Bacon Burger Pizza Extravaganza!

Inspired By Our Time In Kissimmee, FL

After a baseball tournament one day, we stopped at Main Street Pizza restaurant and had the “Colorado Pizza.” If you are in Orlando and are looking for an extreme challenge for the whole family – we highly recommend it. The “Colorado Pizza” has Pepperoni, Bacon, Extra Cheese, Cheese Sticks, Chicken Tenders, & French Fries all baked on top!!

Ace was scared at first but when Dad joined in, that pie had no chance!!! Way to go Loft Men for taking on “The Colorado” and coming out on top.

It was an unexpectedly nice switch up to have other ingredients on pizza, which led us to go home and create a Bacon Burger Pizza.

For families who can’t decide what to order between pizza or burgers pizza, we have solved the problem for you. Yes we have combined the two beloved meals into one delicious yet unique dinner.

Happy Feasting!!

FOR THE DOUGH:

• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 1/4 cups all purpose flour or bread flour 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl add the warm water and sugar, sprinkle the yeast on top, let sit for 5-10 minutes, then stir to combine.
2. Add the olive oil, flour and salt, then with a fork mix until the dough starts to come together. On a lightly floured surface remove dough from the bowl and knead until dough is smooth and elastic approximately 10 minutes (if dough is really sticky add a little extra flour). 
3. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, roll the dough to cover lightly with the oil, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a large clean kitchen towel, leave in a warm draft free area until doubled in size. (approximately 2 hours).
4. Pre heat oven to 450°.
5. Punch dough down a few times and divide into 1-3 balls, let dough rest for 20 minutes.
6. Place the dough in the desired pizza or cookie sheets (lightly oiled) and shape the dough into the desired shapes (using your clean hands).  

PIZZA INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 Cup Ketchup
• 2 Tablespoons Yellow Mustard
• 1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise
• 3/4 Pound Ground Turkey or Lean Ground Beef 
• 1/3 Cup Diced Yellow Onion
• 1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
• 6 Strips Cooked Bacon – (Cut Up Into Little Pieces)
• 1/4 Cup Diced Dill Pickle
• 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella
• 2 Cups Cooked Crinkle Cut French Fries (Optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a pizza stone in the oven if you have one.
2. In a small bowl mix together ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise to make sauce.
3. In a large skillet, sauté ground beef for 3 to 4 minutes, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon. Add onion and continue to cook until meat is no longer pink. Spoon off any excess grease.
4. Add salt and to ground beef mixture. Mix 1 tablespoon of sauce into ground beef mixture.
5. Spread homemade pizza sauce on the pizza crust. Just add a thin layer of sauce – you can always drizzle additional sauce on top of the pizza.
6. Sprinkle half of the cheddar cheese and half of the mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce.
7. Spoon the ground beef mixture onto the pizza crust. Spread bacon and pickles on top with remaining cheese. 
8. If you’re feeling crazy – spread the cooked french fries on the top of the pizza.
9. Bake at 450 for 18-25 minutes.
10. Enjoy!