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New Orleans French Bread Pizza

This New Orleans French bread pizza is flat out delicious. Everything on it tastes soooo good. There isn’t a pizza like you might be used to. Instead, there are artichokes, salty olives, roasted red peppers and tender chicken strips. And of course, cheese.

New Orleans French Bread Pizza

You can make this pizza on a traditional crust. Or you can do like we did and use French bread. If you want a bit of heat, mix a little red pepper flake into the chicken mixture before spreading it into the bread. A bit different but fantastically different, we really enjoyed this New Orleans French bread pizza.

I highly recommend that you shred or grate your own cheese at home. Don’t buy the pre-shredded or pre-grated stuff. It has stuff added to it to keep it from sticking together. That ‘stuff’ affects how the cheese melts. Shred it yourself and use the good stuff.

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Also try my southwest grilled chicken French bread pizza.

New Orleans French Bread Pizza
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New Orleans French Bread Pizza

This New Orleans French bread pizza is flat out delicious. Everything on it tastes soooo good. There isn’t a pizza like you might be used to. Instead, there are artichokes, salty olives, roasted red peppers and tender chicken strips. And of course, cheese.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword French bread, pizza
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 500kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Boboli

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 F.
  • Place bread in the oven for a few minutes until it gets just a bit crispy. Remove.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet.
  • Add the chicken and garlic cook for 3-5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Do not overcook as the chicken will cook more in the oven.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in the artichokes, peppers, olives, oregano and pepper and 1/2 cup of the cheese.
  • Spoon mixture onto the bread halves and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • Place in oven and bake 8-10 minutes or until bread is nice and crispy and the cheese is melted. Place under the broiler for 1 minute to lightly brown the cheese if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 921mg | Potassium: 372mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 220mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Pizza Skillet Bake

This pizza skillet bake is a great dish for a quick dinner, best made in a cast iron skillet. It tastes just like a pizza, and just like a pizza, it’s open to changes. Add some chopped pepperoni if you like. Or some fresh mozzarella. Yummy! Since the ‘crust’ is on top you don’t have to worry about your toppings keeping it from baking. It’s as easy as can be!

Pizza Skillet Bake

The biscuits on top of the pizza skillet bake fluff up all soft and creamy, just like a thick-crust pizza! This is a really fun twist on a traditional deep-dish pizza.

This skillet bake is best made in a cast iron skillet.

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Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron 3 Skillet Bundle. 12 inches and 10.25 inches with 8 inch Set of 3 Cast Iron Frying Pans

Also try my skillet cornbread pizza. All the flavors of pizza in soft delicious cornbread.

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Pizza Skillet Bake

This pizza skillet bake is a great dish for a quick dinner, best made in a cast iron skillet. It tastes just like a pizza, and just like a pizza, it’s open to changes. 
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword baked, pizza, skillet
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 393kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Goodness Gracious

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Crumble sausage into a large (10″) cast iron skillet and cook until just about done.
  • Add the onion, pepper and mushrooms and cook until they start to soften.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in the flour.
  • Stir in the tomatoes (do not drain).
  • Cut biscuits into fourths and arrange on top of skillet.
  • Sprinkle tops of biscuits with cheese.
  • Bake 12-15 minutes or until the biscuits are crispy. You can put the skillet under the broiler for a minute to further brown the biscuits and cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 790mg | Potassium: 310mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 276IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 206mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Copycat Pizza Hut Pan Pizza

For years (years ago), a co-worker and I would go grab lunch at a Pizza Hut near our office almost every day. Back then, Pizza Hut always had a lunch special that consisted of a personal pan pizza and a trip to the salad bar. It was always the highlight of our day. The crust on the pizzas was fantastic. So, I was eager to make this copycat Pizza Hut Pan pizza. That’s one of the special things about food. It can bring back such fond memories.

Copycat Pizza Hut Pan Pizza

This recipe for a copycat Pizza Hut pan pizza is absolutely spot-on the same taste I remember of the Pizza Hut pan pizzas. A little oily, a little crunchy, and oh-so-yummy. We will definitely be making these again (and again). I loved the original from the restaurant. And I really, really love this homemade version.

I found this recipe at CD Kitchen, one of my favorite food sites. There are tons and tons of great copycat recipes at CD Kitchen… go check it out!

You can also make these in a cast iron skillet.

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Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron 3 Skillet Bundle. 12 inches and 10.25 inches with 8 inch Set of 3 Cast Iron Frying Pans

Also try my copycat of Pizza Hut’s Meaty Marinara pasta.

This recipe is based on a recipe from CD Kitchen.

Copycat Pizza Hut Pan Pizza
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Pizza Hut Pan Pizza

This recipe is absolutely spot-on the same taste I remember of the Pizza Hut pan pizzas.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword copycat, pizza
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 726kcal
Author Based on a recipe from CD Kitchen

Equipment

Ingredients

For the dough

For the pizza

  • 1 cup Pizza sauce
  • ½ cup Italian sausage crumbled, cooked, and drained
  • ½ cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup Fresh mushrooms sliced, sauteed in Italian seasoning

Instructions

  • Combine the yeast, sugar, salt, and dry milk in a large bowl.
  • Slowly stir in the warm water.
  • Let sit for two minutes.
  • Stir in the 2 tablespoons of oil.
  • Add the flour and stir until a dough starts to form. Continue stirring until the flour is absorbed.
  • Remove the dough to a very lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. The dough will form a wonderful consistency and smooth texture.
  • Add 2 ounces of oil to each of 3 9″ cake pans. Make sure the oil is spread out evenly in the pan.
  • Divide the dough into 3 equally-sized balls. Roll each ball out to a 9″ circle and place in the pans. Spray edges of dough with the non-stick spray.
  • Cover the pans with a dish towel or a plate and place in a warm area (around 78° F) and let the dough rise until doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 475° F.
  • Divide sauce between pans. Add sausage, cheese, and mushrooms, or whatever toppings you desire.
  • Bake pizzas for about 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and hardened and the cheese is melted.

Notes

You’ll need 3 9″ cake pans for this recipe. You can also make the pizzas in 10″ pans, but of course the crush won’t be as deep. Or, you can make a single pizza in a large deep pizza pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 726kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 641mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 356IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Skillet Cornbread Pizza

This is my take on a great recipe for skillet cornbread pizza from Martha White. Sure, it’s not really a pizza, but it has the flavors of one. It’s a really fun twist on the ‘usual’ pizza. You can add pretty much the same ingredients you’d find on any pizza. Since there’s no sauce on top, just serve the slices with a little (warmed) pizza sauce on the side for dipping.

Skillet Cornbread Pizza

You get a good little crunch off the cornbread if you let it get good and browned (not burned!) on the sides and bottom. Skillet cornbread pizza is a really tasty alternative to boring frozen pizza night!

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Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron 3 Skillet Bundle. 12 inches and 10.25 inches with 8 inch Set of 3 Cast Iron Frying Pans

Also try my pizza skillet bake.

Skillet Cornbread Pizza
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Skillet Cornbread Pizza

This is my take on a great recipe for skillet cornbread pizza from Martha White. Sure, it’s not really a pizza, but it has the flavors of one. 
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword cornbread, pizza, skillet
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 486kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Martha White

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Beat the egg in large bowl.
  • Add the milk, oil, cornbread mix, and Creole seasoning and stir until smooth, like a pancake batter.
  • Stir in the remaining ingredients except the sauce.
  • Pour mixture into a 8-9″ cast iron skillet and spread out evenly with a spatula.
  • Bake 20-30 minutes or until the cornbread is done and is golden brown.
  • Serve with warm sauce for dipping or drizzle the sauce over top.

Nutrition

Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 1487mg | Potassium: 547mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1097IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 381mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Tortilla Pizzas

Sometimes you just need a quick, easy, fun dinner. We often make pizzas on French bread and either grill them or bake them in the oven. This time we decided to try something new and make tortilla pizzas. They turned out fantastically crunchy and very tasty.

Tortilla Pizzas

Make sure you don’t use too much sauce or your tortilla pizzas will get soft and soggy. You can bake them for a few minutes before adding the toppings to help crisp them up, or use a pizza stone.

We used our homemade pizza sauce when we made these pizzas. I think it’s the best sauce ever. It takes a little bit of time to put together, but it is oh so worth it. I usually make a very big batch and freeze some so I always have it on hand for a great, quick dinner like these tortilla pizzas.

I highly recommend that you shred or grate your own cheese at home. Don’t buy the pre-shredded or pre-grated stuff. It has stuff added to it to keep it from sticking together. That ‘stuff’ affects how the cheese melts. Shred it yourself and use the good stuff.

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Geedel Rotary Cheese Grater, Kitchen Mandoline Vegetable Slicer with 3 Interchangeable Blades, Easy to Clean Rotary Grater Slicer for Fruit, Vegetables, Nuts

For a great breakfast idea try my Mexican breakfast pizza.

Tortilla Pizzas
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Tortilla Pizzas

Sometimes you just need a quick, easy, fun dinner. We often make pizzas on French bread and either grill them or bake them in the oven. This time we decided to try something new and make tortilla pizzas. They turned out fantastically crunchy and very tasty.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword pizza, tortilla
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 51kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

  • 1 large flour tortilla
  • 3-4 tablespoons pizza sauce I used my homemade pizza sauce
  • Mozzarella cheese shredded
  • Toppings mushrooms, olives, cooked Italian sausage, pepperoni, etc

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 F. If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven to get hot.
  • Spread sauce over tortilla. Add cheese and toppings.
  • Bake 10 minutes or until tortilla is crispy and cheese is melted.

Nutrition

Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 221mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Mexican Breakfast Pizza

A pizza crust can be a blank canvas for whatever dish you want to “paint” onto it. This Mexican breakfast pizza is a great example. We took a store-bought thin crush crust and just topped it with some of our favorite breakfast ingredients. It made for the perfect, very quick-to-make breakfast-for-dinner meal.

Mexican Breakfast Pizza

Serve this Mexican breakfast pizza with a big ole bottle of Cholula hot sauce on the table. Nothing goes better with breakfast than a few good shakes of hot sauce. Cholula is one of my favorites. It’s not too spicy and it has a fantastic pepper flavor.

I highly recommend that you shred or grate your own cheese at home. Don’t buy the pre-shredded or pre-grated stuff. It has stuff added to it to keep it from sticking together. That ‘stuff’ affects how the cheese melts. Shred it yourself and use the good stuff.

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For dinner, serve up some of my tortilla pizzas.

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Mexican Breakfast Pizza

A pizza crust can be a blank canvas for whatever dish you want to “paint” onto it. This Mexican breakfast pizza is a great example. We took a store-bought thin crush crust and just topped it with some of our favorite breakfast ingredients. It made for the perfect, very quick-to-make breakfast-for-dinner meal.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast, pizza
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 608kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Griffin’s Grub

Ingredients

  • ½ pound Mexican chorizo
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • kosher salt
  • ground black pepper
  • 1 pizza crust pre-made thin
  • 1 cup hash browns frozen shredded, thawed
  • ½ cup Mexican cheese more or less shredded. I used Chihuahua
  • ¼ cup red bell pepper chopped
  • ¼ cup green bell pepper chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven as directed on the pizza crush package.
  • Brown the chorizo in a skillet. Drain well.
  • Lightly beat the egg with the milk in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add to the skillet and lightly scramble until the eggs just start to set. Remove from heat.
  • Layer pizza crush with the hash browns.
  • Add the chorizo and cheese, followed by the eggs and peppers.
  • Bake as directed. Slice and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 608kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 213mg | Sodium: 1105mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 972IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 222mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Grilled Chicken Flatbread Pizza

We were both very pleasantly surprised as to how well this simple grilled chicken flatbread pizza came out. There’s a great crunch from the flatbread, and some kick (we used a hot Italian flatbread). The savory garlic cooking creme was nice and garlicky, making for a nice combination with the grilled chicken. We’ll definitely use the cooking creme as a pizza sauce again.

Grilled Chicken Flatbread Pizza

If you can’t find the cooking creme to make a grilled chicken flatbread pizza, just use a nice garlicky pizza sauce. You can substitute rotisserie chicken instead of cooking the breasts. Just chop and toss with a bit of the dressing first.

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Also try my antipasto flatbread pizza.

Grilled Chicken Flatbread Pizza
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Grilled Chicken Flatbread Pizza

We were both very pleasantly surprised as to how well this simple grilled chicken flatbread pizza came out. There’s a great crunch from the flatbread, and some kick (we used a hot Italian flatbread). 
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword flatbread, grilled, pizza
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 196kcal
Author Based on this recipe

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place chicken into a resealable baggie. Add the dressing. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Fire up a grill for direct and indirect cooking.
  • Place the bell pepper over direct heat, turning occasionally, until charred and softened.
  • Meanwhile, sear the chicken over direct heat then move to indirect heat and cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 F.
  • Let the pepper and chicken cool.
  • Remove most of the char from the pepper. Remove the seeds and cut into thin strips.
  • Cut the chicken into thin strips.
  • Bake the flatbreads per package instructions. Since you already have a grill going, just toss them onto indirect heat for a few minutes until they start to crisp.
  • Spread the cooking creme over the flatbreads and top with the chicken, pepper, and artichokes.
  • Sprinkle pizzas with the cheeses cook another 4-5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
  • Remove from oven and sprinkle with the basil
  • Note: You can use pre-cooked chicken and jarred roasted peppers if you wish. In that case, cook the flatbreads in the oven per package instructions.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 653mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 959IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Pepperoni Pizza Mac and Cheese

I think the title pretty much says it all. Pepperoni Pizza Mac and Cheese. It’s all of your favorite things in one dish. Insanely gooey good stuff. Even without the pepperoni, this is crazy good macaroni and cheese. I didn’t use to think tomato and mac were a bad idea. A bad combination. But the tomato adds a nice flavor, a little juicy goodness, that’s not expected but needed!

Pepperoni Pizza Mac and Cheese

I would not be afraid to add more pepperoni the next time I make this pepperoni pizza mac and cheese. There’s no need to go half in on this. Plain old mac and cheese is pretty decadent to begin with and this is definitely not ‘plain old’.

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Also try my skillet sausage mac and cheese.

Pepperoni Pizza Mac and Cheese
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Pepperoni Pizza Mac and Cheese

I think the title pretty much says it all. Pepperoni Pizza Mac and Cheese. It’s all of your favorite things in one dish. 
Course Side
Cuisine American
Keyword mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, pepperoni, pizza
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 182kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Cassie Johnston at Back to Her Roots

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish with non-stick spray.
  • Cook pasta per package instructions. Drain well.
  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, and continue whisking for 3 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to low. While whisking, add in the milk. The mixture will thicken.
  • Add the oregano, basil and parsley and stir. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Remove pan from heat and stir in the cottage cheese, Parmesan, and mozzarella until melted.
  • Stir in the pepperoni and tomato and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Fold in the pasta. Pour mixture into the baking dish and spread out evenly with a spatula.
  • Sprinkle top with the breadcrumbs.
  • Bake 20 minutes or until bubbling hot and browned on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 720mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 521IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Creole Pizza

This started out as an attempt to make Cajunlicious’ Cajun Calzones, but I failed at getting the calzones to seal correctly, so I went with Plan B – Creole pizza, and I have to say, these were darned tasty good! Tremendously flavorful and packing a nice spicy punch, each bite is fantastic. And different.

Creole Pizza

Andouille sausage on a pizza is fantastic. It’s a nice change from your usual pepperoni or Italian sausage. The Creole meatball sauce is quite tasty, like a regular pizza sauce but with the addition of celery, bell pepper and a little Creole seasoning.

I highly recommend that you shred or grate your own cheese at home. Don’t buy the pre-shredded or pre-grated stuff. It has stuff added to it to keep it from sticking together. That ‘stuff’ affects how the cheese melts. Shred it yourself and use the good stuff.

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I always use my fantastic Creole meatball sauce when I make this pizza.

Creole Pizza
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Creole Pizza

Pizza with a fantastic Creole twist!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Creole, pizza
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 308kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

  • 1 pizza dough
  • 1 tablespoon butter melted
  • ½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ cup Creole meatball sauce
  • 1 Andouille sausage lightly browned, sliced thin
  • ¼ cup green bell pepper sliced thin
  • ¼ cup red bell pepper sliced thin
  • ¼ cup sweet onion sliced thin
  • Mozzarella cheese shredded

Instructions

  • Preheat oven per dough instructions. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface.
  • Stir the Creole seasoning and garlic powder into the butter and brush onto the dough.
  • Add the sauce and top with remaining ingredients.
  • Cook as the dough instructions say.

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 860mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 443IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Kitchen Supply 14-Inch x 16-Inch Aluminum Pizza Peel with Wood Handle
Kitchen Supply 14-Inch x 16-Inch Aluminum Pizza Peel with Wood Handle
Lodge BOLD 14 Inch Seasoned Cast Iron Pizza Pan, Design-Forward Cookware
Lodge BOLD 14 Inch Seasoned Cast Iron Pizza Pan, Design-Forward Cookware