This fun upside-down pizza is layered in a skillet, covered with crust, baked, and flipped before serving—similar to the idea behind a pineapple upside-down cake. It is an easy, family-friendly twist on homemade pizza night.
A QUICK NOTE
This recipe makes 2 skillet pizzas. Divide the ingredients evenly between two cast-iron or oven-safe skillets. Use oven mitts and a cutting board or serving platter that is wider than the skillet when flipping each hot pizza.
COOK TIME
About 25 minutes, plus time to brown the sausage and assemble
INGREDIENTS
2 premade pizza crusts
2 bell peppers, sliced
½ onion, sliced or diced
Shredded mozzarella cheese, to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese, to taste, plus more for serving
About 6 slices provolone cheese
1 pound ground Italian sausage, mild or hot, or another ground meat of choice
About 20 pepperoni slices
8–10 ounces low-sodium pizza sauce
Dried oregano, to taste
1 cup packed spinach, or more if desired
1 tablespoon olive oil
DIRECTIONS
1. Cook the ground sausage in a skillet over medium heat until browned and no longer pink. Drain any excess grease.
2. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
3. Divide the ingredients evenly between two cast-iron or oven-safe skillets. Layer the bell peppers, onion, spinach, pepperoni, cooked sausage, Parmesan, mozzarella, and provolone in that order.
4. Spoon the pizza sauce over the cheese, then sprinkle with oregano.
5. Gently stretch each premade crust into a circle large enough to cover the toppings. Place one crust over each skillet and tuck the edges down around the filling.
6. Brush the tops of the crusts with olive oil.
7. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the crusts are crisp and lightly golden.
8. Using oven mitts, place a cutting board or serving platter over each skillet. Hold the skillet and board firmly together, carefully invert them, then lift away the skillet.
9. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan, if desired, then slice and serve.
