Puttanesca Pizza

Pizza is a big deal in my house. I honestly do not remember the last time I threw a frozen pizza in the oven, maybe it was weeks ago for a quick dinner for my kids, but typically I am making my own dough and using the outdoor Kettle Pizza that my wife got me last year for Father’s Day.  I love the Kettle Pizza, and have been knocking out great pizzas in a matter of minutes. This one was no exception.

Every couple of weeks, I make pizzas, and I typically have the kids build their own pizzas. Typically the standard is pepperoni, a sausage, and a cheese and onion. My wife may get a little crazy and ask for a mushroom and onion, but me, I always leave some dough for a new creation. This is when the puttanesca pizza came into play.

Puttanesca is typically done with pasta, however the sauce is the golden ticket, and what a better way to use it than with pizza.

Let’s get started.

Ingredients:

• 1 batch of your favorite pizza dough
• 4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
• 4 fillets of anchovy, chopped
• 1 tsp dried red chili flakes
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 1/4 cup of kalamata olives, pitted
• 1 tbsp capers
• 1 tsp cracked black pepper
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 cup of tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese

Start by making the sauce. Remember, it’s all about the sauce.

To a skillet, on medium heat, add the oil and let that come to temperature.

Add the garlic, chili flakes, anchovies, kalamata olives, and salt and pepper. Give a good stir.

Once the garlic begins to turn color, add in the sauce, and give another good stir. Then add in the capers, and let this sauce cook, on low heat for about 10 minutes.

Next, form your pizza dough. Sprinkle the dough with the Italian seasoning. Ladle on the puttanesca sauce on top of the dough, then top with the mozzarella cheese.

Place into a very hot oven on a preheated pizza stone (or use your grill and Kettle Pizza if you have one), and cook until the dough is nice and crisp and the cheese is nice and melted.

The end result is awesome! The sauce, if you have never had it, is packed full of flavor. It’s spicy, briney, garlicy, and just down right delicious, and when put on a pizza, well heck, it just gets even better. Hope you enjoy!

Puttanesca Pizza

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Pizza

Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

  

• 1 batch of your favorite pizza dough
• 4 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
• 4 fillets of anchovy chopped
• 1 tsp dried red chili flakes
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 1/4 cup of kalamata olives pitted
• 1 tbsp capers
• 1 tsp cracked black pepper
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 cup of tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese

Instructions

 

• Start by making the sauce. Remember, it’s all about the sauce.
• To a skillet, on medium heat, add the oil and let that come to temperature.
• Add the garlic, chili flakes, anchovies, kalamata olives, and salt and pepper. Give a good stir.
• Once the garlic begins to turn color, add in the sauce, and give another good stir. Then add in the capers, and let this sauce cook, on low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Next, form your pizza dough. Sprinkle the dough with the Italian seasoning. Ladle on the puttanesca sauce on top of the dough, then top with the mozzarella cheese.
• Place into a very hot oven on a preheated pizza stone (or use your grill and Kettle Pizza if you have one), and cook until the dough is nice and crisp and the cheese is nice and melted.
• The end result is awesome! The sauce, if you have never had it, is packed full of flavor. It’s spicy, briney, garlicy, and just down right delicious, and when put on a pizza, well heck, it just gets even better. Hope you enjoy!