Pizza Capricciosa
A Roman classic topped with ham, mushrooms, artichokes, and olives on crispy, chewy pizza dough. Ready in 30 minutes with store-bought dough and simple ingredients.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 620
- Protein
- 28g
Ingredients
- 1 pound store-bought pizza dough (thawed if frozen)
- ¾ cup tomato sauce or marinara
- 4 ounces ham, deli-sliced
- 6 ounces mushrooms, fresh
- 1 can (14 oz) canned artichoke hearts, drained
- 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- 1
Set the oven to 475°F and wait until the indicator light tells you it has finished preheating, about 10 minutes.
- 2
Place the pizza dough on a large baking sheet or pizza pan and use your fingertips to gently stretch it into a thin round or oval, about 1/4-inch thick.
- 3
Slice each mushroom cap stem-side down on the cutting board and cut straight down through the cap into 1/4-inch-thick slices, like cutting bread.
- 4
Cut the drained artichoke hearts in half lengthwise to create thinner pieces that will cook evenly on the pizza.
- 5
Spread the tomato sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border uncovered around the edge so the crust can puff and brown.
- 6
Tear the ham slices into bite-sized pieces with your fingers and scatter them evenly across the sauce.
- 7
Distribute the mushroom slices evenly across the pizza, spacing them so they cook and brown evenly, about 2 seconds between each slice placement.
- 8
Scatter the artichoke halves across the surface, filling any gaps between the mushrooms and ham.
- 9
Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella evenly over the entire pizza until the surface is covered with a thin, uniform layer of cheese.
- 10
Slide the pizza into the preheated oven and bake until the cheese melts and turns golden with light brown spotting, and the crust is deeply browned, about 14–16 minutes.
- 11
Remove the pizza from the oven and let it rest on the pan for 2 minutes so the cheese sets and becomes less runny before slicing.
Tools you’ll need
- oven
- large baking sheet or 14-inch pizza pan
- cutting board
- sharp knife
- oven mitts
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