Thanksgiving Pizza

Name: Thanksgiving Pizza
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 roasted turkey or chicken thigh, with skin; 1 teaspoon cornmeal; 59 milliliters gravy; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 454 grams pizza dough; 177 milliliters mashed potatoes; 118 milliliters shredded cheddar cheese; 237 milliliters prepared stuffing; 1 teaspoons sugar; 59 milliliters chunky cranberry sauce; 2 teaspoons whole milk

The recipe Thanksgiving Pizza could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in about 50 minutes. For $3.87 per serving, you get a main course that serves 2. One serving contains 1112 calories, 40g of protein, and 37g of fat. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. If you have potatoes, stuffing, chunky cranberry sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the potatoes you could follow this main course with the Sweet Potatoes Scones as a dessert.

Instructions

Put a pizza stone or upside-down baking sheet in the oven; preheat to 500 degrees F. Stretch the pizza dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface. Dust a pizza peel or upside-down baking sheet with 1/2 teaspoon cornmeal and put the dough on top.

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Dough

Cornmeal

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Baking Sheet

Pizza Stone

Oven

Brush with the olive oil and sprinkle with the sugar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cornmeal. Slide onto the hot pizza stone or baking sheet and bake until golden on the bottom, 5 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the mashed potatoes with 1/4 cup cheese and the milk in a bowl; set aside.

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Olive Oil

Cornmeal

Potato

Cheese

Sugar

Milk

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Bowl

Roll tablespoonfuls of the stuffing into 1-inch balls to look like meatballs. Shred the turkey meat and julienne the skin. Slide the crust back onto the peel.

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Turkey Meat

Meatballs

Stuffing

Crust

Roll

Spread the cheddar mashed potatoes over the crust, then top with the shredded turkey. Spoon the cranberry sauce over the pizza and drizzle with the gravy. Arrange the stuffing balls on top and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese and the turkey skin. Return the pizza to the oven and bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 more minutes.

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Crust

Potato

Stuffing

Cheese

Whole Turkey

Gravy

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Oven

Photograph by Con Poulos

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

roasted turkey or chicken thigh, with skin 1teaspoon

cornmeal 59milliliters

gravy 1teaspoon

extra-virgin olive oil 454grams

pizza dough 177milliliters

mashed potatoes 118milliliters

shredded cheddar cheese 237milliliters

prepared stuffing 1teaspoons

sugar 59milliliters

chunky cranberry sauce 2teaspoons

whole milk

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Tenuta di Arceno Stradan al Sasso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 50 dollars per bottle.

Tenuta di Arceno Strada al Sasso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

2015 was the perfect warm vintage- not too hot, just right. The nose immediately releases tones of honeysuckle and strawberry jam, finishing with a herbal tone of rosemary and cypress. On the palate, the power of this wine impresses. There is an explosion of flavors, all framed tightly by firm bright acids. Flavors are dominated by tart cranberries and raspberries, giving way to the ever-elusive lush blueberry tones. The finish is dominated by vanilla bean with lingering black pepper and orange peel. This is an exciting year for Sangiovese and has the potential to age 15–20 years.