Caprese Pizza with Crispy Pancetta

Portions:8
Total time 1 hour
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
  • cups Original Bisquick mix
  • teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • cup hot water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • cup refrigerated basil pesto
  • 3 medium tomatoes cut into ¼-inch slices
  • 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese cut into ¼-inch slices, or 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz)
  • 2 oz sliced pancetta or bacon crisply cooked, crumbled
  • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves torn
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal.
  • In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, Italian seasoning, hot water and oil until soft dough forms.
  • On surface lightly sprinkled with additional Bisquick mix; knead dough until smooth.
  • Press dough in pan.
  • Bake 10 minutes.
  • Spread pesto over warm crust.
  • Arrange tomatoes and mozzarella in circles on top of pesto, overlapping tomato and cheese slices.
  • Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
  • Sprinkle with pancetta and basil.
  • Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Sprinkling the pizza pan with cornmeal after spraying adds to the crispness of the crust.
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Course Pizza / Pork
Cuisine European / Italian