Jalapeño Popper Pizza
If you’re a fan of jalapeño poppers of the bacon wrapped variety, this pie is for you. This pizza has a cream cheese sauce, cheddar cheese, freshly sliced jalapeños, bacon, and flecks of cream cheese.
Equipment
- pizza pan or pizza stone
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough recipe or half off thin crust
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 8 oz cream cheese divided
- 6 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
- 2 large jalapeños thinly sliced
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add in the flour and whisk. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the milk and whisk out any lumps. Cook for 2 minutes until thickened.
- Whisk in 2/3rds of the cream cheese. Turn off the heat.
- Roll out the pizza dough to your desired thickness. Spread out the cream cheese sauce, leaving a 1/4” edge of crust.
- Layer the cheddar cheese across the pizza, followed by the bacon and jalapeños. Place tsp flecks of the remaining cream cheese all over the pizza.
- Bake the pizza in a 475° oven for 12-15 minutes.
