WHEN TURKEY BOLOGNESE MET PIZZA, awesomeness happened.

This cheesy bread is EPIC! If you want to make fun food that is sure to impress, add this to your list! It has such wow-factor while also feeling a bit familiar because, well, it’s pizza-like. OBSESSED!!

OPTIONAL. YOU CAN ADD BASIL TO THIS DISH. I MADE ONE WITH AND ONE WITH OUT. HERE’S HOW TO ADD IT. In the ingredients section, you’ll see that basil is optional and that you will need 13 leaves to do it right. You’ll want to chop your 5 large leaves and sprinkle them over your turkey bolognese layer. You’ll use the remaining 8 medium-sized leaves as a topping over your cheese before baking. You want to align them on top of your cheese in 2 rows of 4 so that when you cut your cheesy sticks at the end, you will have a basil leaf in the center of each stick.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA DOUGH. If you’re thinking about making dough, I did make a homemade pizza dough for these. It’s a super easy recipe that I’ll link to a few times below. That said, if you don’t have the time to make your own (or just don’t want to), I highly recommend going by your favorite pizza place and asking if you can buy some dough off of them. I’ve done that in the past and they are always happy to. My thought is if you love that pizza place, the dough is likely a big part of the reason so you know if you use it at home, it will make for a great pizza.

REGARDING TIMING AND ORDER OF OPERATIONS FOR MAKING YOUR OWN PIZZA DOUGH. I recommend starting this recipe with the homemade pizza dough. It takes a a mere few minutes to make but then sits to proof for 1 hour. Which means that once you have your dough proofing, you can move on and make your turkey bolognese. It leaves you enough time to chop and cook with room to spare. Also, to note, your bolognese doesn’t have to be hot when you add it to your cheesy bread, so please don’t worry if you finish making it before your dough is done proofing.

As promised, here’s my Pizza Dough recipe!