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    Home » Our latest posts » Eggs and Cheese

    Cast Iron Skillet Pizza Creates the Perfect Crust

    October 4, 2020 Filed Under: Eggs and Cheese, Main Courses with Meat

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    Cooking a pizza in a cast iron skillet helps create a crust that is crispy on the bottom but soft and chewy on the top.

    Baking homemade pizza in a cast iron skillet creates the perfect crust that is tender and chewy with a crispy bottom. Top with all of your favorite toppings.

    top down view of cast iron skillet pizza with text overlay "Homemade pizza in a cast iron skillet"

    I saw this technique on America's Test Kitchen and just had to try it. Like many ATK recipes though, they made it a little more complicated than I think it needs to be.

    It's pizza! not rocket science! Unless you are working in a restaurant you don't really need to make sure your crust is precisely ¼ inch thick then measure exactly ½ cup of sauce then weigh out 6 ounces of cheese.

    If your family likes a thicker crust, go for it! Just know it will take slightly longer to cook. My son only likes a little bit of sauce on his, my husband is in between and I like to experiment with alfredo and pesto.

    You can use any size skillet you have and adjust the amounts to suit your fancy. This 10.25 inch skillet lives on my stove because it is used daily for everything from eggs to stir fry to desserts.

    For this photo, we divided the pizza in half and my son had traditional tomato sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni, while I went with pesto, mozzarella and some cherry tomato halves and red bell pepper strips.

    Both of us were very happy.

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    Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

    top down view of cast iron skillet pizza with text overlay "Homemade pizza in a cast iron skillet"
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    Ingredients
     

    • ½ teaspoon olive oil
    • 1 pizza crust for 9-12 inch pizza (see note)
    • ½-¾ cup pizza, pesto or alfredo sauce
    • ½-¾ cup cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, etc.) (grated or sliced)
    • pizza toppings

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 500°.
    • Spread olive oil in a 9 to 12 inch cast iron skillet.
    • Roll out pizza crust to fit in pan, press in the skillet gently.
    • Top with sauce, cheese and toppings.
    • Cook the pizza over medium high heat for 2-4 minutes until the crust puffs lightly and is just turning light brown on the bottom.
    • Put the pizza in the oven and cook until the cheese is melted, 7 to 10 minutes.

    Notes

    This is my go to crust for pizza. We will vary it sometimes by adding some Italian seasoning and or Parmesan cheese. 

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    Comments

    1. Wendy Klik

      October 04, 2020 at 10:04 am

      I've had great success making pizzas in my cast iron skillet. Yours looks perfect.

      Reply
    2. Hezzi-D

      October 04, 2020 at 11:41 am

      Skillet pizza is so yummy! I agree that it makes the best crust! YUM!

      Reply
    3. Karen

      October 04, 2020 at 1:52 pm

      I love the two different halves of the pizza! It kind of looks like art!

      Reply
    4. Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng

      October 05, 2020 at 8:18 pm

      Love this! I've done pizzas in a braiser too.

      Reply

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