Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers – Homemade pizza layered with mozzarella, asiago, provolone, and parmesan cheese and then cut into rectangles. They’re perfect for dipping in your favorite sauces!
My husband and I may not have kids but that doesn’t keep us from eating like we do. We love making childhood favorites like grilled cheese, hot dogs, and even PB&J sandwiches whenever we’re craving comfort foods.
Today’s recipe was also a product of one of those times where we just wanted to feel like a kid again. And the timing couldn’t be better – this month is National Pizza Month!
One day, we were making a frozen pizza and instead of cutting the pizza into slices, I asked my husband if we could cut the pizza into little rectangles. To be honest, I wanted the pizza sliced into smaller slices to feel like I was eating more pizza. This is also why I love these bite-sized cookies.
But I soon discovered that these rectangles were the perfect size for dunking! I love dunking my crust in ranch dressing so I thought – hey, let’s just dunk these whole slices.
And it was magical! Creamy ranch and cheesy pizza is such an incredible combo. It’s now one of our favorite weeknight meals!
For today’s recipe, I wanted to recreate my favorite four-cheese pizza so you can make it at home, but instead of frozen pizza, we’re making this pizza from scratch. Don’t worry – this recipe uses store-bought dough so you can easily make this on any weeknight.
I love love love making my own pizza at home. You can use whatever ingredients you want and the crust is super chewy when it’s homemade. Mmmm, carbs.
In the past, I’ve made this blue cheese steak version and this white pizza. And now I have this classic four-cheese pizza to add to the list.
Although these three pizzas are so different from one another, they have one major thing in common – store-bought dough. When I’m in the mood for pizza, I am usually not in the mood to wait around for dough to rise. No, sir.
I am lucky that my local grocery store regularly has fresh pizza dough available in their bakery. So when I am in the mood for pizza, I just pick some up and get to cooking.
If you don’t have any available at your grocery store, many pizza restaurants will sell you pre-made dough for pretty cheap.
Now that we’ve talked about the dough, it’s time to talk about the four cheeses. Yup, there are four. All four are so different from one-another, but they come together to make the most flavorful cheese pizza that you’ve ever had.
Let’s break them down, shall we!
- Mozzarella – gooey structure
- Asiago – tangy, yet sharp flavor
- Provolone – gooey like mozzarella but with more bite
- Parmesan – perfectly salty flavor
After using freshly shredded cheese for my white pizza, I am never going back to pre-shredded again. It was so gooey and melted perfectly. So I highly recommend you buy a block of mozzarella cheese and shred it yourself!
Alright, now for the dunkers!
To make the four cheese pizza dunkers, it’s important that you shape the dough into a rectangle. This is make it much easier to slice the pizza dunkers into perfect rectangles.
When it comes to choosing your dunking sauce, you can really use anything. Like I said before, I love ranch. My husband likes using marinara sauce, and sometimes he even makes a chipotle ranch by adding chipotle hot sauce to normal ranch dressing.
But the possibilities are endless! I have a friend who likes using Caesar dressing. It’s actually pretty great!
What kind of sauce will you use?
Alright – that’s all there is to it! Kids and adults alike will go crazy for these pizza dunkers. You can make them for dinner or even serve them as a snack at any party.
This post originally appeared on Julie’s Eats & Treats.
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Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Asiago cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 ounces Provolone cheese shredded or sliced
- 16 ounces fresh pizza dough
- 1/3 cup marinara sauce
Instructions
- Remove fresh pizza dough from fridge and place into a medium bowl. Let it get to room temperature (will take about 30 mins to 1 hour).
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place dough onto a large baking sheet and spread into a large rectangle using your fingers. Using a fork, poke holes all over the dough. This will help keep the dough flat and prevent bubbles. Spread marinara all over dough into a thin layer. Too much sauce will make the dough soggy so make sure to keep the layer of sauce thin.
- Spread mozzarella cheese all over sauce, followed by Asiago cheese. Place Provolone all over pizza. I only had slices of Provolone available so I just cut them into little pieces for the pizza, but feel free to use the whole slice. Finish the pizza off with the Parmesan cheese by sprinkling it all over.
- Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and crust is golden brown. Let pizza cool for 5-10 minutes and then cut into strips. Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce!
Joanne says
Just wondering if you could let us know about how many inches across the dough is when you’re finished stretching it before you put it in the oven?
Sarah says
What a great tip for seeing if your local grocery store sells fresh dough! I need to check that out the next time I go to the store! Yummy recipe idea 🙂
204 Park says
Okay, I’m drooling! haha These look delicious!
Sharon says
Haha! Nothing wrong with that!
Kate says
Oh my gosh, my boys and my husband are pizza fanatics- they are going to go nuts for this! Thanks for sharing!
Daisi Ari says
This pizza looks so good! I’m definitely going to try this.
Sharon says
Yay! Let me know how you like it!
Jordyn says
My son would love these!!
Cat says
Loving this pizza appetizer recipe idea! Saving to Pinterest for later–thanks!
Amanda says
These will be perfect, too, when we have people over for a movie, sports, or game night. Great combination of cheeses!
Sharon says
Thanks so much!
Jolina says
You had me at four cheese! These look sooo good. Mine would be ranch or blue cheese.
Sharon says
Thanks Jolina! I love blue cheese too! Caesar dressing is also surprisingly delicious
Holly says
These look so great! A perfect dish to make while I watch basketball 🙂
Sharon says
So true!
Melissa says
This reminds me of one of my favorite dishes at a restaurant. YUM 🙂
Sharon says
Thanks!
Ayanna @ 21FlavorsofSplendor says
This looks so yummy and like so much fun to eat! I haven’t dunked my pizza in ranch for years, but now I have to perfect way to start doing that again.
Sharon says
You sure do!
Jenni LeBaron says
These look so tasty. Honestly, I could eat them for breakfast right now.
Sharon says
Right?! Me too!
Madison Fichtl says
These look so cheesy and delicious! I can’t wait to try them!
Sharon says
Thanks so much!
Aliza says
These sound SO good! I am definitely going to make these for my housemates, they would love them and they look so easy to make!
Sharon says
They really are!