BBQ Meatloaf And Caramelized Onion Pizza

On Saturday night I wanted to make us a fun family dinner, but I also had some meatloaf cups (recipe coming later this week) in the freezer that I wanted to use up. I didn't have enough meatloaf cups to just make those with a side dish though. So I decided it was time to creative. Here is what I came up with.

BBQ Meatloaf & Caramelized Onion Pizza
For Pizza Dough

• 1 c. warm water
  
• 2 T. yeast
• 2 T. honey
• 3 T. olive oil
• 1/2 t. salt
• 3 1/2 c. flour

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water for 5 minutes. Stir in honey, olive oil and salt. Add the flour, 1/2 c. at a time, until dough is no longer sticky. (This can be done in a stand mixer also.) Knead for about 5 minutes.
2. Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 30 minutes. Punch down dough, knead 1 minute, recover in greased bowl and let rise 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
3. Roll out pizza crust and place on a pizza stone, or press onto a cookie sheet sprinkled with corn meal. Prebake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool and top with pizza toppings.

For Pizza Toppings -
--BBQ Sauce

• 1 c. ketchup (or, in a pinch like I was, 1 can tomato paste, 1 can water, 1 t. apple cider vinegar and 1/2 t. salt)
• 2 T. worchestschire sauce
• 2 T. brown sugar
• 1 t. each; garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, black pepper
• 1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes

1. Stir all ingredients together until combined.

--Caramelized Onions

• 1 large yellow onion, sliced
  
• 2 T. butter
• 2 t. honey

1. Melt butter in a skillet. Add onions and honey. Cook over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes, until onions are tender and caramelized.

--6 meatloaf cups, leftover meatloaf or meatballs, cut into cubes

--2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

To put the pizza together:

1. Spread BBQ sauce over pizza crust. Top with caramelized onions.
2. Cover onions and sauce with chopped meatloaf.
3. Cover all with shredded cheese.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees, until crust is done and cheese is melted.

We could not believe how delicious this pizza was. I will definitely be making it again soon!

I will post the full game plan for this dinner later on this week.

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