Dinner · 35 min · american

Copycat Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza (Little Caesars’ style)

Dinner decisions, handled: Copycat Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza (Little Caesars’ style) pairs pizza dough with crushed tomatoes for a 35-minute American dinner. The macros do the talking: 26g protein, 32g carbs, and 10g fat in every 320-calorie serving. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

Ingredients

• 1 lb Pizza dough
• 3/4 cup Crushed tomatoes
• 6 oz Light mozzarella
• 2 oz Turkey pepperoni
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 tsp Dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Steps

1. Roll the dough paper-thin on a floured surface — if you can almost read through it, you are there; thin crust has no room for a puffy rim.
2. Poke the whole surface with a fork so it bakes flat instead of ballooning.
3. Spread a thin layer of crushed tomatoes and dust with garlic powder and oregano — thin crust drowns under heavy sauce, so less is more.
4. Scatter the mozzarella and turkey pepperoni; going edge to edge with toppings keeps thin crust from tasting like a cracker.
5. Bake at 500°F on a preheated stone or steel for 8 to 10 minutes until the cheese spots brown, then rest 2 minutes before slicing into 6 squares.

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