Pickle and Pancetta Pizza

This pickle and pancetta pizza has a thin crust, white garlic pizza sauce, crispy pancetta, and diced dill pickles on top.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword dill pickle pizza, pancetta pizza, pickle pizza

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Cooking Pancetta 8

Prepare the pizza crust according to the package directions.
1 box Jiffy pizza crust, 1/2 cup lukewarm water
Spread the crust onto parchment paper on a pizza pan. Add to a preheated oven at 425 degrees and pre-bake for 5 minutes.
Add the pancetta to a cold saute pan. Turn the heat up to medium/high and brown the pancetta on all sides, takes about 8 minutes.
5 ounces pancetta
Remove the cooked pancetta with a slotted spoon from the pan and add to a paper towel lined plate to drain off the grease.
Leave around 1 teaspoon of grease in the pan. To that add the butter and let melt.
2 tablespoons butter
Whisk in the flour slowly whisking until it is all dissolved into the butter.
2 tablespoons flour
Pour in the milk and seasonings. Let thicken up for 2-3 minutes.
1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Turn off the heat and add the parmesan. Stir until it has melted.
1/4 cup shredded parmesan
Take the crust out of the oven and top it with the white sauce, shredded mozzarella, cooked pancetta, and diced pickles. Sprinkle with dill and red pepper flakes.
1/2 cup dill pickles, 8 ounces shredded mozzarella
Bake for 15 minutes. Slice and enjoy!

Pre-cooking the pizza crust means that you can cook it for less time once the toppings are on. I like to pre-cook almost all of my pizza crusts, especially thick crust styles.
Make sure to dry the pickles off before dicing to avoid the top of the pizza getting any liquid on it and making it soggy.
To store: Place any leftovers in a covered container and refrigerate. Reheat in the air fryer or oven at 305 degrees for 5 minutes.