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Easy Bacon Pizza

August 19, 2018 by Joanna Stephens 14 Comments

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Bacon pizza with mozzarella cheese

This pizza with cripsy bacon and mozzarella cheese is so mouthwatering. Grab a slice or three and pizza will never look the same again.

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Do you love bacon? If you answered yes, than prepare yourself for the greatest thing! Bacon Pizza. Not only is this pizza absolutely addictive, it is also EASY-TO-MAKE!

a slice of bacon and cheese pizza on a plate

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This pizza will easily become your favorite dinner/lunch or whenever snack because it is that good. Now onto the recipe because I know you are just dying to try it!!

Bacon Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

Pizza Crust

¾ cup warm water

1 package active dry yeast

1tsp granulated sugar

½ teaspoon salt

3 tablespoon olive oil

2 cups all-purpose flour

Toppings

1 16oz package bacon

½ cup pizza sauce or prego roasted garlic parmesan

3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

¼ cup salted butter (melted)

Directions:

Pizza Crust

In a medium bowl, add the warm water and yeast. Whisk with a fork for about a minute and then let it sit for about 10 minutes until the mixture starts looking real frothy. Next, add in the sugar, salt, and olive oil. Mix this together for about 2 minutes and then add in your flour. When all the flour is combined, you will want to place it on a floured surface to knead. After a few minutes, you can place it in an oiled bowl to rise for about 40 minutes or until it has doubled in size.

When the dough has finished rising, roll the dough out on a floured surface and then place it on a pizza pan with parchment paper (to avoid messy overspills). Then roll the edges of the pizza crust up just enough that it can hold up your toppings. Then, pre-bake this crust for about 10-12 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Let it cool, but don't worry if the crust is still a little doughy as you are going to be putting it back in the oven again!

Next, you will bake your bacon. I like to line these 2 cookies sheets with aluminum foil and then parchment paper as it makes for easy clean up. Then, bake the bacon at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 16-18 minutes. Again, don't worry if the bacon is not super crispy, because it will be going back in the oven. Then, cut the bacon strips into fairly large pieces (I cut mine in half, and then half again).

a cutting board with a bunch of cooked bacon

Slather some of your favorite pizza sauce (we used Prego Roasted Garlic Parmesan) onto the pre-baked pizza crust.

a glass jar of Prego Roasted Garlic Parmesan sauce

Once you have spread the pizza sauce evenly over the pie crust, you will sprinkle a thin layer of mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce. Then you will add the baked bacon on top of the cheese.

assembling the bacon pizza by adding the sauce than the cheese than the bacon

This bacon pizza isn't done yet! Add another layer of cheese and bacon. Seriously, you cannot have too much bacon on a bacon pizza. If you can't tell, I am not a fan of the pizza's where there are barely enough toppings on them!

adding a second layer of cheese and bacon to the pizza

Next, you should bake the bacon pizza at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Brush the edges of the pizza halfway through the cooking time with melted butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Then return it back to the oven for the final 10 minutes. This will leave your pizza crust crispy and crunchy from the parmesan that melts.

close up image of the cooked bacon pizza fresh from the oven

There you have it! A bacon pizza that anyone would eat...unless they don't like bacon and which case than you don't need that kind of negativity in your life ;).

What's the craziest thing you have ever added to a pizza? Leave me a comment below! Also, don't forget to pin this to your pizza/dinner board on Pinterest. Thanks!!

close up image of the cooked bacon pizza fresh from the oven
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Easy Bacon Pizza

This pizza with cripsy bacon and mozzarella cheese is so mouthwatering. Grab a slice or three and pizza will never look the same again.

Course Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword bacon pizza
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 18 minutes
Servings 8 slices
Author Joanna Stephens

Ingredients

Ingredients

Pizza Crust

  • ¾ cup warm water
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

Toppings

  • 1 16 oz package bacon
  • ½ cup pizza sauce
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup melted butter

Instructions

Instructions

Pizza Crust

  1. In a medium bowl, add the warm water and yeast. Whisk with a fork for about a minute and then let it sit for about 10 minutes until the mixture starts looking real frothy. Next, add in the sugar, salt, and olive oil. Mix this together for about 2 minutes and then add in your flour. When all the flour is combined, let it rise in an oiled bowl for about 40 minutes or until it has doubled.


  2. When the dough has finished rising, roll the dough out on a floured surface and then place it on a pizza pan with parchment paper (to avoid messy overspills). Then roll the edges of the pizza crust up just enough that it can hold up your toppings. Then, pre-bake this crust for about 10-12 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Let it cool, but don't worry if the crust is still a little doughy as you are going to be putting it back in the oven again!

Toppings

  1. The first thing you will do is bake the bacon. Yeah, you read that right...BAKE it. What I do is line 2 cookie sheets with aluminum foil and place the bacon on the sheets. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 16-18 minutes or until the bacon is to your crispy enough. Then cut into fairly large sections. I like to know I'm eating bacon so I don't want it in bits.
  2. Then, spread the pizza sauce onto a pre-baked pizza crust. I used Prego Roasted Garlic Parmesan sauce and it was DELICIOUS! Then, you will sprinkle a thin layer of mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce. Next you will add the bacon on top of the cheese. The bacon pizza isn't done yet! Add another layer of cheese and bacon. Seriously, you cannot have too much bacon on a bacon pizza.
  3. Next, you should bake the bacon pizza at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Brush the edges of the pizza with melted butter halfway through the cooking time and sprinkle with parmesan cheese then return it back to the oven for the final 10 minutes.

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  1. DIY Thrill

    August 20, 2018 at 6:20 pm

    This bacon pizza recipe looks delicious! I'll have to give it a try...

    Reply
    • Joanna Stephens

      September 06, 2018 at 10:58 am

      Thanks! Let me know how you like it!! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jo

    August 20, 2018 at 11:28 pm

    Your post has inspired me to make pizza tonight. I can't wait to give your recipe a try.

    Reply
    • Joanna Stephens

      September 06, 2018 at 10:58 am

      Thanks! I'm sure you are going to love it.

      Reply
  3. Life Parenting Relationship Blog

    August 21, 2018 at 5:19 am

    This makes me hungry!!! I am also the fan of pizza which has much more toppings!!!! So I know I will love to eat this bacon pizza!!! Tonight it must be a pizza party!!!!

    Reply
    • Joanna Stephens

      September 06, 2018 at 10:59 am

      Right!? You can never have too many toppings!

      Reply
  4. Lauren

    August 21, 2018 at 10:14 am

    Oh my! The gooey cheese with bacon looks absolutely amazing. I'm getting hungry. Thanks for the idea of baking the bacon. I'm going to try that.

    Reply
    • Joanna Stephens

      September 06, 2018 at 11:00 am

      Sure thing Lauren! It does make it a tad bit more healthy, but still every bit as good.

      Reply
  5. Kathryn

    September 18, 2018 at 5:33 pm

    What a great simple recipe. My son would absolutely love this. Thanks so much for sharing.!

    Reply
    • Joanna Stephens

      February 10, 2020 at 2:23 pm

      You are very welcome Kathryn. I love how easy this pizza is to make. Perfect for bacon lovers!!

      Reply
  6. Tracy @ Cleland Clan

    September 18, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    I haven't made homemade pizza since the kids moved out! No real reason why--it's a quick easy supper. I need to put it back on my list of menu ideas!

    Reply
    • Joanna Stephens

      February 10, 2020 at 2:23 pm

      Yes!! Pizza is such a great meal to change up your meal plan. Delicious and easy!!

      Reply
  7. Charlotte Jessop

    September 19, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    Homemade pizza is the best and bacon too! Yummy!

    Reply
    • Joanna Stephens

      February 10, 2020 at 2:24 pm

      Right, the best of both worlds with this bacon pizza. YUM!!

      Reply

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