Sauteed balsamic mushrooms and chard give this pizza a sweet, savory twist. With our super simple homemade pizza sauce and melty provolone, we think you'll take this over delivery pizza any day.
Chard, any type
- 4 leaves
, chopped, leaves and stems separate
Mushrooms, any button
- 8 oz
, sliced
Cheese, provolone
- 4 oz
, sliced
Oil, cooking
- 1 Tbsp
Vinegar, balsamic
- 2 tsp
Red pepper flakes (opt)
- 1/2 tsp
Prep
Pizza dough - Cover in flour and let rest for at least 30 minutes outside of fridge before rolling out. (Resting dough gives gluten time to chill out, which makes the dough much more pliable.)
Onions / Garlic - Prep as directed and combine. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Make sauce - Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil and when hot, add onions, garlic, and oregano and saute until onions are tender, ~3 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and stock and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, ~1 minute. Add more stock or some water if needed to reach a smooth, spreadable consistency. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Chard / Mushrooms / Cheese - Prep as directed and store separately. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
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Heat oven to 425F (218C) degrees and position top rack so it’s at the very top.
Heat a skillet or frying pan over medium heat and add cooking oil. When oil is hot, add mushrooms with a sprinkle of salt and saute until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Add chard stems and saute until tender, ~2 minutes more. Add balsamic vinegar and chard leaves and saute until leaves are wilted and coated in vinegar.
Brush a sheet pan with some olive oil. Using hands, stretch out pizza dough to cover sheet pan - it should be pretty easy to do if you let the dough rest. Brush dough with a bit of olive oil.
Bake dough on top rack for 3 minutes without toppings. This solo time in the oven gives the dough time to crisp up; if you put toppings on now, your crust may get soggy.
Spread tomato sauce over dough and top with mushroom and chard mixture. Cover with cheese.
Bake pizza on the top rack for 8 to 11 minutes, until cheese is bubbly.
Enjoy pizza hot out of the oven and topped with red pepper flakes if you’d like.