The "McHugh Special" Pizza

For a meat and spice lover...

Total Prep / Cook Time (not including dough / sauce) : 60-75 minutes.
Level of Difficulty: Advanced.

Ingredients:
Note: all recipes on this site are scaled to a 14" round large pizza, for larger or smaller pizzas, please scale accordingly.

1 Classic Dough
1 Cup Spicy Red Tomato Sauce
12 oz. Shredded Mozzarela Cheese
4 oz. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
4 oz. Sliced Pepperoni
8 oz. Chicken Breast (about two breasts)
6 Strips Bacon
6 oz. mild or spicy Sausage
1/2 Cup Sliced Banana Peppers
1/4 Cup Sliced Jalepeno Peppers
Flour
Butter
Olive Oil
Kosher Salt
"Southwestern Spice" Blend
_{*Salt, Paprika, Chili Powder, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper}

Directions:

 To prepare chicken:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Place chicken breasts on sheet of tin foil on a baking sheet

Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper.

Bake for 8-10 minutes.
_{*It is alright if the chicken is not quite completely cooked, as it will continue to cook once on the pizza and in the oven.}

Once the chicken is cooked, dice each breast into medium sized pieces or ½ inch by ½ inch cubes

 To prepare sausage:

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter to medium heat in a medium sized frying pan.

Add ground or mashed sausage

Break up sausage as it cooks to create small pieces.

When all red is gone, remove from heat, let cool.

 To prepare sausage:

Heat 1 tablespoon of butter to medium heat in a medium sized frying pan.

Lay bacon flat in pan

Cook until firm, remove from heat, let cool, then crumble into small pieces.

 To prepare pizza:

Preheat oven to 550 degrees
_{*if using a pizza stone, make sure the oven is preheating/heated for at least twenty minutes prior to putting the pizza into the oven.}

Sprinkle a thin layer of flour on a flat preparing surface, place dough ball onto flour and roll to get a light coating of flour.

Using a rolling pin or your hands, stretch dough out evenly to the size of the pan.

Prepare the pan using either cornmeal or olive oil, and place dough onto pan.

Spread sauce evenly across dough.

Place a light layer of mozzarella on top of the sauce to act as a binding agent for toppings.

Layer pepperoni on top of sauce.

Add chicken and sausage.

Add peppers.

Sprinkle on remainder of mozzarelle, then cheddar.

Sprinkle on a medium amount of "southwester Blend" spice.

Place pizza in oven and cook for 13 to 16 minutes, until crust is golden brown and cheese has just begun to brown.

To enhance the flavor of the crust try a garlic oil glaze.

_{Recipe By: James (and McHugh)}