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Chorizo and Goat Cheese Pita Pizzas

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Make these simple chorizo and goat cheese pita pizzas for a light dinner or as an appetizer for four. They only take about 20 minutes start to finish!

Two Chorizo and Goat Cheese Pita Pizza on a sheet pan

 

Chorizo and Goat Cheese Pita Pizzas

Sometimes the best things come from seemingly mismatched odds and ends that, together, turn into something delicious. Take, for example, some pitas topped with warm Mexican chorizo, creamy goat cheese, and fresh grape tomatoes. It’s not a combo I would have come up with during an official sit-down recipe planning session and only came to be as I stood in front of my fridge in a desperate attempt to avoid ordering pizza for dinner. Spontaneity is often the catalyst for creativity and, in this case, I ended up with something much better than pizza delivery.

As is, the recipe serves two for dinner or maybe four as an appetizer but with extra ingredients, there’s no reason you can’t pop an extra baking sheet in the oven and double the servings to stretch it out a bit. For me, it was a simple dinner on a Saturday but I imagine these would go over well as a game-day snack or as tasty bites for a small holiday get-together along with glasses of crisp white wine.

Some Ingredients You’ll Need

  • Pitas: I’ve been known to use flour tortillas to make “pizzas”, but I prefer pitas because they’re a little sturdier and don’t get weighed down by the toppings.
  • Mexican chorizo: Not to be confused with Spanish chorizo which is a cooked when you buy it. Mexican chorizo, most often made with pork and a variety of spices needs to be cooked first. I consider it a bit of an indulgence because it’s rich and flavorful – it’s definitely not an everyday sort of ingredient, but for these pizzas, I’m not sure I would substitute anything else because the flavor is so unique.
  • Monterey jack cheese serves two purposes: first, it’s a great melting cheese and, two, as it melts over the chorizo it sort of holds it in place so when you take a bite you don’t have to worry about losing any of the chorizo. Nothing worse than a pizza with toppings that fall off when you take a bite.
  • Goat cheese: Unlike the Monterey jack cheese, the goat cheese holds its shape in the oven and just sort of warms through so when you take a bite you get a tangy creaminess that is a nice contrast to the chorizo.
  • Grape tomatoes and diced red onion add a little freshness. They don’t really cook in the oven and maintain their shape and flavor.

Slices of chorizo and goat cheese pita pizza

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Chorizo and Goat Cheese Pita Pizzas


  • Author: April @ Girl Gone Gourmet
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2 pita pizzas
  • Category: Recipes for One or Two
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Description

Simple pita pizzas topped with chorizo, goat cheese, and fresh tomatoes. Perfect for a light dinner or appetizer.


Ingredients

  • 5 ounces Mexican chorizo
  • 2 pitas
  • 1/4 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
  • 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons diced red onion
  • 8 small grape tomatoes, halved

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook the chorizo in a skillet over medium heat until it’s cooked through, about five minutes or so.
  2. Place the pitas on a baking sheet. Top with the chorizo, shredded cheese, goat cheese, diced onion, and tomatoes. Bake for 10 minutes, slice, and serve!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 pita pizza
  • Calories: 686
  • Fat: 38.5g
  • Carbohydrates: 49.3g
  • Fiber: 2.7g
  • Protein: 33.8g

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 First published August 2009

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  1. Kriskishere says

    August 13, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    I absolutely love that you used pita bread – and the chorizo and goat cheese? Ugh, so yummy. Thanks for this one!

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  2. [email protected] says

    August 13, 2009 at 7:20 pm

    The chorizo and goat cheese combo sounds wonderful.

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  3. Table Talk says

    August 13, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    This sounds like it will be dinner for us on Saturday night–really.

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  4. Fearless Kitchen says

    August 13, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    I’m usually a real snob when it comes to pizza – traditional ingredients only, that sort of thing…. but I love chorizo, and I love goat cheese, and the two of them together look so great I’ve got to try this.

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  5. CJ Carter says

    August 13, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Looks YUMMY!

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