CHEETOS^® Cheese Pizza

Prep Time:

5 min

Cook Time:

20 min

Total Time:

25 min

Servings:

4-6

With the addition of CHEETOS^® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks, this simple ordinary cheese pizza is transformed into an extravaganza of flavor.

Ingredients

2 cups CHEETOS^® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks, divided
1 lb pizza dough
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 tbsp thinly sliced basil (optional)

Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 425ºF. In a food processor, mix 1 cup CHEETOS^® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks until finely ground; set aside.

Step 2
On a lightly floured surface, roll out pizza dough into 12-inch round. Transfer to a pizza pan; spread tomato sauce over top, leaving a 1/2-inch border all around. Brush border with olive oil. Sprinkle ground CHEETOS^® over sauce and olive oil; top with Monterey Jack cheese.

Step 3
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted and bubbly. Sprinkle with remaining CHEETOS^® and basil (if using).

Step 4
Alternatively, use a ready-made rolled pizza crust.

Step 5
Use gluten-free pizza dough or a ready-made rolled pizza crust if desired.