Loaded Rotini Pizza
This pasta pizza features a fluffy pizza dough topped with saucey rotini, three-types of cheese, and seasoned ground beef that's sure to become a family favorite!Makes: 1 16" pizza
Ingredients
Pizza Dough:
- 2 cups bread flour
- ½ tbsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ⅔ cup lukewarm water
Pizza:
- 5 oz dry rotini or any type of pasta boiled and drained
- pizza sauce
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese
- ½ cup Mozzarella
- ½ cup Parmesan
- 1 cup seasoned and cooked ground beef
- ½ cup diced bell peppers
- ⅓ cup diced onion
- italian seasoning
- dried thyme
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add the oil and water and mix until a dough begins to form.
- Knead for about 10 minutes or until the dough becomes soft and smooth. Grease the bowl with some oil, then cover and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Once doubled, transfer to a floured baking mat and roll out into a 16" circle. Transfer to the pizza pan and crimp the edges to make a crust. Bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and spread the pasta sauce evenly over the top. Follow with the pasta, all 3 types of cheese, bell pepper, ground beef, diced onion, and italian seasoning.
- Bake for another 10-13 minutes or until the crust is a golden brown. Enjoy warm!