I’m such an Italian girl at heart.
And by that, I of course mean, I’m such an Italian eater at heart.
I don’t think I have any of that Jersey Shore Italian in me… but put me on a reality show with fist pumping dudes and foul mouthed ladies and ya never know. (Yes… I finally watched my first episode on the elliptical yesterday and I can’t decide if I’m intrigued or completely offended. )
But back to the food! You guys know I adore pasta – and that will always be true – but pizza is another great love of mine.
I mean, really, is there anyone who doesn’t just friggin’Â love pizza? I find myself obsessing over a slice on the daily. Maybe it’s a New York thing?
Last week I ran out of red sauce (tsk tsk), so I took an adventurous road to pizza land by making a sauce free pie, pimped out with home fries, bacon, and sunny side up eggs.
I also tossed some parsley and sriracha on at the end, for color and personality, ya know.
It was an epic dinner experience, and if you’re a beer drinker, I can’t recommend cracking one open while you devour a few slices enough.
I normally make my own pizza dough, but this time I used a store crust I had in the freezer to save on time. If making dough isn’t your thing, I know Trader Joe’s makes a pretty decent one that is so stinking cheap you can beat it.
Once you’ve figured out your dough situation and formed it into the shape you desire (I know a lot of people are fierce when it comes to the whole square vs circle thing, so that I leave up to you), you can move onto the fun part: toppings!
Because the home fries and bacon take the longest, you should get crackin’ on those first.
Once we’ve got that covered all you need to do is grate your cheeses, and put the pie together.
The eggs get cracked and carefully placed on top of the pizza right before it enters the oven to do it’s baking business. And when it comes out…
BOOM! Look-at-that!
Try and tell me your face doesn’t want to get all crazy with that slice! I wouldn’t believe you if you did.
Note: If you’re a vegetarian I think swapping fried mushrooms for the bacon might be a nice way to make this pizza your own.
Breakfast Pizza – Baker by Nature
Serves 4 (assuming you eat 2 slices a piece)
Ingredients:
1 pizza dough, store bought or homemade
4 strips of bacon, slightly undercooked
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 ounces potatoes (I used red ones I had leftover from another recipe, but I think any will work fine), cut into 1/4 – inch cubes
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
1 small clove of garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3 large eggs
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
Directions:
Bacon and Potatoes:
Fry your bacon in a large skillet, cooking until just crisp, then transferring to paper towels to cool. Be careful not to overcook your bacon!
Chop your potatoes, onion, and garlic. In a large skillet over medium high heat melt butter, then add potatoes. Stir to coat evenly, then cook for about 8 minutes, only stirring occasionally. Add onion, and cook for another minute before adding garlic, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook for an additional 2 minutes before removing from heat. Set skillet aside until needed.
For the dough: On a well floured counter top, work the dough into a round disc, then stretch into a 12 inch – circle, or large square, if desired. Transfer the dough onto a large baking sheet that has been lightly oiled.
Putting it together:Â
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees (F).
Sprinkle the pizza dough with half of the cheeses, then add the home fries, then the rest of the cheese and the bacon. Carefully crack the three eggs on top of the pizza, and lightly sprinkle it with freshly ground black pepper.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, rotating the pan after 8 minutes. Once the crust is golden brown, the cheese is gooey and melted, and the eggs look set, your ready to remove your pie!
Sprinkle the pizza with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Alyssa (Everyday Maven) says
Drool. My absolute favorite pizza in the world is DeLorenzo’s in Trenton, NJ – are you familiar? That is a pretty awesome looking pizza girl.
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
I could have this for breakfast, lunch and dinner. YUM! 😀
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry says
I cant get enough pizza recipes and I am in love with this breakfast version. I feel as if we would be great brunching buddies!
Suzie says
That is one fantastic looking pizza girlfriend! I can go for pizza anytime, anywhere. I haven’t made a breakfast pizza yet because I know the hubs won’t eat it but, I’m thinking I will make myself one soon. He can eat out…ha! 😉
Eileen says
The kind of pizza I usually eat for breakfast is a cold leftover slice right out of the fridge. Not bad, but your version is clearly so much better. 🙂 Love the crispy bacon!
Ashley says
I keep meaning to try breakfast pizza but I always somehow forget about it when I meal plan. But this! Holy moly I want this right now! Love the sriracha too!
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says
Great idea–pizza is awesome and breakfast pizza sounds amazing! Also, it’s the ultimate hangover cure 😉 I’m trying to think what a suitable sauce would be to put under it all–maybe hollandais? Breakfast calories don’t count, right?
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Hellooooo beautiful. Where was this when I was searching for the perfect breakfast this morning?!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
We are huge pizza fanatics in this house, but not for breakfast, unless you count my husband eating cold slices out of the fridge at 5AM. His birthday is coming up soon so this might be a great breakfast in bed surprise!
sarah k @ the pajama chef says
delicious! and PERFECT timing. my birthday is saturday, but my husband’s running in a spartan race that day so we’re doing the birthday dinner thing a day early…and i decided i wanted breakfast pizza. i <3 breakfast so much. so i'll pass this recipe on to him! yummo!!
bakerbynature says
Yay! Happy (early) Birthday, lovely!