Description
All the goodness of jalapeno poppers in a pizza topping.
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, cut into cubes
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 prepared 16-inch pizza dough pastry
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or more to taste
- ½ cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
- 4 jalapeno peppers, sliced into thin rings
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
- turning occasionally
- until evenly browned
- about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towels
- reserving drippings in the pan.
- Saute onion in bacon drippings until translucent
- 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; continue to saute until garlic is golden
- 2 to 3 minutes. Season the onion mixture with cumin
- oregano
- and black pepper. Stir cream cheese and sour cream into the onion mixture until smooth and spreadable.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the pizza dough; top with mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses. Arrange bacon and jalapeno pepper rings over the cheese layer. Sprinkle parsley over the entire pizza.
- Bake in preheated oven until crust is firm and crispy and the cheese is browned and bubbly
- about 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 8