Pizza Potatoes

Welcome to my latest lunch obsession. Golden fried, skillet pizza potatoes topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, Italian sausage and peppers. When you’re craving pizza flavors but don’t want the crust, home fried potatoes with pizza toppings is the answer.

A few years ago I took my favorite parts of pizza, golden browned cheese and lightly crispy pepperoni, and paired them with skillet fried potatoes. It was one of the best combinations I’ve had (oh hey, baked pizza potatoes). Pizza Potatoes are perfect the perfect, gluten free solution to satisfying that pizza craving.

This is a great alternative to traditional pizza night and pizza dough. Kids love it because they can choose what combinations of toppings they put on their potatoes.  Banana peppers, olives, hot peppers…each of their skillet pizzas have their own little touch.

Ingredients

• What potatoes are best for frying? Red potatoes are waxy, low starch potato that hold their shape well when frying. Russets will work, but they’ll fall apart and end up like pizza mashed potatoes. Which may not be a bad thing, right?!
• Oil. Choose your favorite oil for frying. I use olive oil or coconut oi.
• Pizza sauce. Homemade pizza sauce is easy and has such a simple, lightly sweet flavor. Simple tomato sauce works in a pinch.
• Garlic salt. Garlic salt gives the potatoes a great flavor base for the pizza skillet. Don’t have garlic salt? Substitute with ¼ teaspoon garlic powder plus ¼ teaspoon salt.
• Toppings. Choose any type of cheese and toppings that you like on pizza.

Make Pizza Potatoes in 4 Steps

• Use a sharp knife to cut the potatoes into 1/2″ cubes.
• Drizzle oil in a large skillet (cast iron works great!) and heat over medium heat. Add the potatoes and cook until they are tender, turning them several times during cooking. Sprinkle with garlic salt during cooking.
• Once the potatoes are tender, top the potatoes with sauce, cheese and your favorite pizza toppings, such as peppers, fresh tomatoes, onions, mushrooms and sausage. If the skillet you are using isn’t oven safe, transfer the potatoes to a baking sheet or baking pan.
• Broil for 3-5 minutes, watching closely. The cheese should start to bubble and brown. Finish with Italian seasoning or fresh rosemary, fresh basil or oregano make a beautiful display.

Make it a meal.

Want to add side dishes to this dinner? Try one of these:

• Italian sub salad
• Fruit salad
• Pasta salad
• Garlic bread
• Broccoli salad

Next try our Mexican potatoes, taco pizza appetizer or tortilla chip pizza!

Pizza Potatoes

4.82 from 11 votes

Golden fried, skillet pizza potatoes topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, Italian sausage and peppers. When you're craving pizza flavors but don't want the crust, home fried potatoes with pizza toppings is the answer.

Servings 4

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

 

US Customary – Metric

• 2-3 cups diced red potatoes ½ inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 15 slices chopped pepperoni
• 1/2 cup sausage browned
• 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper

Instructions

 

• In a large skillet, fry the potatoes in coconut oil over medium heat until the potatoes are cooked through and golden brown. This will take about 25 minutes. Sprinkle the garlic salt on top of the potatoes at some point while they are frying. 2-3 cups diced red potatoes, 3 tablespoons coconut oil, ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• Once the potatoes are cooked through, remove the skillet from the heat and add the pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni, sausage, peppers and any other toppings you wish. ½ cup pizza sauce, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 15 slices chopped pepperoni, ½ cup sausage, 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
• Set the oven to broil on high. Put the oven rack on the highest level it will go and place the skillet on the rack. Broil for 3-5 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown. Watch carefully while it is under the broiler.
• Serve while warm.

Notes

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Leftovers are delicious reheated in an air fryer.

Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.

The calories shown are based on the recipe serving 4, with 1 serving being ¼ of the potatoes. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 925mg | Potassium: 385mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 364IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 1mg

Author Julie Clark

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Calories 334

Keyword best potato recipes, easy pizza, skillet dinner

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