This easy and delicious carnitas pizza is loaded with slow-cooked Mexican pulled pork, on top of enchilada sauce and paired with cotija cheese. Garnished with quick pickled onion, cilantro and more cheese.
Earlier this week, I shared the easy recipe for making Slow-Cooked Mexican Carnitas and I promised it was for all kinds of dishes, such as this Carnitas Pizza!
For this pizza, the pizza sauce gives way to enchilada sauce. Add some red onion slices, then pile the carnitas on and sprinkle with cheese. Bake in a hot oven, then garnish with quick pickled onions, cilantro and more cheese.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Pizza Dough – You can use store-bought pizza dough or your favourite homemade pizza dough here.
Enchilada Sauce – use store-bought enchilada sauce or make your own.
Cotija Cheese – If you can’t find cotija cheese, you can substitute crumbled feta cheese.
Recipe Tips
The Carnitas recipe and the Quick Pickled Onions are detailed in recipes from earlier this week. They are linked in the recipe card.
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Ingredients
- Homemade or store-bought pizza dough
- Homemade or store-bought enchilada sauce
- 1/4 small red onion, cut into thin sliced
- 1 1/2-2 cups Slow-cooked Mexican carnitas, (see Notes for link to recipe)
- 1 cup Cotija or feta cheese, crumbled, DIVIDED
- Quick Pickled Red Onions, (See Notes for link to recipe)
- Chopped cilantro or parsley, for garnish after baking
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 F., with a pizza stone, if using.
- Shape pizza dough in to a 12-14 inch circle. Cover with enchilada sauce. Scatter sliced red onion over sauce, then top with carnitas. Sprinkle with some cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden. Sprinkle cooked pizza with more cheese, chopped cilantro and garnish with pickled onions.
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Hi! I’m Jennifer, a home cook schooled by trial and error and almost 40 years of getting dinner on the table! I love to share my favourite recipes, both old and new, together with lots of tips and tricks to hopefully help make your home cooking enjoyable, stress free, rewarding and of course, delicious!
I made this last night and it was a hit! I made carnitas and pickled onions a few nights ago and wasn’t sure what to do with the left overs and this was just perfect. I didn’t have enchilada sauce, however I did have pizza sauce. So I used that and added a bit of taco seasoning into the sauce. 10/10.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Sarah! It’s a great use for leftover carnitas :) Thanks so much!
I love this pizza, what a perfect snack for game day!
Thanks Laura :)
Your crust looks so wonderfully crisp! I immediately wondered what kind of sauce you used and love your choice of enchilada sauce. I bet your husband was in heaven with this hearty-meaty pizza! I know mine would love it. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks Tricia and yes, this pizza is right up my husband’s alley! :)
I love all your variations of these carnitas Jennifer. It’s like having a week’s work of delicious meals in one pot!
Thanks Chris and yes, it really is a very versatile dish that carnitas!
Great idea for a pizza Jennifer! Love the cotija cheese. It’s my fave!
Thanks Mary Ann :)