon cut into smaller strips
- 1 small green bell pepper sliced
- 1/2 cup of baby spinach
- 1/4-1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/4 cup black olives
- 1 – 2 cups shredded cheese we chose Provel (it’s a St. Louis thing) but Mozarella is perfect
Instructions
- Gather your sauce and pizza toppings together. If you have an raw toppings you want to cook, go ahead and get those done before starting the pizza.
- Turn your burner on medium-high heat. Coat your skillet with a very thin layer of olive oil and allow to begin heating.
- Place your round pizza crust into the skillet. Cook the pizza dough for about a minute or two. You will start seeing bubbles forming, you can pop them or just let them cook that way. After about a minute use a spatula to flip the pizza crust over. Immediately add your sauce and spread it around. Then sprinkle a generous amount of your cheese, follow with other toppings and if you want, add a bit more cheese (We do to kind of hold the toppings in place.
- Cover the skillet with a lid and reduce heat to medium. Cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.
- Lift the pizza up and check for a golden color. Turn up if needed. We like our pizza a little thinner and crispier so we went a little longer to give it a deeper color. Go less if you want a softer crust.
- Pizza is finished when cheese is melted and bottom of pizza is a golden brown.
- Remove from heat and transfer the pizza to a cutting board. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes, and then slice with a pizza cutter and serve. YUM!
Oh wow this looks delish! I have never thought about making a pizza in a skillet. I love all of the toppings that you added – the skillet would make it all stay put so much easier.
I’ve never heard of pizza skillet before but it sounds incredible!
The crispy crust, pesto sauce and all those fabulous toppings make this one out of this world pizza!!!
This sounds amazing! I love every one of the ingredients you used. My kind of pizza!
I love how creative you can be with leftovers. This is a pizza that would be right up Grumpy’s alley, he LOVES a white pizza!
I love using my skillet for pizza and this sounds like a great version.