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This no oven, make on the stove top pan pizza is perfect for students or just people on a budget.
When we first moved country we rented a fully furnished house far from town. A few months later we decided to move closer to town and found a nice little place on the hill side. Only problem was that it had nothing in it! Beds of course were our top priority along with plates to eat off.
We bought a little 4 plate gas top counter standing cooker, I missed my oven but we made due until there was enough money to actually purchase an oven stove a few months later.
One of the biggest things we missed was pizza, homemade pizza. After a few google searches I discovered that my wild idea to make stove top pizza was actually a thing and we could make pan pizza!!
Here is how to make the dough for the pan pizza.
Use 2 cups of flour (or flour substitute, I have used quinoa flour as well) for a dry base ingredient, add some salt, Optional: a teaspoon of baking powder (if you like fluffy base), tablespoon of olive oil and add water until the dough is manageable and you are able to mold and roll out round disks.
On medium heat, with some oil, fry the base in the pan. Once the first side is cooked remove from the pan and flip over onto the bread board to add toppings. (the cooked side is facing up).
Once you have all the pizza toppings on use your spatula and carefully lift the pizza back into the pan. This cooks the other side that is now face down and by adding a lid over the pizza, melts the cheese and heats up the toppings!
We used the following toppings for our stove top pan pizza.
- Tomato paste / ketchup
- Chopped tomatoes
- Red onions
- Diced olives
- Sliced bananas (I am told this is a South African thing 🙂 but you won’t know if you like it until you try it!)
- Cubed Avocado
- Cheese
- Parsley seasoning
- Optional: add any precooked meaty toppings of your choice
Gregory says
It is funny how no one questions pineapple on pizza (tho not everyone likes it)…. but people question the banana. I think it.makes perfect sense and I can’t wait to try it.
I love pineapple, hot peppers and pepperoni or bacon or chorizo (not all 3 at a time tho). And it is so yummy with the sweet heat. I will be substituting the banana next time
Thank you so much for this
kelly says
The banannas on the pizza sound disgusting, but I am going to do stove top and just use other toppings.
Nicolette Roux says
LOL! It must be a cultural thing 😉 Yes! Do use alternative toppings.
Amanda Lindström says
Okay, I’ve searched in a lot of websites after such a recipe as that you showed (buying pizza is expensive, and cheese melts with ketchup only does that much), and almost all has not showed what kind fo pizzadough that they use (and I really don’t like to mess up food. I want to eat it, not toss it), or they actually mean that it was a panpizza, in the oven (false advertising, I tell you), so thank you, thank you, thank you, you wonderful person 😀
Only wondering, is the pizza dough for one pizza only, or is it for several? Asking because I do not want to much dough when I’m the onyl one that would eat the pizza.
Btw, I have seen several different pizzaplaces in Sweden were they use banana in a pizza, so it is not only South Africa 🙂
Nicolette Roux says
Lovely! The measurements made about 5 pan pizzas which was enough for both my husband and I as well as our then 2 year old. So halving this would most likely be fine for one person 🙂
Elaine Steyn says
We are on a tight budget and I’m going to try this stove top pizza! I love banana, bacon and cheese topping it is absolute delicious! 🙂
Katie Vyktoriah says
What a fab idea!! I am so going to try this! I’ve never heard of bananas on pizza, but I love to try new things, so I will be definitely giving it a go!
Akaleistar says
That pizza looks so good!
Stephanie says
This looks so good, though I have never tried bananas on my pizza. Im tempted to try it!
Bekki says
looks yummy i must try!!
Sharon says
I like this! My oldest daughter will like this. I think I’ll substitute the bananas for plantains. The sweetness from the plantains would add a nice touch. Pinning this for later use.
Pary Moppins says
Um…not so sure about the bananas but stove top pizza is a great idea!
Cassi says
I wish you’d have done this last year when we moved and didn’t have an oven/stove for months!
Xae says
OMG, Nicolette!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this! I am a student, broke on all possible levels, and this is the best thing ever!
I used to have an oven but when our roommates moved, they got custody 🙁
But thanks to you, I can make homemade pizza again! 😀 Thank you. Again.
Nicolette Roux says
You are welcome Xae! Enjoy your pizza!
Kayleigh Parker says
This is the best thing I’ve seen all day! As a uni student, I can see these becoming a regular occurrence. Thank you! xx
Marie says
Bananas and avocado!? I’ll have to try avocados, that sounds really good. I’ll have to think a little more on the banana though 🙂
Victoria from the Busy House Big Heart says
You put banana on your pizza? That actually sounds delicious!!
Nicolette Roux says
Yes! They come out nice and sweet 😀