Hawaiian Pizza
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 200.3
- Total Fat: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 9.4 mg
- Sodium: 624.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 31.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
- Protein: 8.3 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Hawaiian Pizza calories by ingredient
Introduction
Pizza is one of my favorite foods, and the sweet sauce at Papa John's is my all-time favorite. My viewpoint is, if you're going to make it at home, don't make it "just as good," make it better! So I'm remaking a medium Papa John's pie with pineapple, onion and bacon(BACON!!!). Fresh homemade sauce and premium ingredients make this recipe more than worth the calories, and still trimmer than the fast food original! Pizza is one of my favorite foods, and the sweet sauce at Papa John's is my all-time favorite. My viewpoint is, if you're going to make it at home, don't make it "just as good," make it better! So I'm remaking a medium Papa John's pie with pineapple, onion and bacon(BACON!!!). Fresh homemade sauce and premium ingredients make this recipe more than worth the calories, and still trimmer than the fast food original!Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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Crust:
1 premade pizza crust (SparkPeople recommends whole-wheat crust)
Toppings:
4 slices center-cut bacon
3/4 cup (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 cup pineapple chunks (fresh or canned, drained)
Sauce:
4 Roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cored
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 t minced garlic
1 t brown sugar (unpacked)
Directions
Set a large frying pan over medium heat, spritz with nonstick cooking spray and add bacon. Cook bacon for eight minutes, flipping every two minutes to keep it from curling up. Place bacon on paper towels to drain. The bacon should still be flexible and soft; it will crisp up on the pizza. Tear into small pieces.
Place tomatoes in a blender along with all the spices, salt, sugar and oil. Blend till smooth and pour into pot. Cook on medium high for 30 minutes or until reduced by half. (SparkPeople note: Use a low-sodium jarred tomato sauce to save time.)
While the tomato sauce is cooking, dice the onions and drain the pineapple.
Roll out the dough into your desired shape and thickness. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Place 1/2 cup of sauce on pizza. Sprinkle on 1/2 cup of cheese, 1 cup of pineapple and bacon pieces. Sprinkle on remaining 1/4 cup of cheese.
Bake in oven for 14 minutes on middle rack. If you prefer a browner pizza, broil pizza for an additional couple of minutes, watching to ensure it doesn't burn. Once it looks good and brown remove and let sit for 10 minutes to let the cheese firm up a little. Slice into eight pieces.
Place tomatoes in a blender along with all the spices, salt, sugar and oil. Blend till smooth and pour into pot. Cook on medium high for 30 minutes or until reduced by half. (SparkPeople note: Use a low-sodium jarred tomato sauce to save time.)
While the tomato sauce is cooking, dice the onions and drain the pineapple.
Roll out the dough into your desired shape and thickness. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Place 1/2 cup of sauce on pizza. Sprinkle on 1/2 cup of cheese, 1 cup of pineapple and bacon pieces. Sprinkle on remaining 1/4 cup of cheese.
Bake in oven for 14 minutes on middle rack. If you prefer a browner pizza, broil pizza for an additional couple of minutes, watching to ensure it doesn't burn. Once it looks good and brown remove and let sit for 10 minutes to let the cheese firm up a little. Slice into eight pieces.
Member Ratings For This Recipe
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JDLANDER
This was a great recipe. I made it twice in a row on request from DH. The sauce needs less fennel seeds. I used 1/2 the r.pepper flakes the 1st time and it was too much. Better with just a sprinkle. The 2nd time didn't have any fresh tomatoes so used stewed tomatoes-Yumm! Good w/ whole wheat crust - 12/1/09
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MONNIEK
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HEALTHYSERENITY
GREAT recipe, FANTASTIC directions!! You're awesome. I ordered pineapple and bacon pizza from Papa Johns ( my usual order) just last night -- now, after finding your recipe, that might just be the last time Papa Johns ever hears from me! I'll definitely be using this one on a regular basis. Thanks!! - 12/4/09
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BASTET2
Sounds wonderful--I will definitely be trying it--with two added additions--extra lean ground beef and Gwaltney's 40% low fat bacon instead of the Oscar Myers. Only 20 calories per slice and JUST as good! - 11/10/09
Reply from KRAMTHEGRAM (11/12/09)
Actually the term slice throws off the measurements. If you go by calories per gram the Oscar Mayer Center Cut is actually better(4.16cal/gram versus 4.28). It's just that Oscar Mayer slices are larger, so 2 slices are 50 cals instead of 3 slices being 60. It's best to compare by weight sometimes.
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BOWENBRIDE
Thanks for this awesome recipe! I haven't made it yet, but I love making pizza, and I love, love, LOVE that you have a from-scratch sauce! I love the fact that you have the recipe for gazpacho in there too, and I thoroughly enjoyed the flow of the recipe. The way you wrote it, it was a joy to read! - 11/4/09
Reply from KRAMTHEGRAM (11/4/09)
The gazpacho actually makes a great side dish for the pizza. It keep you from eating the whole pie yourself, and is full of great veggies. Try making a double batch of the sauce and reserving half for gazpacho. It can chill while your doing the rest of the cooking and you have a nice healthy meal.
