The Best Chorizo Corn Pizza
This chorizo corn pizza is loaded with spicy Mexican chorizo, sweet corn, and pickled jalapenos. It's delicious and easy to serve year round!
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Ingredients
- 1 lbs pizza dough
- 4 oz chorizo
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ cup queso fresco crumbled
- ¼ cup corn
- 8-10 slices of pickled jalapenos
- ¼ small red onion sliced
Instructions
Prep
- Preheat the oven to 500°F/260°C with a pizza stone in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes. If the pizza dough is cold, remove it from the fridge, keep it covered, and allow it to come to room temperature. It's ready once it's proofed and full of air.
- Remove the chorizo sausage from the casing and add it to a frying pan. Crumble it with a wooden spoon and cook over medium heat until fully cooked, roughly 8-10 minutes. When the sausage is cooked, transfer it to a bowl and set aside.
Shape the Pizza and Add the Ingredients
- Place the pizza dough on a piece of parchment paper.
- Starting in the center, gently push the dough with your fingers and work your way to the edges, spreading the pizza dough into a 12-inch circle.
- If the dough shrinks back when being stretched, allow it to rest for 5-10 minutes before shaping some more. This allows the gluten strands to relax so the dough can be shaped.
- Top the pizza dough evenly with the cooked chorizo along with some of the juices.
- Next, add the mozzarella cheese and the remaining toppings: corn, red onion, and pickled jalapenos.
Bake
- Slide the parchment paper onto a pizza peel and slide it onto the preheated pizza stone.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. If you want the top to have extra color, broil for an additional 2 - 3 minutes. Be sure to keep an eye on it as it broils so it doesn't burn.
- The pizza is done when the bottom of the crust is golden brown, and the toppings are melted.
Store
- Store leftover pizza in an airtight container up to 4 days. The crust will soften with time.We usually eat leftover pizza, cold from the fridge. However, you can reheat it in the oven. Place the pizza on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the crust crisps up.
Notes
Chorizo Pizza Toppings
The best part of making homemade food is customizing it the way you like it! Try these topping ideas to make it extra special.- Slices of avocado
- Sprigs of fresh cilantro
- Fresh greens
- A squeeze of fresh lime
What Goes with Chorizo Pizza?
- Keep the Mexican theme and add this Mexican street corn salad or Mexican street corn.
- Other options are fresh fruit or a simple arugula salad.
Tips
- Spread the pizza in an 8-inch circle if you like a thicker crust.
- Pizza dough is my favorite base to add toppings to, but you can substitute flatbreads or naan bread.
- Swap out different meats in place of chorizo sausage, like fresh sausage or spicy pepperoni.
- If you don't have a pizza peel, use a rimless baking sheet to transfer the pizza.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Calories: 498.8kcalCarbohydrates: 57.2gProtein: 22.6gFat: 20.1gSaturated Fat: 9.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 50.4mgSodium: 1110.3mgPotassium: 61.9mgFiber: 1.9gSugar: 8.1gVitamin A: 438.8IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 228mgIron: 3.8mg
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