Loaded Baked Potato Pizza
As I slowly but surely am getting into a routine as a new mama, I’m so grateful to a few of my blogging friends who are contributing some guest posts to keeps things rolling around here. Today I welcome my dear Brandy who writes the blog Nutmeg Nanny– please stop by her lovely blog and say Hello!
Hello Baker Chick readers! I’m Brandy from Nutmeg Nanny. I have serious love for Audra and her totally adorable little addition. I’m so happy to be here today bringing you a simple recipe that can be made in not time at all.
I first heard about baked potato pizza when my husband (then boyfriend) and I visited one of his favorite pizza joints in Connecticut. When he told me he wanted to order a pizza with potato I was totally thrown off. Who put potatoes on a pizza?
The good news is that I almost devoured that whole pie myself. My oh my! I never knew some something so simple could be so grand. Creamy sour cream mixed with garlic and seasonings, sharp cheddar cheese, soft sliced potatoes and lots of crispy bacon. Sweet baby J I will never stop loving this pizza.
For the crust you can go two ways. Either make your own (super simple) or buy a fresh pound bag from the supermarket (even more simple!) You can also opt to make this pizza thin crust by cooking it on a silpat lined baking sheet. I love the deep dish cast iron but the choice is yours.
Loaded Baked Potato Pizza
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 pound pizza dough, room temperature
- 4 small red potatoes, boiled and sliced
- 6 ounces sour cream
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 6 strips bacon, diced
- 1-1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup sliced green onions, green party only
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a 10-inch cast iron skillet and place dough into the skillet. Using your fingertips spread the dough as close to the edge as possible. It will shrink slightly back but you should have no more than ½ space between the dough and the pan.
- In a small pot add potatoes and cover with cold water. Cook until just fork tender. Drain and let cool. Once cool slice into ¼ inch slices.
- Preheat oven to 525 degrees F.
- In a small bowl mix together sour cream, garlic powder, black pepper and Italian seasoning, set aside.
- In a small skillet add diced bacon and cook until just slightly crisp. Do not fully crisp because it will also cook while in the oven. Drain the bacon on a paper towel.
- Spread sour cream mixture over the dough leaving a ½ inch crust.
- Top with 1 cup cheese, sliced potatoes and bacon. Top with remaining ½ cup cheese.
- Bake for about 15-18 minutes until the dough is fully cooked and the top is melted and browned. You can check the doneness of the dough buy slightly lifting the underside of the pizza out of the pan with a spatula. The underside of the crust will be a deep golden brown.
- Once fully cooked remove from the oven, sprinkle with green onions and let sit for 5 minutes before you remove the pizza from the pan.
Notes
If you opted to make this a larger thin crust pizza bump the sour cream up to 8 ounces and do not use the olive oil with the dough.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Ohmygosh! So creative! I didn’t think a loaded baked potato could get any better….andddd then you put it on pizza. HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG!
These are some amazing pictures! This pizza sounds ab-fab!
This is straight up comfort food! LOVE!
We used to live and go to school right by that famous pizza! And, oh, how we miss it!!!! I can’t wait to try this!
Yessss! Love this. Pizza topped with my favorite side dish?!?!? Cannot go wrong.
oooooooooh I NEED to try potatoes on pizza!!
This pizza makes me want to weep with joy.
I live near new haven and always think the same thing about potato pizza. Gross but oh so good too. My husband and I always fight over the last piece.
Potatoes on Pizza is such a great topping – I don’t know why it’s not more common!
I used to think potato on pizza sounded crazy but it is SO good! I haven’t made it in awhile, but I’m definitely craving some now!
This looks amazing, I can’t wait to try it! Potatoes are one if my favourite things, thanks for sharing!
Wow, this looks delicious. And easy to make. I’ll definitely try it.
This dish really look so yum yum and yummy .The ingredients what you used mate is really available and i m sure gonna try this in my kitchen..lol
This sounds great, but is 525 degrees F. correct? I wonder if you could layer the ingredients in a frittata instead on on dough??
Can jot wait to try loaded potato Pizza. Sounds so delicious. Do you have a news letter for recipes? God Bless You
I’m so happy to have found this recipe! We love the red potato pizza at Willington!
YAY for Willington Pizza!… LOVE LOVE LOVE that place… best Red Potatoe Pizza you can get!
I agree. They make awesome BLT and Taco pizza as well. And their hot wings are huge and amazing. We live in NC now, so I have to make my own pizzas as the South doesn’t compare to CT, NY Pizza.