Pepperoni Pizza with Blue Cheese, Pickled Peppers, and Honey
By Jessica RudolphPublished on September 5, 2023
Time
45 Minutes
Yield
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound pizza dough, room temperature½ cup jarred marinara sauce 8 ounces whole-milk block mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)2 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni ⅓ cup thinly sliced jarred hot cherry peppers 1 tablespoon honey
Before You Begin
If the dough springs back in step 1, let it rest for a few minutes and then stretch it again. For more heat, sprinkle the pizza with red pepper flakes before serving.
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 500 degrees. Brush rimmed baking sheet with oil. Press and roll dough into 15 by 11-inch rectangle on lightly floured counter. Transfer dough to prepared sheet. Spread sauce evenly over top. Sprinkle with mozzarella and blue cheese. Top pizza with pepperoni and cherry peppers.
- Bake until cheese is spotty brown and crust is golden, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking. Transfer pizza to wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Drizzle honey over pizza. Slice and serve.
Time
45 MinutesYield
Serves 4Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound pizza dough, room temperature
½ cup jarred marinara sauce
8 ounces whole-milk block mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
2 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni
⅓ cup thinly sliced jarred hot cherry peppers
1 tablespoon honey
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound pizza dough, room temperature
½ cup jarred marinara sauce
8 ounces whole-milk block mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
2 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni
⅓ cup thinly sliced jarred hot cherry peppers
1 tablespoon honey
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound pizza dough, room temperature
½ cup jarred marinara sauce
8 ounces whole-milk block mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
2 ounces thinly sliced pepperoni
⅓ cup thinly sliced jarred hot cherry peppers
1 tablespoon honey
Why This Recipe Works
This pizza was inspired by the Hellboy at Paulie Gee's in Brooklyn, which pairs spicy soppressata with hot honey. Using store-bought dough and jarred marinara made this restaurant-inspired pizza easy enough to cook at home on a weeknight.
Before You Begin
If the dough springs back in step 1, let it rest for a few minutes and then stretch it again. For more heat, sprinkle the pizza with red pepper flakes before serving.
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 500 degrees. Brush rimmed baking sheet with oil. Press and roll dough into 15 by 11-inch rectangle on lightly floured counter. Transfer dough to prepared sheet. Spread sauce evenly over top. Sprinkle with mozzarella and blue cheese. Top pizza with pepperoni and cherry peppers.
- Bake until cheese is spotty brown and crust is golden, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking. Transfer pizza to wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Drizzle honey over pizza. Slice and serve.
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