Thanksgiving Pizza

Name: Thanksgiving Pizza
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Pizza dough; 1 1/2 cups turkey gravy; 2 cups mashed potatoes; 1 cup (4 oz) low moisture mozzarella, grated; 2 cups leftover turkey, diced; 1/2 cup KC Canning Co Cranberry Sauce; 1 cup French’s Fried Onions; 2 tbsp fresh sage, chiffonade

Nov 26, 2024 • Tom Jackson

This recipe creates two wood-fired pizzas using Thanksgiving leftovers, cooked on a Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill equipped with a Wood Fired Oven. Each pizza begins with a stretched pizza dough base, topped with turkey gravy, grated low-moisture mozzarella, diced turkey, and dollops of mashed potatoes. The pizzas are cooked at 475°F directly over the firebox, rotating every 30 seconds until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Once baked, they're garnished with warmed cranberry sauce, French’s fried onions, and fresh chiffonade sage for a perfect combination of savory and sweet holiday flavors.

Thanksgiving Pizza

Tom Jackson

Rated 5.0 stars by 2 users

Cuisine

American

Servings

16

Prep Time

3 hours 5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Calories

200

Give your Thanksgiving leftovers a festive makeover with this holiday-inspired wood-fired pizza! Creamy turkey gravy, gooey mozzarella, tender turkey, and fluffy mashed potatoes come together on a golden crust for the ultimate comfort food. Finished with a pop of tangy cranberry sauce, crunchy fried onions, and fragrant sage, this merry creation will make your leftovers the star of the season!

Ingredients

Pizza dough
1 1/2 cups turkey gravy
2 cups mashed potatoes
1 cup (4 oz) low moisture mozzarella, grated
2 cups leftover turkey, diced
1/2 cup KC Canning Co Cranberry Sauce
1 cup French’s Fried Onions
2 tbsp fresh sage, chiffonade

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Directions

Preheat your Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill to 475 degrees with the diffuser plate removed and the Wood Fired Oven installed over the fire box.
For each pizza, dust your work surface with flour. Stretch your pizza dough, then spread the gravy across the entire surface.
Sprinkle the mozzarella over the gravy, the diced turkey over the cheese, then pipe or spoon dollops of mashed potatoes.
Dust a pizza peel with flour, then slide quickly underneath the pizza. Transfer to the Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven.
Let the pizza cook for about one minute, then begin rotating it every thirty seconds until browned on bottom and top, about 5 minutes.
While the pizza cooks, warm the cranberry sauce in a Lodge 8” Steel Skillet on top of the wood fired oven.
Remove the pizza from the oven and finish with crispy onions, fresh sage and cranberry sauce.

Recipe Note

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Recipe Highlights and Insights:

Looking for even more ways to repurpose your Thanksgiving leftovers? Try our turkey fried rice recipe. We also recommend Chef Tom's take on turkey and dumplings. Buffalo Turkey Dip is another fun way to repurpose Thanksgiving turkey.