Recipe: Spicy Pepperoni Pizza

This is a homemade version of my favorite pizza at Zelo / Bacio / Ciao Bella. You can use goat cheese or not – depending upon your taste preference. This is pretty easy, especially if you buy pizza crust. I really like Boboli ready-to-bake pizza crust. When making my own pizza dough, I really like this recipe from Epicurious.

You could also use premade pizza sauce, but this recipe calls for such an easy way of making your own pizza sauce with ingredients you most likely will already have on hand.

Spicy Pepperoni Pizza
serves: 2-3 (pizza is cut into 6 pieces)
time: 15-20 minutes

1 serving pizza dough or ready-to-bake Boboli crust
1 large garlic clove, minced or pressed
1 1/2 T olive oil
2 t dry Italian seasoning
1/4 cup tomato sauce
2 oz pepperoni
1 jalapeno, sliced thinly
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
2 oz soft goat cheese

Preheat oven to 450.

Place pizza crust on pizza stone or baking sheet. Combine garlic and olive oil in small bowl then brush over crust. Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the crust, then spread the tomato sauce over the crust. This is essentially your easy-to-make pizza sauce without dirtying a lot of bowls.

Top with pepperoni, jalapeno, and cheeses.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven, slice into 6 pieces, and serve.

Add more crushed red pepper if you want more spice.