This deep dish Breakfast Pizza is an easy weeknight dinner that the whole family will love. This ham and cheese pizza is a great addition to weekly meals.
I opted to add apples. They added a nice sweetness and paired beautifully with the cheese and the ham!
Origins of Pizza
As with many food stories, it is not an easy question to answer definitively. It really depends on your definition. The pizza that we are most farmiliar with today, covered with tomato sauce and cheese, was, in fact, born in Naples, Italy.
But if you think of pizza as a flatbread, of course, those date back to the Middle East. Also, focaccia that is topped with olive oil and other ingredients dates back to the Greek and Roman Empires. The first pizza shop in the US was in NYC and opened in 1905!
What you need
- pizza dough
- sliced deli ham
- cheddar cheese or American cheese
- mozzarella cheese
- slice apples – optional but tasty
- large eggs
Optional ingredients
- substitute bacon or breakfast sausage for ham
- garlic powder
- dried of fresh basil
- crushed red pepper
- top with sliced scallions
- add a sprinkle of parmesan cheese
How to Make Deep Dish Breakfast Pizza
You can easily make homemade dough but when you are short on time a store bought dough is your best friend! Preheat oven to 450°F or 500°F if your oven will go that high.
- Since we’re making deep dish, spread the dough into an oiled cast iron skillet or ovenproof pan.
- Cover and let it rise/ rest for about 5 minutes. Break eggs into a small bowl. Add salt and black pepper and beat with a fork until well beaten.
- Pour egg mixture into the center of the dough. Spread it out with a spoon so it covers evenly. Cover the eggs with a few slices of deli ham.
- Core and thinly slice an apple. Add to top of pizza.
- Add 3 slices of torn American cheese.
Place skillet in preheated oven. Bake for 15- 20 minutes, depending on the maximum temperature your oven reaches, until cheese and crust is nice and brown and filling is bubbly. Let rest 5 minutes before cutting.
Other delicious pizzas
- Sourdough Pizza Crust
- Chicken Florentine Pizza
- Lobster Pizza
- Thin Crust Grilled Chicken Pizza
- Tuna Pizza
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Deep Dish Breakfast Pizza
Ingredients
- olive oil to coat pan.
- 1 Pizza dough
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Apple
- 3 slices Deli Ham
- 3 slices American Cheese
- 1 cup Mozzarella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F
- Coat cast iron or other ovenproof pan with olive oil.
- Stretch dough and push into edges of the pan.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and let dough rest for about 5 minutes.
- Scramble eggs in a small bowl.
- Core and slice apple.
- Once dough has rested, pour eggs into the middle of the dough and spread toward the edges with a spoon so the dough is evenly covered.
- Tear the ham and place on top of the egg. Place apple slices on top of ham.
- Tear American cheese into smaller pieces and top the apple.
- Cover everything with mozzarella.
- Bake about 30 minutes until filling is bubbly and cheese and dough are evenly browned.
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Notes
Reheat in microwave or, in 350°F oven for about 10 minutes, until hot.
Do not freeze.
Nutrition
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Originally Published 3/1/2016 Updated 1/23/2022
Julie
Not just breakfast pizza… but deep dish breakfast pizza?! YUM! I need this in my life!! Such great flavors in this.
Beth Neels
Hehe! Thanks Julie! You need all of the energy you can get with your little ones!
Chef Mireille
I love the idea of this breakfast pizza – I also do breakfast pizza but mine is different . Now I am ready to try your style also!
Beth Neels
Mmm! I’d love to see your version chef! Thanks for checking out this one!
Brian Jones
Pizza for breakfast… You should be ashamed of yourself! I have never ever eaten pizza for breakfast…
No, seriously I haven’t!
Honestly!
lol, this looks fab 😀
Beth Neels
Lol! I should make you submit to a lie detector test Brian! 😂 Thanks for stopping by!
Ramona
I love the idea of pizza for breakfast – I have to tell my kids about it – they will love you Beth! The ingredients combo is just brill! I am sure this will be on my breakfast table very, very soon.
Beth Neels
Thank you Ramona! Yes, this pizza is a kid magnet! Tell them to save me piece! 🙂
Susan
I love the addition of apples! And bubbly, browned American cheese! Oh YEAH!!!
Beth Neels
Thanks Susan! The bubbly, browned American cheese is super yummy!
Kristen
This is such a fun take on breakfast for dinner and I think the apples were a good call. Unexpectedly perfect!
Beth Neels
Haha! Thanks Kristen! I really like the tart apples! It cuts through the heavy cheese!
Tara
This is such a fun twist on the same-old pizza for dinner!
Beth Neels
Thanks Tara! My family absolutely loves it!
Jennifer
That breakfast pizza looks amazing! I love cooking pizza in a cast iron skillet!
Beth Neels
Thanks Jennifer! I do too! The crust is my favorite part!
Stephanie
Never thought of actually making pizza for breakfast but this looks so good. Can’t wait to give this a try.
Beth Neels
We don’t usually eating it for breakfast, but it would be good! Thanks Stephanie!
Jill
My whole family would love this pizza for breakfast. I really like the addition of the apple slices too!
Beth Neels
It makes you not feel as guilty, eating all of the ham, cheese and dough! 😂 Thanks Jill!
Donna Gaul
Looks Yummy! Can you please send me some for dinner?
Binky
Thanks, Donna! Sure I would get to drop you some off! Be there in 4 hours! 🙂