Canadian bacon pizza is a classic pizza made especially from Canadian bacon. What makes Canadian bacon different from American bacon is that it is thicker, streaky with smoked strips of bacon that are so common in the market. On the other hand, American bacon comes from the fatty belly of pigs while Canadian bacon is cut from their loins.
In preparing Canadian bacon, it is usually done in a basic brine style, but sometimes it could be smoked also. The loins are rolled in grounded yellow peas or sometimes cornmeal and sliced. Canadian bacon usually has a sweet flavor and a tender juicy texture. It can make a good addition to a lot of recipes. It could be served with eggs, folded into an omelet, served with pancakes, or it could be chopped for pizza toppings to make a delicious Canadian bacon pizza.
CANADIAN BACON PIZZA
Combined with mushrooms, bell pepper and some mozzarella cheese. Canadian bacon makes a classic pizza topping. There are several recipes on how to make Canadian bacon pizza, each with a different nutritional value and special ingredients.
CANADIAN BACON PIZZA TOPPINGS
You can spice up your recipe however you want, but the customary toppings you’ll find in a Canadian bacon pizza recipe are tomato pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, bacon, pepperoni, and mushrooms.
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CANADIAN BACON PIZZA RECIPE
Let’s consider some great Canadian bacon pizza recipes, along with their different nutritional values.
1. Canadian Bacon Pizza
Ingredients:
- 1 unbaked pizza crust
- 1 cup of pizza sauce
- 2/3 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 6 ounces of Canadian bacon cut into bits
- ½ teaspoon of crushed dried basil
- ½ teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ cup of thinly sliced fresh mushroom
- ½ teaspoon of crushed dried oregano
- 1 small green or red bell
- Olive oil
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 450°F
- Place the unbaked pizza crust on an ungreased nonstick pizza pan
- Brush the pizza crust with a little olive oil, then spread pizza sauce over the crust, leaving an inch border around the rim
- Sprinkle half of the shredded mozzarella cheese then arrange the Canadian bacon on top of the cheese. Cover evenly and top with fresh mushroom slices and bell pepper rings.
- Season evenly with oregano, basil, and red pepper flakes, and finish up with what’s left of your shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Finally, leave in the oven to bake for 13-15 minutes, until the crust is crisp and the cheese is melted brown.
Nutritional Value: A 139g of Canadian bacon pizza may contain
- Calorie: 300
- Cholesterol: 25mg
- Sodium: 810mg
- Protein: 16g
- Vitamin D: 4mcg
- Calcium: 210mg
- Iron: 2.4mg
- Potassium: 210mg
- Carbohydrate: 33g
- Total fat: 12g
2. Pineapple and Canadian Bacon Pizza
Ingredients:
- Pizza crust or homemade pizza dough
- Pizza sauce
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Fresh pineapple cut into small chunks
- Canadian bacon chopped in bits
- Thinly sliced red onions
- Green bell pepper
- Cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- If you’re using homemade pizza dough, preheat your oven to 425°F. Grease your pizza pan and press your dough to the edge of the pan. But if you’re using store-bought pizza crust, preheat your oven to 400°F, grease your nonstick cookie sheet and place your pizza crust on it.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on the pizza dough or crust, then arrange the Canadian bacon, chunks of pineapple, onions, and bell pepper over the mozzarella cheese, and top up the dressing with some cheddar cheese.
- Put in the oven to bake for 16-20 minutes or until the crust is deep golden brown
Pineapple and Canadian bacon pizza may offer the following nutritional values
- Calories: 270
- Total fat: 11g
- Protein: 14g
- Total carbohydrate: 30g
- Sugars: 9g
Here’s another recipe for pineapple and Canadian bacon pizza you could try:
Ingredients
- Packaged Italian bread shell
- Can pineapple chunks
- Semisoft cheese with garlic and herb
- Medium-sized sweet pepper cut in bite-size
- Canadian bacon
Instructions:
- Place the bread shells on a baking sheet
- Drain off pineapple chunks, but reserve 1 tablespoon of the juice for later
- Mix the reserved pineapple juice with cheese in a small bowl
- Spread half of the mixture over the bread shell
- Add your toppings; Canadian bacon, sweet pepper, and pineapple chunks
- Cover the toppings with what’s left of the cheese mixture
- Set your oven to bake at 350F for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden brown
3. Pepperoni and Canadian Bacon Pizza
Ingredients:
- 4 whole wheat pita bread rounds
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- ½ pkg chopped Canadian bacon
- 1 cup of low-sodium pizza sauce
- 2 oz turkey pepperoni
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 425°F
- Grease the pita bread with olive oil, place on a baking sheet, and bake for 5 minutes
- After baking the pita bread, spread each of them with mozzarella cheese, Canadian bacon, and pepperoni toppings.
- Place in the preheated oven and allow to bake for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
A whole pepperoni and Canadian bacon pizza could offer the following nutritional value:
- Calorie: 386
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated fat: 5g
- Protein: 22g
- Carbohydrate: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Sodium: 916mg
4. Tortino’s Canadian Bacon and Ground Pork
Tortino’s makes a special pizza recipe with a combination of Canadian bacon and ground pork, which makes it an extra meaty recipe.
Ingredients:
- Enriched wheat flour
- Water
- Imitation mozzarella pizza
- Tomato puree
- Cooked ground pork
- Canadian bacon
- Vegetable oil
- Milk
- Soy
Instruction:
- Don’t microwave, but cook thoroughly to at least 160°F
- Unless you are ready to bake, keep it frozen
- When you’re ready to eat, remove the pizza from its wrapper and bake
- Preheat your oven to 450°F
- If you want your pizza crisp, then place it directly on the middle oven rack, and bake for 12-14 minutes or until the cheese in the center is melted. But if you want a softer crust, place your pizza on a baking sheet and allow it to bake for 13-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- You can refrigerate any leftovers
Tortino’s claims that ½ (147g) of their pizza serving size offers the following nutritional value per pizza:
- Calorie: 660
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 550mg
- Protein: 10g
- Total fat: 16g
- Saturated fat: 4g
- Trans fat: 0g
- Carbohydrate: 37g
- Dietary fiber: 2g
- Total sugars: 3g
- Incl added sugars: 2g
- Vitamin D: 4% of the daily value (DV)
- Calcium:8% DV
- Iron: 10%DV
- Potassium: 6% DV
5. Jack’s Canadian Bacon Pizza
Jack’s Canadian bacon pizza is deliciously made on a preservative-free thin pizza crust. It is made with real cheese, topped with Canadian bacon, a signature pizza sauce, and mozzarella cheese. It is perfect for an easy dinner or lunch on a busy day.
Ingredients: water, enriched wheat and malted barley flour, low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese, Canadian bacon chunked and formed with natural juices, tomato paste, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, modified cornstarch, yeast, soy lecithin, spice, dried garlic, citric acid, and L-cysteine. Also contains wheat, milk, and soy.
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 425°F
- Take out the pizza from its overwrap and cardboard
- Place it directly on the center of the oven rack
- Bake for 11 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- Let it sit for 5 minutes before eating
Nutritional Values: A piece of the 3 servings per container of Jack’s Canadian bacon pizza offers the following;
- Calorie: 310
- Total fat: 11g
- Saturated fat: 5g
- Trans fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
- Sodium: 720mg
- Total carbohydrate: 36g
- Dietary fiber: 2g
- Total sugars: 4g
- Incl added sugars: 1g
- Protein: 17g
- Vitamin D: 3.5mcg
- Calcium: 240mg
- Iron: 2.5mg
- Potassium: 220mg
6. Candian Bacon Pizza Papa John’s
Canadian bacon pizza is just one of many great pizzas made in the quintessential pizza line. In 2021, papa John’s introduced 3 new menus in their lineup. They featured delicious mouth-watery ingredients such as smoky crumbled bacon, julienne-cut Canadian bacon, and real smoked bacon strips to top off the sizzling meal.
However, a typical Canadian bacon pizza at Papa John’s offers the following nutrients:
- Calorie: 270
- Total fat: 7g
- Saturated fat: 2.5g
- Trans fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
- Sodium: 750mg
- Total carbohydrate: 37g
- Dietary fiber: 2g
- Sugars: 5g
- Protein: 13g
CONCLUSION
Canadian bacon pizza is a classic rich pizza dish, made from Canadian bacon. There are several recipes for making this type of pizza, and with all recipes, the great nutritional value is offered. Regardless of your recipe, there are basic ingredients that must be found in typical Canadian bacon pizza, such as mozzarella cheese.