Cast Iron Skillet Pizza is so easy, the pizza crust comes out light and fluffy with a perfectly crispy crust. The cornmeal gives it the best texture with every bite.
This Cast-Iron Skillet Pizza is one of my new favorite recipes. I could eat pizza every single day and never complain. Perfectly crispy crust from the super-hot cast iron pan. This pizza has a thicker crust and is so insanely delicious that and will seriously change your life. It’s definitely a winner in our home along with this Flatbread
Why this recipe works
This cast iron pizza recipe is very similar to a deep dish pizza. The homemade dough gets perfectly crispy on the outside with a chewy crust on the inside. With all the gooey cheese and delicious toppings, it will for sure be loved by all, like my Pizza Sticks.
Ingredients needed
Ingredient notes
- Yeast– I like to use the quick-rise yeast.
- Yellow cornmeal- gives it a great texture
- Tomato paste– gives it a thicker sauce, if you prefer it to be thinner add a little more water.
- Sausage– I love spicy Italian sausage, but any kind will work.
- Bell peppers– red peppers or green peppers work great.
How to make Skillet Pizza
- Step 1:Add the yeast and warm water to a medium-sized bowl, then add in the rest of the pizza crust ingredients knead into a ball and cover with plastic wrap and a dish towel and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour. Prepare the sauce if using homemade.
- Step 2:Remove the dough ball and place it on a lightly floured surface.
- Step 3: Using a rolling pin roll the dough out to about a 15-inch circle.
- Step 4: Heat the cast iron pan on the stovetop until warm. Sprinkle the remaining corn meal into the bottom of the pan and place the dough into the skillet. Pressing the dough against the sides of the
- Step 5: Spread the red pizza sauce evenly onto the crust.
- Step 6:Sprinkle an even layer of the cheese on top.
- Step 7: Layer the topping on top of the cheese.
- Step 8: Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese around the crust edges, this is optional but I highly recommend it.
Recipe tips
- I prefer a thicker sauce, but if you like yours a little thinner, just add a little more water to the sauce to thin it out. Whenever I have extra sauce left over I just pop it in the freezer. You can use your favorite jarred pizza sauce if you have one.
- No cast iron pan? You can use a regular pizza stone or pizza pan but the crust will turn out to be a thinner crust.