American Flag Pepperoni Pizza
American Flag Pizza is and easy (less than 30 minutes) to make. Kids will beg for this festive recipe on the 4th of July!
Servings 8 Slices
Calories 312kcal
Ingredients
- 1 loaf frozen bread dough See notes for other options
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup pepperoni slices
- 10 black olives
Instructions
- Thaw frozen dough according to package instructions.
- Move the oven rack to the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Grease a 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 cookie sheet (half sheet baking sheet).
- Spread dough out to make pizza crust.
- Spread pizza sauce over the crust.
- Sprinkle cheese over pizza sauce. Be generous!
- Arrange sliced olives in the top left corner to create the "stars" section of the pizza.
- Arrange pepperoni to make "stripes" on the flag. See note about options for making the stripes.
- Bake the pizza for 15-20 minutes. Watch for the crust to be golden brown, and the cheese to be completely melted.
Notes
STRIPES:
- Instead of pepperoni, you can use Canadian bacon or regular bacon. You can also use sliced red peppers for vegetarian pizza.
- Sliced mushrooms can be added to the "white stripes" if you'd like.
- Instead of using olives sliced blue potatoes can be used.
- Using frozen bread dough is my favorite because it's really easy. I like the Rhodes brand.
- Pizza dough in a can, such as Pillsbury, works great.
- Making homemade pizza crust is a great option too.
- Sometimes pizzerias sell pizza dough, or you can find it in some grocery stores in the refrigerator section.
- Let the dough rest for a few minutes before trying to shape it into crust.
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 927mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 342IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 1mg