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Thin-Crust Beef, Bacon and Mushroom Pizza

A crisp, cracker-thin crust topped with savory browned beef, smoky bacon, tender mushrooms, sweet red pepper and bubbling mozzarella.

Thin-Crust Beef, Bacon and Mushroom Pizza

Ingredients

  • 2⅓ cups300 gAll-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup170 gWaterlukewarm
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oildivided
  • ¾ tsp4 gSalt
  • 12 oz340 gGround beef, 90% lean
  • 2 oz60 gBacon, pre-sliced, reduced/low sodium, unpreparedchopped
  • ½ cup chopped80 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 2 cloves6 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tsp2 gDried oregano
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2¼ cups sliced150 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 1 medium120 gRed bell pepperthinly sliced
  • 1 cup240 gMarinara sauce
  • 7 oz200 gPart-skim mozzarellashredded

Steps

  1. In a bowl, stir the flour and salt, then add the water and half of the olive oil and mix into a shaggy dough. Knead 3 to 4 minutes until smooth and soft but not sticky, cover and rest 20 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 475°F (245°C) and lightly brush two sheet pans with the remaining half of the olive oil.
  3. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, about 6 minutes; move it to a paper towel, leaving the fat in the pan.
  4. Add the ground beef, onion and garlic to the skillet and cook, breaking up the beef, until browned and it reaches 160°F (71°C), 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in the oregano and black pepper and spoon off any excess fat into a heatproof container.
  5. Divide the dough in half and roll each piece very thin to fit a sheet pan. Bake the bare crusts 5 minutes until just set.
  6. Spread half of the marinara sauce over each crust, leaving a thin border.
  7. Scatter the beef mixture, bacon, mushrooms and red bell pepper evenly over both pizzas, then top each with half of the mozzarella.
  8. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until the crust is golden and crisp and the cheese is bubbling. Rest 3 minutes, then cut each pizza into slices and serve.

Food safety: Cook steaks, chops and roasts to 145°F (63°C), then rest them 3 minutes.

Contains: Milk, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 31, 2026.

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