This Meatball & Onion Pizza takes less time to make than ordering and pizza delivery.
Use any sauce you like (or none) if you don't have the very seasonal pumpkin butternut squash.
If you manage to get your hands on ALDI Specialty Selected Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce... I have two more recipes you might enjoy.
Creamy Mushroom, Spinach and Squash Soup
Shrimp and Spinach Penne in a Pumpkin Butternut Squash Sauce
Meatball & Onion Pizza
Text and Photo by Jac Kyles Baker
Serves one 8 inch pizza
Ingredients
For the pizza dough:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 TB active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water, 95-110 degrees F
1 TB granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 TB olive or vegetable oil
For the topping:
4 to 6 frozen meatballs, cooked and sliced*
1 small onion, sliced
1/4 cup ALDI Specialty Selected Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce, warmed or room temperature
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp olive oil
red pepper flakes, optional
Preparation
Make pizza dough:
In a small bowl, stir 1/4 cup warm water and sugar together. Sprinkle yeast onto water and gently stir. Yeast will foam on the surface when activated.
In a large bowl, stir together flour and salt. Make a well in the bottom of the bowl. Add yeast mixture, olive oil and 1/4 cup of water to the well. Gradually stir in flour until a sticky dough forms. Add more water, one TB at a time, if dough feels too dry.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until dough is smooth. Add flour as necessary to handle dough.
Return dough to bowl and cover. Allow dough to rest while preparing the toppings.
Make pizza:
In a small microwave safe bowl, stir garlic into the olive oil. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds. Carefully remove from microwave and set aside.
Place dough on a microwave safe plate or pan. Press dough into an 8 inch circle.
Spread 2 TB pasta sauce evenly on top of dough, leaving a 1 inch border.
Add onions and meatball slices evenly across dough. Top meatball slices with the rest of the pasta sauce.
Generously spread or brush garlic oil on the dough edges.
Microwave on HIGH 4 to 6 minutes. Check progress half way into the cooking time.
Carefully remove pizza and place on wire rack to cool for at least 5 minutes.
Top with red pepper flakes to taste, if desired.
Cook's Notes
*I used frozen Italian style meatballs.