Broccoli Rabe Burrata Pizza.

Hello Pizza Thursday… and thank you for saving my sanity. 🙂

Soo, you think we can all get in on this whole Pizza Thursday thing??

I know it doesn’t quite have the ring of Taco Tuesday, but let’s be real, anything with the word pizza in it sounds pretty dang GOOD.

Ok, ok and pizza has a way of curing all. Meaning stress, headaches and all the “oh man, I wish it was Friday” thoughts that are flowing through your head right now. It’s true, pizza is a magical food full of carbs and cheese…aka two of my most favorite ingredients!

Serious Question: have you guys ever felt so mentally and physically exhausted that the only thing you could possibly do was lay your head down?? Cause that was me this last Tuesday. I got home from Chicago late Monday night, ate, showered, hit the pillow running and was out within seconds. I got up the next morning, did my morning thing and then I dunno, something hit me and basically I couldn’t even function. Like I had to put my head down cause, if I am being honest, it felt like it weighed a million pounds and everything on my body was completely sore. For a while, I was worried I was getting the flu or something, but after a quick cat nap (literally…cause little Snape snuggled in next to me) I pretty much felt a million times better. For some reason I was still sore, but at least I felt energized.

Once I was up and moving again, I had only one thing in mind that I HAD to do.

PIZZA.  I mean, duh.

Pizza with all the cheese, some greens and a little kick of heat. So basically, pizza perfection. 🙂

Also, I am kind of super sad to report that during my short stay in Chicago, I never had even one slice of pizza. I know, I know, what?!? Saturday night mom and I went to some lame place (bad choice on our part…we really should have planned better…and made reservations) and tried to order a deep dish spinach margherita pizza, but um they said it would take at least and hour. We were starving, like starving, so that was not happening. Complete bummer, but there is always next time right?!

Oh, and since we are on the topic of my last trip, I feel like I should mention the super weird car ride down to the airport with my dad’s cousin Ethel who is currently planning on setting me up with a guy.

Dear God help me. That was a long two-hour ride….

Anyways, let’s get back to talking about this supper yummy Broccoli Rabe Burrata Pizza!

The pizza is topped with sautéed broccoli rabe, pepperoni, mozzarella AND burrata cheese, fresh basil, lots of garlic and a couple good pinches of crushed red pepper flakes…ah is there anything better?!? Thinking not at this very moment anyway. Hello… all that cheese!! And hey, there are totally tons of greens, so yup that means this is a completely well-balanced meal. Hehe, don’t you just love the way I think?

OH, and this is a GREEN pizza, making it perfect not only for St.Patrick’s Day, which is in just one week, but also for the start of spring!! YEAHHH!!

If you can’t find broccoli rabe in your grocery store, I recommend using broccolini in its place. You could throw on a couple of kale leaves as well. As for all you vegetarian eaters out there, as much as I love the pepperoni, you can simply omit them. Not a huge deal! For the dough, I used my favorite homemade pizza dough, which I have been keeping on hand for weekly Pizza Thursday nights. You can also use store-bought dough if you’d prefer, but I can’t lie homemade is always the way to go! Either way, I’m pretty sure you will quickly become addicted to this simple pizza pie…obviously.

Broccoli Rabe Burrata Pizza.

4.29 from 7 votes

4 Servings

by Tieghan Gerard

calories 495kcal

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Prep15 minutes mins

Cook15 minutes mins

Total30 minutes mins

Pizza with all the cheese, some greens and a little kick of heat. So basically, pizza perfection. 🙂

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 pounds [homemade | https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/apple-and-caramelized-onion-pizza-with-pumpkin-seed-pangrattato/] or store-bought pizza dough
• ▢ 1/4 cup olive oil
• ▢ 1 large bunch broccoli rabe, use broccolini if your store does not carry
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
• ▢ 1/3 cup kalamata olives, halved
• ▢ 1/2 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
• ▢ 8-10 slices pepperoni, optional
• ▢ 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
• ▢ 8 ounces fresh burrata cheese
• ▢ salt + pepper, to taste

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat a large skillet with high sides over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Add the broccoli rabe and season with salt + pepper. Cook until the broccoli rabe has wilted, about 3-4 minutes. Add the crushed red pepper flakes and garlic and cook another 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• Once the pizza dough is ready, lightly flour a counter. Use your hands or a rolling pin to roll the dough out until you have a flattened disk. Place the pizza on a greased baking sheet and then use your hands to gently tug, pull and push the pizza dough into your desired shape. You can make 1 larger pizza or 2 smaller pizzas with this dough. I typically go with 2 smaller, thin crust pizzas.
• Using a spoon, spoon some of the oil from the pan over the pizza dough, this oil will act as your "sauce". Now add the olives, broccoli rabe and sprinkle with half of the basil. Add most of the mozzarella cheese and all of the pepperoni.
• Bake the pizza for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is all melty and gooey. Remove from the oven, add the burrata and place back in the oven for another 5-8 minutes. Sprinkle the pizza with fresh basil, salt + pepper.
• SERVE RIGHT AWAY! 🙂

Notes

*If you are feeling extra fancy, adding goat brie to this pizza is pretty epic!

Nutrition

Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 898mg | Potassium: 543mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2005IU | Vitamin C: 136.6mg | Calcium: 672mg | Iron: 4.7mg

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Gimme all the cheese and carbs please!