Leftover Turkey Pizza

5 from 1 vote

Leftover Turkey Pizza

This turkey pizza is a great use for leftover holiday turkey. Use garlic oil and a cranberry sauce as the base, and then layer with brie cheese, mozzarella, and shredded leftover turkey.

Prep Time10

Cook Time2

Total Time12

Course: dinner, Pizza

Cuisine: American

Servings: pizza

Author: Mary Cressler

Cost: $10

Equipment

1 pizza oven
1 Pizza Peel
1 Turning Pizza Peel
1 IR Thermometer

Ingredients

1 whole pizza dough
2-3 tablespoons garlic oil (See notes for making it)
1/4 cup cranberry sauce
⅓ cup fresh mozzarella
3 ounces brie cheese (We use a brie log and cut into small thin circles)
1/2 cup shredded turkey
1 tablespoon fresh thyme

Optional Toppings:

1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon hot honey, to finish
¼ teaspoon finishing salt, to finish

Instructions

Preparation: Prepare your pizza oven to the target temperature. For us that’s setting an outdoor pizza oven to 900 degrees Fahrenheit and the pizza stone reading 700 degrees Fahrenheit using a good IR thermometer.
Make Pizza: Lightly dust a cutting board with flour and form dough into a 12-inch round. Coat with the garlic oil using a pastry brush. Then add dollops of the cranberry sauce. Use the back of a spoon to gently smooth it out. Add the brie rounds, then mozzarella, and then add shredded turkey. Top with the fresh thyme.
Cook: Launch the pizza into the pizza oven. Using a turning peel, rotate the pizza every 20 seconds until the pizza is cooked through. This can take up to 2 minutes.
Finish: Remove pizza and sprinkle with optional toppings - Parmesan, hot honey, and finishing salt. Cut into slices and serve.

Notes

Garlic Oil: Add 1/4 cup of olive oil and 2 cloves of minced garlic in a small bowl. Use as a base flavor element for any pizza.

Home Oven Modification: If using your home oven we recommend making this on a pizza stone. Preheat your oven to 550 degrees Fahrenheit with the pizza stone on the center rack. Launch the pizza onto the stone with a pizza peel. Bake for 6 minutes and then rotate 180 degrees. Bake an additional 6 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust has turned golden.

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