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Leftover pizza for breakfast has always been a thing, but this scrumptious Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza makes pizza in the morning totally legit.

This quick and easy Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza is proof that pizza for breakfast was totally meant to be.See that egg?

I die.

Seriously, I was so ridiculously excited when I made this. Sometimes I can get all caught up in finding the newest, latest and greatest take on food, only to make meal prep more time consuming and complicated than it needs to be. This Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza is just another reminder that good food doesn’t have to be fussy and simple ingredients can truly make magic together.

Besides, who can argue with pizza for breakfast?

A few tips for making this killer pizza:

1) Place a pizza stone or overturned sheet pan in the oven while it is preheating. This helps ensure the pizza cooks evenly, especially important with that egg on top. Besides, who likes soggy crust?

2) Use the best ricotta you can find. This one was a real eye opener for me. I admit, I’m not well-versed in ricotta cheese, often settling for whatever is in the dairy section. But since the ricotta was one of the few starring ingredients here, I wandered over to the imported cheese section at my grocery store and picked up some Calabro Whole Milk Ricotta. Holy smokes, I could eat this stuff with a spoon! Smooth (not grainy) with a faint sweetness to it. You may not be able to get Calabro where you live, but seek out something similar. Sooo worth the extra few minutes of shopping.

3) Crack your egg on the pizza AFTER you put it in the oven. This is simply to avoid the cleanup that will inevitably occur when you try to transfer a raw cracked egg from one flat surface to another. Unless you have incredibly balanced hands, then by all means crack the egg before you put the pizza in the oven. (And start charging admission for your performance, because that’s pretty awesome.)

I know some of you might be squeamish about runny eggs, so I offered a range of cooking times in the recipe below. Choose what works for you.

Now go forth and impress the heck out of your family and friends. Because pizza. For Breakfast.

Enough said.

This quick and easy Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza is proof that pizza for breakfast was totally meant to be.

Yield: 1

Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 piece of Naan bread
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons pizza sauce
  • 5 teaspoons ricotta cheese
  • 1 piece ham
  • 2 heaping teaspoons grated Pecorino Romano cheese
  • 1 egg, cracked in a small bowl
  • Fresh basil, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Place a pizza stone or overturned sheet pan in the oven and preheat to 450.
  2. Evenly spread pizza sauce over Naan. Drop teaspoon-size dollops of ricotta on the Naan. Tear ham into pieces and evenly space on Naan. Sprinkle Pecorino cheese on top.
  3. Place Naan in the oven and gently slide the cracked egg out of the bowl and onto the middle of the Naan. Bake for 8-12 minutes, depending on how soft or hard you like your eggs.
  4. Remove from oven. Garnish with fresh basil. Serve warm.
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Cuisine: American / Category: Breakfast & Brunch

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This quick and easy Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza is proof that pizza for breakfast was totally meant to be.

Comments

    • I love eggs on pizza, and have finally gotten a local restaurant to add one for me. I’ve found it easier to have the egg fried separately just to not overcook the egg. Guess your method works as well. Pita is also a good substitute crust.

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  3. I love eggs on pizza (well, eggs in general!). Great tips for preparing a good pizza. I strictly adhere to rule #1 and now I must put your rule #2 into practice. I don’t think I’ve ever paid attention to the kind I’ve bought in the past. Thank you!

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  4. We absolutely love eggs on pizza. The runny yolk mixes with all the other flavors, yum! Even better I don’t have to make pizza dough. We also have naan in the freezer. My family is going to love you for this one.

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  9. First, I absolutely love that this can easily be either breakfast OR dinner. Second, these photos are gorgeous! And third, so few ingredients makes this an easy weeknight meal that’s not only relatively healthy but also delicious. Pinned, tweeted and yummed!! 🙂

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  10. I am totally with you on the joys of pizza for breakfast. And having eaten pizza with egg for dinner once, I can attest that the combination is fabulous. I’m imagining this breakfast and wishing the weekend would come faster so I can try it out.

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