Steak Pesto Pizza

A baked pesto pizza on a wooden board next to a linen napkin.

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Steak Pesto Pizza

Make restaurant-quality steak pesto pizza at home by following this quick and easy recipe. Pizza oven or home oven approved!

Prep Time10

Cook Time2

Total Time12

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: pizza

Calories: 1755kcal

Author: Caro Jensen

Ingredients

1 pizza base fresh or precooked, about 12 inches wide
1/4 cup pesto
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
1/2 lb sirloin steak cut into slices
1/3 cup mozzarella cheese grated
1 tbsp fresh mint or basil, finely sliced

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Instructions

Preheat your pizza oven or a pizza stone in your oven or BBQ.
Shape the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch wide pizza base.
Add the pesto to the base, distributing it evenly with the back of a spoon covering the whole base apart from 1/2 inch of the edge.
1 pizza base, 1/4 cup pesto
Evenly place the halved cherry tomatoes on top of the base alongside the steak slices. Top it with grated mozzarella cheese.
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, 1/2 lb sirloin steak, 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
Cook the pizza for 1-2 minutes in your pizza oven, rotating it frequently. If you're cooking it on a pizza stone in your conventional oven or BBQ, it'll take about 10 minutes to cook.
Remove the steak pesto pizza from the pizza oven, oven, or BBQ, and garnish with freshly cut mint. Serve immediately!
1 tbsp fresh mint

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Notes

Steak: Slightly undercook the steak as it will continue to cook in the pizza oven.

Home oven pizza: If you're using freshly cooked steak and are baking your pizza for a longer period in a conventional oven, it's best to add the sliced steak towards the end of the baking time, or even after the pizza is cooked. This prevents the meat from becoming overcooked and tough.

Storage: Leftover pesto pizza can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 days. Reheat it in the oven or a microwave.

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