Leftover Carnitas Naan Pizza — With An Egg On It, Because Why Not?

Leftover Carnitas Naan Pizza is the perfect use for pork carnitas or pulled pork, topped with a deliciously runny egg, and done in just 30 minutes!

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Leftover Carnitas Naan Pizza, anyone? I did warn you that I’d be sharing a couple of the leftover carnitas recipes I scratched up with the big batch of slow cooker pork carnitas from the other day — so if you’re not in a pizza mood at the moment, you might want also to check out yesterday’s comforting carnitas stew.

So, what’s the deal with carnitas pizza — and, what’s the deal with the egg?

Well, I found several packs of half-price naan at ALDI recently which just had to come home with me — and, while the rest made it to the freezer for later, one pack was just begging to be used immediately. So this leftover carnitas naan pizza is kind of a mashup between an earlier salsa pork naan pizza recipe and a much older recipe for carnitas hash, topped with a fried egg. You’ve seen those breakfast pizzas with eggs and bacon? Well, if an egg can go on pizza… and if an egg is good on carnitas… and if salsa pork (& thus also carnitas) can go on pizza…

You start to see where I’m headed with all of this, right? I also threw some sauteed spinach and sweet bell pepper onto these carnitas pizzas to punch things up a bit (and to add a dose of veggies and color to this protein-heavy dinner), and all of these tie together perfectly with the lovely drippy egg on top.

Leftover Carnitas Naan Pizza — With An Egg On It, Because Why Not?

Ingredients

4 pcs plain naan
2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
8 oz mozzarella, sliced or shredded
1/2 of a medium red bell pepper, chopped
5 oz fresh baby spinach
2 cups leftover cooked carnitas meat
4 eggs
Sea salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Cilantro or green onion for garnish (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange the naan on two rimmed baking sheets, then brush each piece of naan lightly with olive oil (about 1 Tbsp total across the four pieces) and top evenly with mozzarella.

Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the chopped bell pepper and saute for three minutes, then add the spinach and continue sauteing, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted and pepper is crisp tender (See Note).

Top each piece of naan evenly with the spinach/pepper mixture and leftover seasoned carnitas meat. Gently crack an egg on top of each pizza, being careful not to break the yolk.

Bake the carnitas & egg naan pizzas at 450 degrees for 13-15 minutes, or until eggs are cooked through to your liking, rotating the pans between oven racks every few minutes.

When the eggs are cooked through, remove the pans from the oven and season eggs with sea salt & black pepper, then let pizzas cool for several minutes before slicing.

Note: Next time I might add a little garlic and crushed red pepper to the sauteed spinach & pepper — while the carnitas meat does lend a good flavor to the entire pizza, this would definitely help take the spinach portion up a notch. I also threw some diced avocado and green hot sauce on mine after cooking, but the kids, they chose not to. Jazz yours up to your own liking.

If you like it, then you should’ve put an egg on it…

Sure, you could also eat this 30 minute weeknight dinner recipe as a hearty breakfast pizza with the egg on top and all — but then again, I’m generally of the opinion that pizza is nature’s perfect breakfast food to begin with, so who am I to judge? Carnitas pizza makes a filling dinner for four — but if you don’t finish your pizza at dinner, consider the leftovers a bonus and go back to that breakfast idea we were just talking about. 🙂

Leftover carnitas naan pizza is not only pretty to look at, it gives you a nice balance of textures and flavors: The chewy flavorful carnitas meat and naan play well together with the crisp-tender pepper and the softer spinach and egg. Think outside the typical naan pizza box, jazz your own up with add-ons like hot sauce, avocado, or sour cream if desired, and enjoy!

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Sure, you could also eat this leftover carnitas naan pizza as a hearty breakfast pizza with the egg on top and all — but then again, I’m generally of the opinion that pizza is nature’s perfect breakfast food, so who am I to judge?

Course Breakfast, dinner

Cuisine pizza

Keyword eggs, leftover pulled pork, naan pizza, pizza

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author Rachel Singer

Ingredients

• 4 pcs plain naan
• 2 Tbsp olive oil divided
• 8 oz mozzarella sliced or shredded
• 1/2 of a medium red bell pepper chopped
• 5 oz fresh baby spinach
• 2 cups leftover cooked carnitas meat
• 4 eggs
• Sea salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste
• Chopped cilantro or green onion for garnish (optional)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange the naan on two rimmed baking sheets, then brush each piece of naan lightly with olive oil (about 1 Tbsp total across the four pieces) and top evenly with mozzarella.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the chopped bell pepper and saute for three minutes, then add the spinach and continue sauteing, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted and pepper is crisp tender (See Note).
• Top each piece of naan evenly with the spinach/pepper mixture and leftover seasoned carnitas meat. Gently crack an egg on top of each pizza, being careful not to break the yolk.
• Bake the carnitas & egg naan pizzas at 450 degrees for 13-15 minutes, or until eggs are cooked through to your liking, rotating the pans between oven racks every few minutes.
• When the eggs are cooked through, remove the pans from the oven and season eggs with sea salt & black pepper, then let pizzas cool for several minutes before slicing.

Notes

Next time I might add a little garlic and crushed red pepper to the sauteed spinach & pepper — while the carnitas meat does lend a good flavor to the entire pizza, this would definitely help take the spinach portion up a notch. I also threw some diced avocado and green hot sauce on mine after cooking, but the kids, they chose not to. Jazz yours up to your own liking.

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