Pizza with Swiss Chard and Bacon

Name: Pizza with Swiss Chard and Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams sliced bacon; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 454 grams pizza dough, at room temperature; 473 milliliters 1/2 pound Fontina or mild provolone cheese, shredded; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 680 grams Swiss chard, stems and tough ribs removed, leaves cut into 1/2-inch-wide ribbons (4 cups)

Pizza with Swiss Chard and Bacon might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 36g of protein, 45g of fat, and a total of 788 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of bacon, olive oil, swiss chard, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the pizza dough you could follow this main course with the Grilled Dessert Pizza as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 50

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Preheat a pizza stone or generously oil a large baking sheet. In a large skillet, cook the bacon over high heat until browned and most of the fat is rendered, about 6 minutes.

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Bacon

Cooking Oil

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Drain on paper towels and let cool, then break the bacon into 1-inch pieces.

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Bacon

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Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the skillet and heat until shimmering. In a large heatproof bowl, toss the Swiss chard with the hot fat.

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Swiss Chard

Bacon Drippings

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Add the bacon and half of the cheese, season with salt and pepper and toss well.

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On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a rough 14-inch round.

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Roll

Transfer it to a floured pizza peel or rimless cookie sheet, or to the oiled baking sheet. Spoon the Swiss chard topping over the pizza, leaving a 1-inch border of dough.

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Dough

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Brush the border with the olive oil. Scatter the remaining cheese on top.

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Cheese

Slide the pizza onto the hot stone, if using, and bake for about 10 minutes on the stone or 16 minutes on the baking sheet, until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbling.

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