Muffuletta Pizza recipe - Fab Everyday (2024)

Is it just me, or is pizza night a family favorite? I cook for my family every day, and if I don’t say so myself, we eat pretty darn well. So it always cracks me up how excited they get for the basics, like pizza and Hamburger Helper (for real; when Hamburger Helper is on our menu they flip out). Since pizza is such a treat, we do have fun with pizza night. I’m sharing our latest obsession today. Inspired by one of our favorite New Orleans treats (see more about the place that invented it in my list of must-eat spots in New Orleans), we call this a Muffuletta Pizza, as it’s seasoned and topped with similar ingredients to the famous and delicious sandwich by the same name. I was inspired to put this into pizza form by a similar limited-time pizza that one of our local pizza joints, Austin’s Pizza, carried years ago. Since they stopped selling it, I had to try and recreate it for our family, and I must say, the results are fabulous! If you like olives, you’re going to LOVE it.

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What you need to make a muffaletta pizza

• 1 unbaked 12-inch pizza crust
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
• 2 ounces salami, diced
• 2 ounces Canadian bacon, diced
• 1/3 cup sliced black olives
• 1/2 cup sliced green salad olives
• 1/3 cup sliced Kalamata olives
• Optional: Sliced pepperoncini peppers

How to make a muffuletta pizza

To make this muffuletta pizza, start by preheating the oven to 450 degrees F. Roll, stretch, or press the pizza dough out to a 12″ diameter and place it on a nonstick pizza pan.

In a small bowl, mix olive oil, minced garlic, oregano, parsley, basil, garlic powder, thyme, and crushed red pepper flakes. This will mimic the olive oil and Italian seasoning that you find on the sandwich for your muffaletta pizza.

Spread the oil mixture over the top of the pizza crust.

Top the pizza evenly with mozzarella and provolone cheeses (both of these cheeses are usually found on muffuletta sandwiches). Distribute chopped Canadian bacon and salami evenly over the cheeses.

Next, you’ll add sliced black, green, and Kalamata olives evenly over the meat and cheese. This trio of olives will give your muffuletta pizza the same taste as the olive tapenade that’s usually on the sandwich.

Bake the muffuletta pizza in the preheated oven for 8-11 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the crust reaches your desired brownness. If desired, top with sliced pepperoncini peppers. I definitely recommend this, but it really depends on your family’s spice tolerance and taste preferences.

Yum, yum, YUM! Here’s the full Muffuletta Pizza recipe. Let me know what you think, and leave a rating if you love it as much as we do!

Muffuletta Pizza

Yield: 1 12-inch pizza

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Inspired by one of our favorite New Orleans treats, we call this a Muffuletta Pizza, as it's seasoned and topped with similar ingredients to the famous and delicious sandwich by the same name.

Ingredients

• 1 unbaked 12-inch pizza crust
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
• 2 ounces salami, diced
• 2 ounces Canadian bacon, diced
• 1/3 cup sliced black olives
• 1/2 cup sliced green salad olives
• 1/3 cup sliced Kalamata olives
• Optional: Sliced pepperoncini peppers

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Roll, stretch, or press pizza dough out to a 12" diameter and place on a nonstick pizza pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, minced garlic, oregano, parsley, basil, garlic powder, thyme, and crushed red pepper flakes. Spread the oil mixture over the top of the pizza crust.
4. Top the pizza evenly with mozzarella and provolone cheeses. Distribute the Canadian bacon, salami, and sliced black, green, and Kalamata olives evenly over the cheese.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 8-11 minutes, or until cheese has melted and crust reaches your desired brownness. Top with sliced pepperoncini peppers if desired.

See Also

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