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Bridget Makes: Bacon, Egg and Cheese Pizza

April 18th
2008

Last year we took a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit our friend Norisha and we had a delicious meal at Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown. I loved the egg they added to the pizza midway through cooking because it added a creamy richness to the pie. Tonight, Blake has a late dinner meeting, so I decided to stay home, watch a girly movie and make a pizza that reminded me of our trip to D.C.

We had an unopened package of turkey bacon and leftover smoked mozzarella, so I decided to make a bacon, egg and cheese pizza. This took me almost no time to make and it turned out so well. Blake ended up eating half before his night out and declared it incredibly delicious!

My only regret was that I only used one egg; next time I’d use two so each half would be covered in delicious, sunny yolkiness (as seen below!). Now, I’m off to watch Nancy Drew!

Ingredients:

  • Ready-made pizza crust (I like Boboli because it’s cheap, keeps awhile in the pantry and tastes good.)
  • Marinara sauce
  • Mozzarella (I used a combo of leftover bagged cheese and deli smoked mozzarella- the smoked cheese added tons of flavor, so I would definitely mix this in again.)
  • 3 strips bacon
  • Handful chopped Fresh flat-leaf parsely
  • Salt and pepper
  • Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
  • Cook bacon, crumble and put to the side.
  • Spread thin layer of marinara over crust, and add a few handfuls of mozzarella. Bake pizza on the rack for about 4 minutes.
  • Pull out oven rack, and make sure it’s level. Crack egg in center of pizza and add a little salt to yolk. Push over rack back in, turn on broiler and bake for an additional 5-6 minutes, until yolk has thickened but is not hard (sunny-side up).
  • Add bacon, parsely, grated Parmesan and black pepper to taste.

20 Responses to “Bridget Makes: Bacon, Egg and Cheese Pizza”

  • That looks amazing! I would never have thought of egg on pizza but - why not? I’ll give it a try.

    Posted by charlotte on April 18th, 2008 at 8:15 pm

  • Great idea! Can’t wait to try it. I think this would be great with ricotta too. That’s my favorite pizza cheese.

    Posted by foodmomiac on April 18th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

  • I would have never thought of that combination on a pizza. But it has to be good because everything is good with bacon.

    Posted by Jennifer in Austin on April 18th, 2008 at 11:56 pm

  • Brilliant. All my favorite foods at once: cheese, bread, bacon and runny egg. And I pretty much always have these ingredients lying around! Can’t wait to try this!

    Posted by missb on April 19th, 2008 at 1:48 am

  • looks greeeeeeat!! i’ve only recently had egg on pizza for the 1st time and it tastes so good. next step is to try making it myself. mmmm

    Posted by vanessa on April 19th, 2008 at 7:57 am

  • oh my goodness bridget! excellent idea - i may just make this for breakfast!

    Posted by alison on April 19th, 2008 at 11:23 am

  • made it - delicious…….and looked picture perfect - thank you!

    Posted by alison on April 19th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

  • Ali! That’s fantastic! I love that we’re getting so many readers now, but I love it even more when you guys try what we’re cooking. Superb! bk

    Posted by Blake on April 19th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

  • Wouldn’t have thought to do this… but, hey, pizza is one of our faves, so we’ll just have to add this variation to our list!

    Posted by NikkiG on April 20th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

  • Pizza for breakfast, i LOVE it! It looks incredible.

    Posted by Amber on April 21st, 2008 at 9:33 am

  • Hey, yeah - pizza of the gods!

    Posted by aforkfulofspaghetti on April 22nd, 2008 at 8:07 am

  • I am digging this idea. Very unexpected food combination. I will have to give this one a try.

    Posted by Danielle on April 24th, 2008 at 10:06 am

  • That looks sooo tasty. Bacon, egg and cheese is my biscuit of choice. Making it into a pizza? Brilliant.

    Posted by Katie on April 24th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

  • I can not wait to try this! I just bought all the ingredients tonight (actually, I bought 2 crusts because I’m guessing it will be a hit!)

    Posted by sherri on April 25th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

  • Just made this tonight! We all loved it! The egg was the best part. Fabulous! Thanks.

    Posted by Sherri on April 26th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

  • testing

    Posted by missbhavens on April 26th, 2008 at 10:00 pm

  • Okay, fourth time trying to comment (not sure what the issue is) but this was so tasty that I simply have to keep trying! This was so great! Definitely a new staple around here!

    Posted by missbhavens on April 26th, 2008 at 10:05 pm

  • …well, that link didn’t work because I’m a spazz…here’s my pizza!

    Posted by missbhavens on April 26th, 2008 at 10:06 pm

  • I just wanted to say thanks to all who commented. I’ve been traveling for work, so I haven’t had much time to comment back. I’m so glad that everyone who made this pizza enjoyed it. We love it! I am still on the search for a good recipe for homemade crust, so anyone who has one, please share! Thanks again!

    Posted by Bridget on April 30th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

  • I keep reading about this egg-pizza idea, and while it sounds crazy, many things that sound crazy turn out to be brilliant ideas! I will have to give it a try. Oh man, I can’t wait for this semester to be over so I can get back in my kitchen!

    Posted by laura k on May 6th, 2008 at 6:39 am

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