Pepper Steak Pizza

Tender steak and sauteed peppers & onions on top of a thin crust. Perfectly paired with a soy-based sauce and melted cheese. Pepper steak pizza is a unique way to enjoy a takeout favorite at home.  

Who’s ready for Mitten Movie Night?  I know I am, it’s been a long week.  So let’s kick it off on a positive note and I’ll say a 4 letter word that makes probably 95% of people just feel better: P-I-Z-Z-A. 

What movie should you watch while eating steak pizza?

Whenever I think of pizza I think of the movie Can’t Buy Me Love.  Patrick Dempsey on the first day as the ‘popular kid’ spent the day probably not as he had imagined. When he finally gets out of school he and the girl of his dreams go to a pizza joint.  Pizza arrives and he picks it up, looks at it, and exclaims that it’s hot but it looks good and he is so hungry.  About to take that first bite someone comes from behind and takes his piece and then the whole pan. 

I guess the point of this is this poor guy had a terrible day and all he wanted was to take some comfort in a piece of pizza.  My thoughts are that pizza is ‘comforting’ food rather than ‘comfort’ food.  Had a long hard week?  Order a pizza and watch a movie~relax.  Have a great day with big accomplishments.  Stay home and make a pizza together and celebrate.  Haven’t seen your friends in a while?  Meet at a great pizza place and catch up.  Ok, enough already with the pizza nostalgia!  Let’s actually make it!

Ingredients

This homemade pizza has-

• Homemade thin pizza crust. I usually let someone else do the work when making pizza, I mean I really love a good Jiffy pizza crust, but for this one, I wanted it thin so I made it from scratch.
• Sliced steak and peppers. Sauteed with butter and garlic.
• Pepper steak sauce. A sauce made with beef broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, spices, and cornstarch to thicken it up.

How to make pepper steak pizza step-by-step

Start with the homemade pizza crust. Add water, yeast, and honey to a bowl.  Set aside and let bubbles form on the top usually takes around 10 minutes. This means the yeast is working.

Stir in the four and salt and combine into a ball. Add to a bowl that has been greased with olive oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel and let rest in a warm area for 30 minutes.

For the steak, I use a trick that my brother taught me.  Take about 2 tablespoons of softened butter and 2-3 cloves of minced garlic and smash them together.  Slather over both sides of the steak then let it sit for about 20 minutes. 

While it’s sitting heat an ovenproof pan in the oven at 400 degrees.  Cut the steak into strips then remove the pan from the oven.  The pan will be so hot that it will start browning the steak even though the stovetop heat is not on.  Brown on all sides then put back into the oven for about 5 minutes to get done cooking.  So good! One of the best cooking tips I’ve ever gotten.

After the steak has been cooked to the desired doneness, remove it and let it rest. In the same pan add the sliced peppers and onions and sautee with a little olive oil for 3-4 minutes.

Now, all that needs to be done is put all the sauce ingredients into a saucepan and bring it to a boil and let thicken.  Usually, within 3-5 minutes it will be ready. 

Remove the dough from the bowl where it was rising. Place a piece of parchment paper onto a pizza pan. Using your fingers, spread the dough out onto the pan so it touches all sides. Poke the dough with a fork all around the crust.

Time to assemble the pizza: Spread the sauce over the crust, add both kinds of cheese, and finally top with the peppers & onions.

Place in a preheated 425-degree oven for 16-18 minutes. 

Tips & Variations

• If you don’t want to make pizza crust from scratch, use boxed or already-made pizza crust.
• This recipe is a great way to use up leftover steak.

Storage

Add leftovers to a covered container and refrigerate. Eat within 3 days. Reheat in the oven or air fryer.

It is not recommended to freeze this steak pizza recipe.

Need more inspiration for pizza night?

Cut it up into 8 pieces.  And here you are…..

From our home in the Bottom Left of the Mitten to yours ~ Enjoy!

Pepper Steak Pizza

This pepper steak pizza has tender steak, sauteed peppers, and onions on top of a thin crust with pepper steak sauce and melted cheese.

5 from 7 votes

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: steak and pepper pizza, steak pizza

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Servings: 8 pieces

Author: Erin@BottomLeftoftheMitten

Equipment

• pizza pan
• parchment paper
• Pizza Cutter
• small sautee pan

Ingredients

Thin Crust

• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

Peppers & Steak

• 1 piece steak of your choice around a pound
• 2 tablespoons butter softened
• 2-3 cloves garlic cloves mnced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup mini sweet peppers sliced
• 1 small yellow onion chopped
• 1/4 cup shredded mozzerella cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Pepper Steak Sauce

• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoon Cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

Thin Crust

• Add water, yeast, and honey to a bowl. Set aside and let bubbles form on the top usually takes around 10 minutes.
  1 cup lukewarm water, 1 teaspoon active dry yeast, 1 teaspoon honey
• Stir in four and salt to combine into a ball and add to a bowl that has been greased with olive oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel and let rest in a warm area for 30 minutes.
  3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt

Pepper Steak

• Take about 2 Tbs of softened butter and 2-3 cloves of minced garlic and smash it together. Slather over both sides of the steak then let it sit for about 20 minutes.
  2 tablespoons butter, 2-3 cloves garlic cloves
• While it’s sitting heat an oven proof pan in the over at 400 degrees. Cut the steak into strips then remove the pan from the oven. The pan will be so hot that it will start browning the steak even though the stove top heat is not on. Brown on all sides then put back into oven for about 5 minutes to complete cooking.
  1 piece steak of your choice around a pound
• After the steak has been cooked to the desired doneness, remove and let it rest. In the same pan add the sliced peppers and onions and sautee with a little olive oil for 3-4 minutes.
  1/2 cup mini sweet peppers, 1 small yellow onion, 1 teaspoon olive oil
• Remove the dough from the bowl where it was rising. Place a piece of parchment paper onto a pizza pan. Using your fingers, spread the dough out onto the pan so it touches all sides. Poke the dough with a fork all around the crust.

Pepper Steak Sauce

• Combine all sauce ingredients into a small pot. Cook on medium heat until thickened completely.
  1 cup beef broth, 2 tablespoon Cornstarch, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• Spread the sauce over the crust, add both kinds of cheese, finally top with the peppers & onions.
  1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup shredded mozzerella cheese
• Place in a preheated 425-degree oven for 16-18 minutes. Cut it up into 8 pieces.

Notes

Tips for making this recipe:

• Cook the steak any way you like, but I have a great tip up in the blog.
• To store: add leftovers to a covered container and refrigerate. Eat within 3 days. Reheat in the oven or air fryer.

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Thin Crust adapted from How Sweet It Is

Originally published in November of 2016. Updated photos & recipe April of 2020.

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Last Updated on July 1, 2023 by Erin@BottomLeftoftheMitten