Mediterranean Pizza
This is the pizza that happens when you wander through Trader Joe’s with no plan and come home with the most unexpectedly perfect combination of ingredients. A frozen cheese pizza as the base, garlic spread instead of marinara, chicken shawarma and gyro meat cooked until slightly caramelized and sliced over the top with thin red onion, baked until golden and bubbly, and then finished with cold tzatziki, a drizzle of Zhoug sauce, and crumbled feta the second it comes out of the oven. It tastes like a Mediterranean flatbread from a really good restaurant and it takes about 25 minutes.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Mediterranean Pizza (Easy Trader Joe's Recipe)
- Main Ingredients: Trader Joe's frozen cheese pizza, Trader Joe's garlic spread, Trader Joe's chicken shawarma, Trader Joe's gyro meat, red onion, Toppings, Trader Joe's tzatziki dip, Trader Joe's Zhoug sauce
- Why You'll Love It: This Mediterranean pizza tops a Trader Joe's frozen cheese pizza with garlic spread, chicken shawarma, gyro meat, and red onion then finishes with tzatziki, Zhoug sauce, and feta for an easy elevated dinner ready in 25 minutes.
The cold toppings on the hot pizza is the combination that makes this work. The tzatziki melts slightly from the residual heat and gets creamy and cool against the warm crispy crust and caramelized meat. The Zhoug adds a bright, spicy, herby kick. The feta adds the salty crumble that ties everything together. Every bite has something different going on and it is genuinely one of the best things to come out of a Trader Joe’s haul.
Ingredients Needed To Make This Mediterranean Pizza
The Base
One Trader Joe’s frozen cheese pizza is the canvas. The cheese base works perfectly with the garlic spread and Mediterranean toppings without competing with them.
The Toppings Before Baking
Trader Joe’s garlic spread replaces the marinara and adds a rich, garlicky, slightly herby base layer. Chicken shawarma and gyro meat cooked briefly in a pan until caramelized and sliced add two different but complementary Mediterranean proteins. Thinly sliced red onion adds a slightly sharp sweetness that softens during baking.
The Toppings After Baking
Tzatziki spooned over the hot pizza adds a cool, creamy, garlicky element. Zhoug sauce drizzled over adds a bright, slightly spicy, herby punch. Crumbled feta adds salty, tangy richness scattered over the top.
How to Make Mediterranean Pizza
1
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken shawarma and gyro pieces and cook until warmed through and slightly caramelized and browned on the edges. Remove and cut into bite-sized pieces.
2
Preheat the oven to 425Ā°F. Place the frozen cheese pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone. Spread the garlic spread generously and evenly over the surface. Scatter the thinly sliced red onion over the garlic spread. Arrange the sliced shawarma and gyro meat evenly over the top.
3
Bake at 425Ā°F for 12 to 15 minutes until the crust is golden and crispy and the cheese is fully melted and bubbly.
4
Let the pizza cool for 4 minutes. Spoon tzatziki generously over the top, drizzle with Zhoug sauce, and scatter crumbled feta over everything. Slice and serve immediately.
Storing
This pizza is best eaten fresh. Leftover slices store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Reheat in a 375Ā°F oven for 8 minutes or in the air fryer at 375Ā°F for 4 to 5 minutes to restore the crispy crust. Add fresh tzatziki and feta after reheating rather than reheating with the toppings already on.
Mediterranean Pizza (Easy Trader Joe’s Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 Trader Joe’s frozen cheese pizza
- 1/2 container Trader Joe's garlic spread
- 1/2 package Trader Joe's chicken shawarma
- 3 pieces Trader Joe’s gyro meat
- 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
Toppings
- Trader Joe’s tzatziki dip
- Trader Joe’s Zhoug sauce
- Crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- Cook the chicken shawarma and gyro meat in a skillet over medium-high heat until warmed through and slightly caramelized. Set aside and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Preheat the oven to 425Ā°F. Place the frozen cheese pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Spread the garlic spread generously over the top of the pizza. Scatter the thinly sliced red onion evenly over the garlic spread. Arrange the sliced shawarma and gyro meat over the top.
- Bake at 425Ā°F for 12 to 15 minutes until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Let cool for about 4 minutes then top with spoonfuls of tzatziki, a drizzle of Zhoug sauce, and a generous handful of crumbled feta. Slice and serve immediately.
