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Deep Dish Pizza with Brussels Sprouts & Bacon

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 4 slices Bacon
  • 1 16 ounce refrigerated Pizza Dough, at room temperature
  • 2 Tablespoons Apple Butter
  • ½ cup shredded Fontina
  • ½ cup shredded Part-Skim Mozzarella
  • 1 cup quartered Brussels Sprouts about 10
  • 1 teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
  • Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 500ºF
  • In a 10-inch cast-iron skillet set over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from pan and crumble it. Set aside.
  • Remove pan from heat and our out all but 1 teaspoon of bacon grease. Press dough into the skillet, spreading it to the edge. Spray with cooking oil, then spread with a thin layer of apple butter, leaving a 1-inch border. Top with cheeses. Toss brussels sprouts with vinegar; scatter over the cheeses. Top with bacon and season with red pepper flakes.
  • Cook over medium heat until the bottom of the crust if crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the oven and bake until the edges of the brussels sprouts begin to char and the dough is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and cut into 6 pieces.