Hatch Pepper-Pepperoni Pizza
Skip the freezer aisle and straight to your kitchen! This Hatch Pepper-Pepperoni pizza is super easy to make and delicious to eat, great for lunch and dinner, even better as leftovers!
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
- 1 Store bought pizza crust or 1 recipe for crust below
- 1/2 cup Your favorite maranara sauce
- 2 Melissa's New Mexico Hatch Peppers roasted, peeled & seeded; chopped
- 20 slices Pepperonis
- 3/4 cup Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup Shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 tsp Melissa's Green Hatch Chile Powder
- 1/2 tsp Fresh oregano chopped
- 1/2 tsp Fresh basil chopped
Pizza Dough Recipe
- 2-2 1/2 cups Bread flour
- 2 1/4 tsp Instant yeast
- 1 1/2 tsp Granulated sugar
- 3 cloves Melissa's Peeled Garlic minced
- 1 tsp Dried oregano
- 2 tbsp Olive oil extra virgin
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
Preheat the oven to 500ºF. Place a pizza stone in the oven while It preheats.
Spread the marinara over the pizza dough. Sprinkle the Hatch Chile and the rest of the ingredients over the pizza and place into the oven. Bake until the pizza is slightly charred all over, rotating it every few minutes so it cooks evenly. Cut and served.
Pizza Dough Instructions
In a standing mixer, Add 1 cup of the flour and the next 6 ingredients and mix. Add the salt and more flour, as needed, until the dough Is only slightly sticky.