Green Chile Pizza Recipe

From breakfast pizzas with eggs and roasted potatoes to prosciutto and chile masterpieces, this guide shows you how to make restaurant-quality Hatch Green Chile Pizza at home. Master the high-heat baking technique, try the signature green chile white sauce, and explore four delicious pizza combinations that'll change pizza night forever.

A GIANT thank you goes out to Kait for making this incredible Hatch Green Chile Pizza Guide!

Pizza is one of the most indulgent and fun meals to make at home. You can really elevate your pizzas by cooking the crusts correctly, using interesting sauces, a variety of cheeses, and interesting toppings. We use our own Roasted Hatch Green Chile across all of these — its smoky, medium heat is what makes a green chile pizza unmistakable.

We use the overnight pizza dough from the book Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in bread or pizza making. You can use any pizza dough you like, any recipe or store bought. The difference comes with how you bake it!

Baking technique. Preheat your oven to 500 degrees with a pizza stone inside. Once it reaches 500, shape your pizza as thin as you can without ripping it — a rolling pin works, but I just use my hands. Sprinkle a piece of parchment paper with flour, place the pizza on top, then pick up the parchment with the dough on it and set it directly on the pizza stone. Bake it for 5 minutes, then pull it out and add your sauces, cheeses, and toppings. Return it to the oven for 6–7 minutes. If it looks golden brown and delicious, switch to broil and broil on high for 2 minutes, or until the edges are nicely browned and the cheese is bubbling.

For pizza toppings, I always use a variety of cheese — it creates so much flavor. I love to add fresh toppings once the pizza comes out of the oven; this adds more flavors and textures, and many delicate toppings (like basil) can burn easily, so it is best to wait. If you're making a breakfast pizza, prebake your crust for 2–3 minutes longer. Once the toppings are added, bake about 5 minutes, switch to broil, and broil until your eggs are cooked to your preferred doneness. Use a spoon to make a well in the toppings so the egg doesn't fall off the pizza.

Four pizza combinations to try:

• Breakfast Pizza: green chile white sauce, mozzarella, fresh mozzarella, aged cheddar, roasted sweet or white potatoes, fresh or sun-dried tomatoes, chopped Green Chile, and black olives with two eggs. Once out of the oven, top with Parmesan, scallions, arugula, basil, and sliced avocado.
• Prosciutto and Chile: green chile white sauce, mozzarella, goat cheese, prosciutto, olives, chopped Green Chile, caramelized onions. Top with Parmesan, arugula, red chile honey, and avocado.
• Green Everything: pesto, mozzarella, fresh mozzarella, artichoke hearts, Castelvetrano olives, chopped Green Chile. Top with Parmesan, arugula, avocado, and balsamic glaze.
• Better Pepperoni: tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh mozzarella, roasted garlic, and chopped Green Chile.