Pizza Quattro Formaggi
Four-cheese pizza, rich and molten.
Ingredients
- 400 g Pizza dough
- 120 g Fresh mozzarella
- 60 g Gorgonzola
- 60 g Fontina
- 40 g Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
Method
- Heat the oven as hot as it goes with a tray or stone inside, at least 250°C (480°F).
- Stretch the dough out thin on a floured surface and brush it lightly with the olive oil.
- Tear the mozzarella and scatter it over the dough with the gorgonzola and fontina, spreading the cheeses to the edges.
- Slide the pizza onto the hot tray and bake until the crust is puffed and golden and the cheese is bubbling, about 7 minutes.
- Shower with the parmesan and serve.
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About Pizza Quattro Formaggi
Pizza quattro formaggi, the four-cheese pizza, is an Italian classic built without tomato so the cheeses take center stage. The usual quartet balances a melting cheese, a blue, a semi-soft, and a hard grating cheese — here fresh mozzarella for stretch, gorgonzola for pungency, fontina for creamy melt, and Parmigiano-Reggiano showered on at the end for a salty, savory finish. Brushing the stretched dough with olive oil before topping keeps the base from drying out under all that cheese. The contrast of cheeses is the whole design, each bringing a different texture and intensity.
The experience is unabashedly rich and molten, with the sharp tang of gorgonzola cutting through the buttery fontina and mild mozzarella so it never turns one-note. Baked hard and fast until the crust is golden and the cheese bubbles, it comes out gooey in the middle with crisp, charred edges. Because it is so intense, it is best shared and works well cut into small pieces as part of a spread or alongside something sharp and green to balance the richness. Adding the parmesan only after baking, rather than melting it in, gives a final hit of aged, nutty saltiness that pulls the whole thing together.
Pizza Quattro Formaggi: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Pizza Quattro Formaggi?
A serving has about 563 calories — 26.1g protein, 50.7g carbs, 27.6g fat, 1.8g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 26.1g of protein, roughly 19% of its calories.
Is Pizza Quattro Formaggi gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Pizza dough. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Is Pizza Quattro Formaggi dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Fresh mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fontina and other dairy. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Pizza Quattro Formaggi take to make?
About 30 minutes start to finish, but only around 7 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Pizza Quattro Formaggi make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.