Description
Sunny-Side-Up Pizza is a savory breakfast pizza featuring a crispy crust topped with rich tomato sauce or olive oil, melted mozzarella cheese, perfectly baked sunny-side-up eggs, and crispy bacon or sausage. This hearty and fun brunch option can be customized with vegetables for a vegetarian twist.
Ingredients
Base
- 1 prepared pizza dough
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce or olive oil
Toppings
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup cooked bacon or sausage
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C) to ensure it’s hot enough to bake the pizza quickly and evenly.
- Prepare Dough: Roll out the prepared pizza dough on a baking sheet to your preferred thickness, creating an even base for the toppings.
- Add Sauce or Oil: Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough, or alternatively brush the dough with olive oil for a lighter base.
- Layer Cheese and Toppings: Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese generously over the sauce or oil, then add your cooked bacon or sausage evenly across the pizza.
- Create Wells for Eggs: Using the back of a spoon, make four small indentations or wells in the cheese and toppings where you will crack the eggs, ensuring they have their own spaces to cook without spreading.
- Add Eggs: Crack one egg into each well carefully to keep the yolks intact.
- Bake Pizza: Place the pizza in the preheated oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the egg whites are set but the yolks remain runny, and the crust is golden and crisp.
- Season and Serve: Remove from oven, season the eggs with salt and black pepper to taste, slice the pizza, and serve immediately for a delicious breakfast or brunch.
Notes
- Add spinach or mushrooms to the toppings for a vegetarian option, omitting the bacon or sausage.
- Use olive oil instead of pizza sauce for a lighter, more Mediterranean flavor.
- To ensure perfectly cooked eggs, monitor closely towards the end of baking time to avoid overcooked yolks.
- Leftover pizza can be reheated in a skillet to retain crispiness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
