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Cheese Curd Pizza with Bacon & Southwest Ranch
Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 15-20 min | Cook Temp: 450°
Ingredients
- 12” HRI Veggie Lovers Pizza (or cheese)
- 2 green onions
- ½ cup chopped crispy bacon
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp ranch seasoning
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 quart vegetable oil
- 8 oz cheese curds
- 1 cup beer
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 450˚F
- Remove pizza from all packaging
- Prepare southwest ranch. Whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, ranch seasoning, and chili powder until smooth. Note: if the dressing is too thick, add water 1 tablespoon at a time to reach desired consistency
- Preheat a large pot with oil to 375˚F. Add beer and milk to a large bowl. In a second shallow bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sea salt, and black pepper
- Dredge the cheese curds in the beer mixture, and then generously coat in the flour mixture
- Carefully drop 3-4 cheese curds into the hot oil at a time, and cook for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat with the remaining cheese curds, monitoring the temperature of the oil as you go
- Arrange the cheese curds and bacon evenly over the pizza. Place pizza directly on the oven rack and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. Note: if you find that your cheese curds are browning too quickly, carefully remove them from the pizza with a fork, and set aside. Add the cheese curds back to your pizza with 1-2 minutes remaining
- Cut into squares and enjoy 🙂
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