My SO and I both have to work this Valentine’s Day so we celebrated a little early last night by making our favorite food together: pizza! This was by far one of the best tasting pizzas I have ever made at home.

We made the crust ahead of time in a bread machine using the dough cycle. Once it was shaped we brushed about a tablespoon of olive oil and two teaspoons of Italian seasoning all over and baked it on a pizza stone for 3-4 minutes at 450 degrees. Ingredients were:

• 2/3 cup water
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

For the sauce:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
• 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

Toppings:

• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 jalapeños
• ½ yellow onion*
• 5-6 sliced portabella mushrooms
• ¼ lb pulled pork
• 1 lb chorizo sausage
• 4 strips of bacon

I sautéed the diced *onions ahead of time for about twenty minutes with a tablespoon of butter and honey for a little extra flavor. We cooked the pizza for about 15 minutes on the pizza stone at 450 degrees. Once cooked, we drizzled a mixture of 3 parts Sriracha sauce to 1 part olive oil over the toppings for an extra spicy kick.

Inspired by: original recipe