Pizza Bar

Setting up a pizza bar for a party or other special event is a great way to get guests involved in preparing the food. Plus it a ton of fun and everyone gets to create their favorite pizza.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

2- 12 inch pizza crusts, cut into to fourth or six 5 inch individual pizza crusts

16 ounces marinara sauce

8 ounces Alfredo sauce

16 ounces Mozzarella cheese, grated

4-6 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated

4-6 ounces cheddar cheese, grated

Variety of other toppings:

Pesto, fresh basil or Italian blend of dry herbs
Sliced onions, green peppers, red bell peppers
SautÃ©ed mushrooms, caramelized onions, sun dried tomatoes, spinach Black olives, green olives, pineapple tidbits
Pepperoni, Italian sausage, diced ham, ground beef

Set up the station for making the pizza:

Have several pizza pans available for cooking
Place ready-made crusts on each pan
Line up toppings buffet style
Guests will take their crusts through the buffet of toppings applying their favorite items as they go
Cook pizzas at 350 degrees F until pizza crust is golden.

Cooking Wiser:

Sausage and ground beef should be pre-cooked

If a crispy crust is desired, add cheese toward the end of the cooking process to avoid overcooking

There are a variety of ready-made pizza crusts available but you could also make your pizza dough in advance and let people roll out their own shapes.

Drizzle olive oil infused with garlic over the top of the pizza immediately after removing from the oven

Make it your own:

The Man Pizza: Marinara sauce, pesto, pepperoni, Italian sausage, sautÃ©ed mushrooms, onions, red bell pepper all topped with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese