A couple weeks ago, I shared some of our year round family traditions ideas. Friday pizza and movie night is one of our most beloved and longest standing! And this potato pizza recipe is everyone’s favorite. I was first introduced … Read More
We love learning about holidays around the world, as well as the customs and history behind them. This guide on how to celebrate Lunar New Year festival with kids has books, videos, crafts, recipes, science activities, and more to help … Read More
When I shared on Instagram that we started online language classes for kids this year, I got tons of questions on how we found our foreign language teacher. Here are all the details of where we found her, how often … Read More
Conversation starters about race can be tricky, especially when talking to kids. As a mom of 5, I know that I want to proactively bring it up, but I also sometimes fumble for words. But usually, if I can ask … Read More
Growing up, the only kids books about love that I saw included white, heterosexual protagonists. I never once read a book with a family of color or biracial couple, like my husband and I are now. I also grew up … Read More
We love traveling with our kids, of course. We love the experiences and the connection and the learning. And while we like to be present and in the moment, we also like to document our experiences through photos! We’re certainly … Read More
One thing we as parents have discussed a number of times is how to manage screen time at home. It’s tricky mostly because it’s constantly evolving! With different ages, school needs, and family time, it definitely feels like an evolution … Read More
I can’t believe it, but we’re coming up on our 5 year anniversary of living in the California Bay Area. We’ve loved exploring literally hundreds of hikes, museums, restaurants, festivals, and more. It’s so fun finding hidden gems, but it’s … Read More
Have you visited another planet before? We haven’t but these Petrified Forest National Park hikes sure made it feel like it! The park itself is not hugely popular, which is wonderful for feeling like you have it all to yourself. … Read More
Join us as we learn with these Black History Month activities for the February Global Children’s Book Club! These Black History Month ideas for schools and families will direct you to Black creators and resources and provide opportunities to discuss … Read More
Through all of the learning this month and always, it’s very important to combine it with Black History Month ideas for action. Here are actions for kids and families to take this month to learn, grow, and act. 20+ … Read More
I have extremely thick frizzy hair. You know that episode of Friends when Monica’s hair keeps getting bigger and bigger in the Barbados? That’s basically my hair. You’ve probably seen this hair tool mentioned a lot on the Internet, but here’s … Read More
A couple weeks ago, I shared some of our year round family traditions ideas. Friday pizza and movie night is one of our most beloved and longest standing! And this potato pizza recipe is everyone’s favorite.
I was first introduced to potato pizza about 5 or 6 years ago by some dear friends. I was shocked when they said they love putting potato slices directly on pizza. I trusted them and went ahead with it…only realizing too late that they don’t use sauce when making potato pizza! Ha. It was still tasty!
This potato pizza recipe contains affiliate links, but all opinions are 100% my own. That means I earn a small commission if you purchase through my link, but doesn’t change your price.
What Is In This Homemade Potato Pizza Recipe
Now I make this homemade potato pizza with just olive oil as a base, and it’s delicious. The thinly sliced potatoes cook right in the oven and end up with just a tiny bit of bite – perfect so they’re not mushy. And sprinkling with sea salt and cracked pepper right after baking when the cheese is all bubbly is unbelievably delicious. (We have and love these wooden grinders.)
This potato pizza recipe with cracked pepper comes out at least a couple times a month – it’s a staple in our vegetarian capsule meal plan. I highly recommend you try it, too!
Best Tools to Make Homemade Pizza
There are a few tools that make homemade pizza making so much easier. Here are my favorites!
I used to make my dough by hand, but it is just faster to do it in the mixer, especially with a bunch of kids. We used our old stand mixer from our wedding for over 12 years. It was still working great, but we wanted a bigger bowl for larger quantities for our large family.
A pizza stone is great not just for baking pizza, but for baking pretty much anything. We just leave ours in the base of the oven and it helps everything else cook better and more evenly.
A pizza peel makes it so easy to slide your pizza directly onto the pizza stone and then pull it back out again when it’s done. I’ve had mine for probably a decade and use it as everything from a cutting board to a peel to a serving board.
I used to always use cornmeal on my pizza peel to slide it onto the pizza stone. But cornmeal would get EVERYWHERE, and it would still sometimes stick, and it would burn in the oven and cause a giant mess. So then one day I tried using parchment paper on the pizza peel and sliding it onto the pizza stone. It cooked exactly the same and made zero mess. SOLD. I really love these pre-cut sheets.
A friend recently gave me these reusable grill sheets that I use almost exactly like parchment paper. Inexpensive and less wasteful!
Hear me out. You know how you have to cover the pizza dough (or any yeasted dough) to rise? I feel like towels get yanked off or shift, and everyone knows plastic wrap is the most annoying to work with.
Disposable plastic shower caps are the BEST for this. Yes, the kind that you would get in a hotel toiletries kit. They have elastic around the edge so they stay on and they stretch right into place. I love them so much and keep a big stack on hand.
To cut your potatoes thinly, you can either use a mandoline or a good chef’s knife. I use the latter and it doesn’t take long at all after lots of practice – about 5 minutes to slice all of the potatoes.
This is my very very favorite knife that I use 90% of the time I’m in the kitchen. It’s so great.
Those are all our favorite tools and all about this delicious potato pizza recipe. Let me know if you make it in your home!
Simple Potato Pizza Recipe with Cracked Pepper
This potato pizza recipe is simple to make and crazy delicious. Everyone in our family chooses it over red sauce pizza every time!
4-6Yukon gold potatoes, thinly sliced (no need to peel)
3-4cupsshredded whole milk mozzarella cheese (low moisture preferred)I highly recommend shredding your own, as the pre-shredded kind is coated so that it doesn't stick, which prevents it from melting as well.
Bit of freshly grated Parmesan cheese to dust the top
Freshly grated sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
Make the pizza dough.
You can make the pizza dough in the morning, refrigerate it, and pull it out of the fridge 2-2.5 hours before you're ready to bake it. You can also make the pizza dough about 1-2 hours before you'd like to bake it, depending on how warm it is.
Pour warm water into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add yeast. Wait until it is foamy, about 5 minutes. Mix with the whisk attachment a minute or so until frothy.
Add sugar or honey, salt, and olive oil.
Add wheat flour. Mix with whisk attachment on medium for about 3-4 minutes to build up gluten. Switch to the dough hook.
Add 1.5. cups all-purpose flour. Knead with dough hook for 5-6 minutes on medium until supple and smooth and in the form of a ball.
Grease a bowl (I usually use the same mixing bowl and just take the dough out for a second to grease the bowl, then plop the dough back in), place the dough inside, cover, and wait to rise for about 1-2 hours until doubled in size.
Preheat oven to 550F.
Make the pizza.
While the dough is rising, wash and very thinly slice your potatoes. You can do this with a mandoline or simply slice them as thinly as possible with a knife.
Shred cheese.
When the dough has risen, separate into two balls. Roll out one on a piece of parchment paper on a pizza peel, gently stretching into a circle.
Brush dough with olive oil.
Lay out potato circles in concentric circles, leaving 1/2" around the edge. Cover with cheese.
If you have a pizza stone, slide the parchment paper directly onto the stone. If not, slide it onto a baking sheet. Bake for 5-7 minutes, until cheese is bubbling and slightly browned.
Grate a bit of Parmesan cheese over the top. Grind several turns of sea salt and black pepper.
Keyword Pizza
IF YOU LIKED THIS POST ABOUT OUR VEGETARIAN CAPSULE MEAL PLAN, YOU MIGHT LIKE THESE POSTS TOO:
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognizing you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Read more about our Privacy Policy.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.