Cheese Steak Pizza

Yes, this is simply a pizza, but with a couple new ideas:

• Mix minced habanero pepper into the sauce for an exciting bite!
• Cook the pizza atop baking parchment, so you don’t need oil or cornmeal.

Note that I didn’t say this “Philly” Cheese Steak because I’m not getting into the whole Cheeze Whiz debate, nor am I putting that stuff on my pizza. I’m also aware that an Italian may want me crucified for adulterating basil pesto with habanero pepper. :)

This pizza was prepared with a crust from Trader Joe’s fresh white pizza dough topped with the following:

• basil pesto (I used store-bought Trader Joe’s)
• one fresh habanero pepper, seeded, deveined, and finely minced and mixed into pesto
• swiss cheese
• round steak, cooked in advance (with salt and pepper), cut into small, thin pieces
• sharp cheddar cheese
• white button mushroom, sliced
• sweet onion, cut into strips
• green pepper, coarsely diced
• pecorino romano cheese
• dried oregano

This was baked in a 375-400° F oven for about 25 minutes.

Cheese Steak Pizza

I was pleased that I managed to make the crust rounder than my usual efforts. :)