Loaded White Pesto Pizza in a Skillet

Loaded White Pesto Pizza in a Skillet

Looking for an Easy Skillet recipe for Back to School? This Loaded White Pesto Pizza in a Skillet is always a huge hit and will satisfy any pizza loving bunch!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword easy meal ideas, easy pizza recipes, easy skillet recipes

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 8

Total Time 16

Servings slices

Calories 453kcal

Author Nicole Cook

Ingredients

1 pizza crust
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cups white pesto sauce we made ours homemade but there are storebought versions
1 cup kielbasa sausage sliced
3 strips bacon cut into smaller strips
1 small green bell pepper sliced
½ cups baby spinach
¼ cups sliced mushrooms
¼ cups 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!

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