Go Back
+ servings
Print Recipe
5 from 1 vote

Leftover Carnitas Pizza with Salsa Verde Sauce

Carnitas pizza with Salsa Verde sauce is so delicious and a nice change from your typical pizza.  This has become a family favorite at our house!
This recipe makes 1 large half sheet pan pizza (about 16 small square slices).
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Pizza
Cuisine: Gourmet Pizza
Keyword: Carnitas, Carnitas Pizza, salsa verde
Servings: 8
Calories: 58kcal
Author: Katia

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees
  • Roll out pizza dough large enough to fit onto a 18 X 13 half sheet pan
  • Carefully transfer pizza dough to upside down sheet pan
  • Drizzle a little olive oil onto the edges of the pizza and spread the oil with your fingers about 1 inch around the edge making sure to cover that 1" edge strip all the way to the very edges.
  • Spoon out some salsa verde onto the dough and gently spread the sauce to about 1/2 inch away from the edges.
  • Now sprinkle the mozzarella over the salsa verde, spreading it evenly throughout
  • Toss carnitas with1 Tbsp of olive oil to just lightly coat, then spread the carnitas evenly over the mozzarella
  • Lastly sprinkle the queso fresco over the carnitas
  • Place topped pizza into pre-heated oven on the middle rack and bake for 8 minutes, watching closely
  • After the 8 minutes are up, check to see that the pizza will slide off the pan. (Use a spatula to carefully try to unstick the pizza from the pan and slide it gently directly onto the oven rack.
  • Bake another 2-3 minutes, watching the pizza closely to avoid burning.
  • Once out of the oven, let the pizza rest at least a couple minutes before slicing and then enjoy!

Notes

This recipe makes 1 large half-sheet pan semi-rectangular pizza. You can easily double it. Our basic pizza dough recipe mentioned in the recipe will make 2 large pizzas.

Nutrition

Serving: 2small square slices | Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 13mg | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 0.1mg