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    Home » Recipes » Main Course Recipes

    Pizza Parigina (Parisian Pizza)

    Jan 27, 2022 | by Jennifer | Last Updated: Jan 30, 2022

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    Pizza parigina is a sheet pan pizza that is classic Italian street food. With a pizza dough base, filled with Italian meat, tomatoes and cheese and topped with puff pastry.

    Parisian parigina sheet pan pizza in pan with slice cut out

    Jump to:
    • What is Parisian Pizza
    • Why you'll love this pizza parigina recipe
    • Key Ingredients
    • How to make Parisian pizza: Step-by-step photos
    • Cook's Notes
    • Overnight Rise
    • Making ahead, storage and freezing
    • Top Tip!
    • Recipe
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    • Comments, Questions and Reviews

    What is Parisian Pizza

    First, to be clear, Parisian pizza is not from Paris, or France. Pizza alla parigina or simply parigina, is a rustic pizza, popular in and around Naples, Italy for lunch or a snack. Parisian is simply the English translation of the Italian word parigina.

    Made with a pizza dough base and a puff pastry topping, parigina is stuffed in the centre with tomatoes, Prosciutto cotto (ham) or other Italian cold meats and provola (provolone) cheese. The result is a bite that is flaky on top, soft on the bottom and tomatoey, savoury and ample melted cheese on the inside!

    Parigina is often enjoyed for lunch, as it can easily be hand held, like a sandwich. It can be enjoyed warm, at room temperature or even cold. And of course, this large sheet pizza is perfect for the buffet table or feeding a crowd.

    Why you'll love this pizza parigina recipe

    There is so much to love about parigina! First, it is a celebration of flavour and texture, from the soft base, to the rich tomatoes and salty, savoury meat, to the plentiful melty cheese and finally, the flaky, puff pastry topping.

    Parigina lives somewhere between a pizza and a sandwich. It's lovely warm, next day or at room temperature.

    This sheet pan rustic pizza is perfect for feeding a a crowd, it's deliciously different and a it's no more work than making a pizza. And since it's sturdy, it's a great grab and go snack.

    Key Ingredients

    Tomatoes - use your best or favourite canned tomatoes. such as San Marzano. I've used whole canned tomatoes here, which I drain the excess liquid off of. You could also use any tomatoes, but the drier the better, to avoid a soggy crust.

    Italian cold meats - Prosciutto Cotto is most traditional, which is really just thinly sliced cooked ham. I've used a variety of Italian cold meats here. Use what you enjoy.

    Sliced Provolone Cheese - I've used sliced Provolone here, since I don't have access to a wide variety of nice Italian cheese. It works well though, and has more flavour than mozzarella. If you have access to a better selection, Caciocavallo would be a great choice.

    Puff Pastry - I love using the pre-rolled puff pastry sheets and all-butter is my preference. The sheets I used were 10x10-inches, so I needed two of them to cover the entire top of the pizza (10x15-inches).

    How to make Parisian pizza: Step-by-step photos

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    Cook's Notes

    While probably not traditional, I think some fresh basil leaves tucked into the filling would be a fabulous addition to this one.

    Overnight Rise

    If you'd like to make the dough ahead and refrigerate it overnight, you can prepare the dough through to forming into a ball. Refrigerate overnight, removing from the fridge and letting it come to room temperature and finishing its rise, as necessary, before spreading onto the baking pan and proceeding with the recipe.

    Making ahead, storage and freezing

    You can make this ahead, refrigerate and bake when needed or go ahead and bake ahead and re-heat to serve.

    To re-heat from refrigerated or frozen, place onto baking sheet, cover the top loosely with aluminum foil and place into a 350F oven until warmed through. From frozen, this will obviously take longer, 40-45 minutes or more. From refrigerated, it should re-heat nicely in 20-25 minutes.

    Top Tip!

    Make this Parisian Pizza faster and easier by using store-bought pizza dough. You will need a 650g-ish (1 1/2 lb.) ball of pizza dough for this one, though you can do with a little less for a thinner bottom crust, if you need to. Simply use a smaller pan if needed. You could also use a store-bought pizza sauce, if you prefer.

    Parisian parigina sheet pan pizza in pan with slice cut out

    Recipe

    Parisian parigina sheet pan pizza in pan with slice cut out

    Pizza Parigina (Parisian Pizza)

    Rustic Italian sheet pan pizza, with a pizza dough base, tomatoes, meat and cheese filling and a puff pastry topping.
    Author: Jennifer
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Rising Time: 3 hrs 20 mins
    Total Time 4 hrs 35 mins
    Course Main Course
    Servings 12 servings

    Ingredients
     

    For the Dough (or use store-bought pizza dough - see Note 1 below for details):

    • 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water, (310g)
    • 1 teaspoon active dry or instant yeast
    • 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
    • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 3 cups all purpose flour, approximately (500g)

    For the filling:

    • 28 oz canned whole peeled tomatoes, or *see Note 2 below for options
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 12 oz Prosciutto Cotto or other Italian deli meats, (350g)
    • 11-12 oz sliced Provolone cheese, (330g)

    For the topping:

    • 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 Tablespoon water
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    Instructions
     

    • Make the base dough: In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the kneading hook, add the lukewarm water, yeast and sugar. Stir to combine and allow to stand 5 minutes. Add the olive oil, salt and 2 cups of the flour. Mix to combine. Begin adding the remaining 1 cup of flour, adding in small increments and mixing in between additions, adding only as much flour as needed to create a moist, but not sticky dough, that wraps around the kneading hook and cleans the bowl. (You may need a little bit more flour that the 1 cup. If so, add as needed).
    • Remove dough to a lightly floured surface and knead briefly. Form into a ball, place in a large greased bowl (large enough for the dough to triple in size), cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise until tripled in size, about 3 hours.
    • Meanwhile, drain canned tomatoes into a sieve set over a bowl. Break tomatoes up lightly with a fork and then let stand to drain while the dough rises.
    • When dough is ready, remove from the bowl and deflate lightly. Brush a 10x15-inch sheet pan (give or take - you can use a slightly larger or slightly smaller pan) with olive oil, then spread dough in pan, covering the entire bottom of the pan. It may shrink back as you work, but just keep stretching. If it is very stubborn, allow the dough to rest 5-10 minutes in the pan and try again. Once spread, cover the pan with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rest for about 20 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, remove the drained tomatoes to a bowl. Sprinkle in the salt and stir to combine, breaking up the tomatoes a bit more to form a chunky paste. Set aside.
    • Preheat oven to 390F (regular bake/not fan assisted).
    • When dough has rested, spread tomato evenly over the dough. Place meat evenly on top of the tomatoes, then top with sliced provolone.
    • Lightly roll the sheets of puff pastry to smooth, then place over-top of the pizza, trimming any excess. Stir together egg and water, then brush the top of the puff pastry. Use a fork to prick the puff pastry 10-12 times evenly across the pastry.
    • Bake 390F for 45-50 minutes (place pan underneath as it can bubble over a bit), or until puff pastry is very golden and bottom of pizza dough is set and lightly golden. You can cover the top loosely with foil if puff is at risk of over-browning.
    • Allow pizza to stand for 10-15 minutes before serving, then cut into squares to serve.

    Notes

    1. You'll need about 650g (or 1 1/2 lb.) of store-bought pizza dough. Allow to come to room temperature, spread into pan and rest as per recipe. If you have less pizza dough, use a smaller pan.
    2. You can alternately use crushed tomatoes, passata or store-bought pizza sauce here.
    Refrigerate leftovers or freeze up to 2 months, for longer storage.
    You can assemble the pizza, then refrigerate for several hours before baking. Allow extra baking time if baking from cold.
    Re-warm on a baking sheet, loosely covered with foil and placed into a 350F oven until warmed through (20 minutes from refrigerated or up to 50 minutes or more from frozen).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 580kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1008mg | Potassium: 290mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 339IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 231mg | Iron: 3mg

    Nutritional information provided for general guidance only and should not be relied upon to make personal health decisions.

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
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    Hi! I'm Jennifer, a home-cook of many years and a lifelong seeker of delicious food! I'm an equal opportunity eater. I enjoy eating all the foods!

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    1. MaryAnn | The Beach House Kitchen says

      January 31, 2022 at 2:54 pm

      5 stars
      Why have I never heard of this Jennifer?? It looks and sounds absolutely delicious. Can't wait to give the recipe a try. I bet my boys would LOVE it!

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      • Jennifer says

        January 31, 2022 at 7:00 pm

        I know! I thought the same thing :) It was delicious!

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