Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Peppers

Topped with red onions, roasted red peppers, and fresh mozzarella, this Caramelized Onion Pizza takes just 15 minutes to make!

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Creating This Caramelized Onion Pizza

Logan has been learning a song called “I am a Pizza” at school, so we decided we would make pizza together for dinner. It has been a few years since I’ve made a pizza at home.

We didn’t have time to make the dough, so we bought it from our favorite pizza place and made the rest ourselves. Logan helped roll out the dough, grated most of the cheese all by himself, and helped me put the toppings on.

We just used some things we had on hand for the toppings. I wish we had a can of artichoke hearts to add to it, but we didn’t and I didn’t want to make a special trip to the store. We had lots of fun making the caramelized onion pizza and we sang “I am a Pizza” while we made it, but when it came time to for dinner he didn’t want to eat it.

I’m not surprised about that though! He’s such a picky eater!

Caramelized Onion Pizza Ingredients

In addition to the caramelized red onions, I included peppers on the pizza. I love the combo of roasted red peppers and red onion!

Here’s everything you’ll need for this easy pizza recipe:

• Red onion
• Roasted red peppers
• Mozzarella
• Fresh basil
• Tomato paste
• Dried basil and oregano
• Garlic powder
• Pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)

For the complete ingredient list and detailed instructions, scroll to the bottom of this post for the FREE printable recipe card.

How to Make Caramelized Onion Pizza

This caramelized red onion pizza took just 15 minutes to assemble and bake. Here’s how it’s made:

1. Slice the red onions thin. Saute them in olive oil until they are tender and slightly browned.
2. Roll dough out to fit your pan. 
3. Spread tomato paste on crust for the sauce and season with dried basil, oregano, and garlic powder. Top with cheese.
4. Add basil, red bell peppers, and red onion. 
5. Bake at 450 degrees F until cheese is melted and dough is cooked.

The above is simply a quick summary of this recipe. Check out the full recipe in the free printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for all the detailed instructions.

What to Serve with Pizza

If you’re looking for side dish suggestions to go with this recipe, I recommend a big green salad. It doesn’t have to be fancy at all!

• Copycat Olive Garden Salad 
• Italian Mixed Greens Salad 
• Bleu Cheese BLT Salad
• Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad
• Watermelon, Feta & Mint Salad

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Tools Needed for This Recipe

• Pizza Peel: Makes taking the pizza in and out of the oven so much easier.
• Pizza Stone: If you’ve never used a pizza stone before, it’s a game changer! Pizza stones help the crust crisp up on the bottom. Be sure to preheat the pizza stone before placing the pizza on it.
• Pizza Cutter: I hate using knives to cut pizza. Having a pizza cutter on hand is a must if you make a lot of homemade pizza.

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