Kentucky Derby Hot Brown Pizza

Kentucky Derby Hot Brown Pizza

When your party coincides with the Kentucky Derby, it’s only fitting to make a Kentucky Hot Brown Pizza.

Gourmet pizzeria Tony BoomBozz’s creation is a white-sauce pizza topped with roasted turkey, bubbling cheeses, crisp bacon and Roma tomatoes.

Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (15)

Mornay Sauce

  • 1 T Unsalted Butter
  • 1 T All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Whole Milk
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • ¼ tsp Freshly Grated Nutmeg
  • 1 T Sour Cream
  • 1 T Grated Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese

Pizza

  • 24 oz Pizza Dough
  • 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • ½ cup Shredded Asiago Cheese
  • 1½ cup Pre Cooked Turkey, Chopped
  • ½ cup Chopped, Cooked Bacon
  • 1 cup Diced Roma Tomato
  • ¼ cup Chopped Parsley

Directions

  1. To prepare sauce, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until combined. Cook about 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add sour cream. Bring mixture to a slow simmer. (Do not boil.) The mixture will begin to thicken. Remove from heat. Add cheese and stir until smooth.
  2. To make pizza, preheat oven to 425F.
  3. Roll pizza dough into a 14-inch round or square. Place on baking sheet or pizza stone.
  4. Spread sauce on dough and top with remaining ingredients in the order listed. Bake 7 to 11 minutes, until puffy and golden brown.