Meat Lover Pizza Beef Toppings (Printable)

Golden crust loaded with beef, bacon, pepperoni, sausage and melted cheese in a hearty, indulgent style.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dough

01 - 1 ball (approximately 10.5 oz) pizza dough, store-bought or homemade

→ Sauce

02 - ½ cup pizza sauce, tomato-based

→ Meats

03 - 4 oz ground beef
04 - 4 slices bacon, chopped
05 - 1.75 oz pepperoni slices
06 - 2.8 oz cooked Italian sausage, sliced

→ Vegetables

07 - ½ small red onion, thinly sliced

→ Cheese

08 - 5.3 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
09 - 1.4 oz shredded cheddar cheese
10 - 0.7 oz grated Parmesan cheese

→ Seasonings

11 - 1 tbsp olive oil
12 - ½ tsp dried oregano
13 - ¼ tsp black pepper

# How To Make It:

01 - Preheat the oven to 465°F or maximum temperature setting. Place a pizza stone or baking sheet inside to heat thoroughly.
02 - In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook the chopped bacon until crispy and golden. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels.
03 - Using the same skillet, cook ground beef until browned completely. Season with black pepper and drain excess fat.
04 - Lightly flour a clean work surface. Stretch and shape the pizza dough into a 12-inch round circle.
05 - Transfer the stretched dough onto a sheet of parchment paper. Brush the surface evenly with olive oil.
06 - Spread pizza sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a ¾-inch border around the edges for the crust.
07 - Sprinkle mozzarella and cheddar cheeses uniformly over the sauce layer.
08 - Distribute ground beef, bacon, pepperoni, sausage, and red onion evenly across the cheese layer.
09 - Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and dried oregano over the top as final garnish.
10 - Carefully slide the pizza with parchment paper onto the preheated pizza stone or baking sheet.
11 - Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the crust turns golden brown and cheese becomes bubbly with slight browning.
12 - Remove pizza from oven and allow to rest for 2 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve hot.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The beef and bacon combo creates this incredible savory depth that you cannot get from pepperoni alone
  • This is the pizza that finally convinced my father in law that homemade delivery could beat any restaurant
02 -
  • Pre cooking the meats is non negotiable unless you want undercooked beef or a soggy crust situation
  • That parchment paper trick changed my homemade pizza game forever and prevents the dreaded stuck pizza disaster
03 -
  • Letting the pizza rest on the counter for 5 minutes after baking makes slicing so much cleaner
  • A pizza peel makes transferring the dough easier, but the back of a baking sheet works in a pinch

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