Meatball pizza
Kids will love this fun and delicious pizza
4
Serves
20 mins
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Making your own pizza dough is just so satisfying, and should you have a breadmaker on hand, it’s even easier. You can flavour it with cheese and herbs. You can stuff the crust, make mini pizzas or pizzas shaped like dinosaurs. The possibilities are endless. This delicious meatball pizza recipe can be made as tiny bites for a party or one huge pizza to feed a tribe.
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Ingredients
Meatballs
250g Quality Mark beef mince
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1 egg
beaten
Pizza dough
1 packet dried baker's yeast
1 cup water
warm
1 tsp white sugar
3-4 cups white flour
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove
crushed
1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano
1 Tbsp dried basil
1 tsp salt
Sauce
6 Tbsp tomato paste
2 garlic cloves
crushed
1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano
A pinch of black pepper
1 Tbsp sea salt
2 cups grated Mozzarella cheese
Method
To Make Dough
To Make Topping
To Assemble
1
In a large bowl, mix yeast, warm water and sugar.
2
Leave somewhere warm for the yeast to activate.
3
Once it froths, add 3 cups of flour, oil, garlic, herbs and salt and mix well. Form a dough.
4
Flour your hands, and knead dough on a clean work bench until it becomes elastic and smooth. This should take around 5–7 minutes.
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5
If mixture is too wet, add more flour a tablespoon at a time.
6
If too dry, add a little water or oil.
7
When you are satisfied that dough is looking good, oil a clean bowl, add dough, cover with a tea towel and set aside to rise in a warm place.
8
It should take about 30 minutes to an hour, depending on room temperature.
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Nutrition Information per Serving (416g)
This dish is packed with iron, zinc and vitamin B12 contributing to immunity and energy levels.
Energy
3793kJ (906 kcal)
Protein
60.9g
Total Fat
21.9g
Saturated Fat
8.9g
Carbs
107.7g
Dietary Fibre
g
Sodium
1716mg
Iron
13.2mg
Zinc
8.8mg
Vitamin B12
1.8µg
