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Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers

pizza & pasta
October 19, 2017

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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!

Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers cut into slicesMy 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!

Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers cut into strips on a tray Pulling apart the Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers

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.

Four Cheese Pizza Dunker being dipped into ranch

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!

  1. Mozzarella – gooey structure
  2. Asiago – tangy, yet sharp flavor
  3. Provolone – gooey like mozzarella but with more bite
  4. 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!

Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers being dipped into two different sauces

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?

Four Cheese Pizza Dunker with ranch on one end

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. 

Here are all the kitchen tools and serveware that I used in today’s recipe. For each item sold below, I make a small commission. I only recommend items that I own and love so you can trust that each recommendation is tried and true. Thank you for supporting CPA!

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Four Cheese Pizza Dunkers on nordic cooking tray
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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!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 4 servings

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!

Notes

Check out the original post at Julie's Eats & Treats for Nutritional Information

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24 Comments

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Comments

  1. Sarah says

    October 23, 2017 at 11:31 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
  2. 204 Park says

    October 23, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    Okay, I’m drooling! haha These look delicious!

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 24, 2017 at 1:08 pm

      Haha! Nothing wrong with that!

      Reply
  3. Kate says

    October 20, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    Oh my gosh, my boys and my husband are pizza fanatics- they are going to go nuts for this! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Daisi Ari says

    October 20, 2017 at 5:09 pm

    This pizza looks so good! I’m definitely going to try this.

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 24, 2017 at 1:06 pm

      Yay! Let me know how you like it!

      Reply
  5. Jordyn says

    October 20, 2017 at 10:24 am

    My son would love these!!

    Reply
  6. Cat says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:34 am

    Loving this pizza appetizer recipe idea! Saving to Pinterest for later–thanks!

    Reply
  7. Amanda says

    October 19, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    These will be perfect, too, when we have people over for a movie, sports, or game night. Great combination of cheeses!

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:46 am

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  8. Jolina says

    October 19, 2017 at 5:47 pm

    You had me at four cheese! These look sooo good. Mine would be ranch or blue cheese.

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:44 am

      Thanks Jolina! I love blue cheese too! Caesar dressing is also surprisingly delicious

      Reply
  9. Holly says

    October 19, 2017 at 4:02 pm

    These look so great! A perfect dish to make while I watch basketball 🙂

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:44 am

      So true!

      Reply
  10. Melissa says

    October 19, 2017 at 3:55 pm

    This reminds me of one of my favorite dishes at a restaurant. YUM 🙂

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:43 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  11. Ayanna @ 21FlavorsofSplendor says

    October 19, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:43 am

      You sure do!

      Reply
  12. Jenni LeBaron says

    October 19, 2017 at 11:10 am

    These look so tasty. Honestly, I could eat them for breakfast right now.

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:43 am

      Right?! Me too!

      Reply
  13. Madison Fichtl says

    October 19, 2017 at 10:37 am

    These look so cheesy and delicious! I can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:42 am

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  14. Aliza says

    October 19, 2017 at 10:31 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:42 am

      They really are!

      Reply

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