Jalapeno Popper Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in the pan.
• Saute onion in bacon drippings until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; continue to saute until garlic is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Season the onion mixture with cumin, oregano, and black pepper. Stir cream cheese and sour cream into the onion mixture until smooth and spreadable.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the pizza dough; top with mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses. Arrange bacon and jalapeno pepper rings over the cheese layer. Sprinkle parsley over the entire pizza.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is firm and crispy and the cheese is browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Put a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet on the middle oven rack and preheat to 425° for 1 hour. Meanwhile, bring the pizza dough to room temperature. Sprinkle a 15-inch round pizza pan with cornmeal.
• Mix the cream cheese, ½ cup pepper jack and ¼ teaspoon salt in a medium bowluntil combined.
• Stretch the dough almost to the edge of the pizza pan, pressing with your fingertips (lightly oil your hands if the dough is too sticky). Spoon the cream cheese mixture in a thin border around the edge of the dough, about ½ inch from the edge. Fold the edge of the dough over the cream cheese mixture and pinch to seal.
• Put the pan on the hot stone and bake until the crust is lightly golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, spread the sauce in the middle and top with the mozzarella and the remaining ½ cup pepper jack. Brush the crust with olive oil and top with the jalapeno slices. Bake until the crust is browned and crisp and the cheese is bubbling, 8 to 12 more minutes.

Steps:

• Put a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet on the middle oven rack and preheat to 425 degrees F for 1 hour. Meanwhile, bring the pizza dough to room temperature. Sprinkle a 15-inch round pizza pan with cornmeal.
• Mix the cream cheese, 1/2 cup pepper jack and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until combined.
• Stretch the dough almost to the edge of the pizza pan, pressing with your fingertips (lightly oil your hands if the dough is too sticky). Spoon the cream cheese mixture in a thin border around the edge of the dough, about 1/2 inch from the edge. Fold the edge of the dough over the cream cheese mixture and pinch to seal.
• Put the pan on the hot stone and bake until the crust is lightly golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, spread the sauce in the middle and top with the mozzarella and the remaining 1/2 cup pepper jack. Brush the crust with olive oil and top with the jalapeno slices. Bake until the crust is browned and crisp and the cheese is bubbling, 8 to 12 more minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Lightly coat baking sheet or pizza pan with olive oil or cookng spray.
• Heat small skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside. Note: Can cook bacon slices whole and then crumble.).
• In small bowl, combine jalapenos and shallot with 1-2 teaspoons olive oil.
• Roll out pizza dough into a 10-inch-diameter round. Transfer to prepared baking sheet or pizza pan. Bake the crust 5-8 minutes then remove from oven.
• Spread the cream cheese evenly over top of pizza crust, leaving a 1-inch border. Top with monterey jack, jalapenos, shallots and bacon.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the crust is crisp and brown on the bottom and the cheese is melted on top.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Open the crust. DO NOT UNROLL. Place the pizza dough on a lightly floured cutting board.
• Gently roll the log shape into a thinner cylinder measuring aprox. 11 1/2 inches.
• Using a sawing motion, cut the dough into 24 pieces.
• Place on a baking pan; press the dough pieces slightly (helps prevent them from rising too much).
• Bake 11-13 minutes until golden brown.
• Fry the bacon & remove once cooked.
• Using 1 tsp bacon drippings, saute the red pepper & jalapenos until tender.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, sauteed peppers & bacon; mix well.
• Divide evenly over the crusts.
• Combine remaining cheese w/ corn chips.
• Sprinkle on top.
• Bake 4-6 minutes until cheese is melted.