This Happy Joe’s Pizza Special is the best! It tastes just like the original Happy Joe’s in the Midwest. Try it for yourself and see!
Happy Joe’s Pizza
This is one of my favorite restaurants in the Midwest. They have some of the best pizzas, and some pretty unique combinations. Now that the closest Happy Joe’s is only a mere 1,000 miles away, I can easily replicate the taste of the famous “special” at home. Here it is.
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Copycat Happy Joe’s Special (Canadian Bacon & Sauerkraut Pizza)
Ingredients
- Your favorite pizza dough or try my favorite pizza dough!
- Olive oil
- 1 jar pizza sauce 14 oz.
- 2 cups Mozzarella cheese, divided 8 oz.
- 1 package Canadian bacon, diced 6 oz.
- 1 can sauerkraut, drained 8 oz.
Instructions
- Prepare pizza dough according to the recipe instructions.
- Preheat the oven to the appropriate temperature for your crust per the recipe or package instructions.
- Grease a pizza pan. Pat dough into the pan.
- Spread sauce on pizza, using as much or as little as desired. Top with 1-1/2 cups cheese. Top with Canadian bacon, then sauerkraut. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top.
- Bake the pizza according to the crust directions or until the pizza is golden and the cheese is bubbly.
- Serve hot!
Notes
- Use this as a jumping off point to create your own restaurant favorites at home!
Nutrition
Please note that the nutritional information listed on this page is an estimation based on the products I used. Ingredients and nutritional information can vary significantly between brands. Always be sure to read labels. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Nutrition info may contain errors, so please verify it independently. Likewise, recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them.
Originally published on July 6, 2012. Updated on April 21, 2021.
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Looking forward to some yummy recipes!
Kerry
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Oh heaven help me. I would love this pizza. I will be making this one for sure! Thanks for sharing it. I (Tammie) love your blog!
Before I had this, I thought it was weird to put sauerkraut on pizza …. This pizza changed that! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do, Tammie! Love y'alls blog, too – so much good stuff!
This looks like a winner to me! Going to check out your pizza dough recipe as I'm always looking for something better! Thanks for joining Foodie Friend's Friday! Please come back next Friday with another great recipe!
The pizza dough is actually from Frugal Upstate and it is the best pizza crust I have ever made! My search for the "perfect" dough has ended! Thank you so much for stopping by 🙂
Ok, you kinda got me a little scared about the sauerkraut on a pizza but I am so curious that I just might try it. I know my hubby would love to try it, he loves sauerkraut. Thank you for sharing at Freedom Fridays:)
I questioned it the first time I had it too – but it is really good 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Evelyn!
You got me on this one.. this is a far out recipe for me but it sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing it on foodie friday.
It is really good! Weird, but good 🙂
What a great flavor combination; I love both! I can't wait to make this…thanks so much for sharing 🙂
It is so good, Lisa! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
I love the name Happy Joe's. And I love that you re-created your favorite dish at home. Thank you for linking!
Thank you for stopping by MM. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do 😉
What a cool recipe! Bet it's awesome!
It is so good!
Although I haven't tried this pizza there, I have fond memories of birthday parties at Happy Joe's. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
You are so welcome, Lynn! I think everyone in the vicinity of a Happy Joe's has had a birthday party there 🙂 Great place – I truly miss it!
Super post. I got to this via Mealtime Monday on Couponing and Cooking. I have linked in some bacon and scrambled egg rolls. Enjoy.
Thank you, Carole. Bacon and Scrambled Egg Rolls sound like a unique breakfast treat!
That looks so good. I love the combination of the bacon and sauerkraut. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays!
Thank you, Jenny!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! I Live in Iowa!!!! I LOVE happy joes!! So nice to see something so familiar, as I think I am the only crafty blog in Iowa!!! thanks for sharing!!
I lived in Eastern Iowa for a brief time. Loved Happy Joe's … they have the best taco salads too!
MMMMMM Canadian bacon is super on pizza. Hubby would love the sauerkraut. We make pizzas on Friday nights. ;D Thank you for sharing on Thursday's Treasures Week 42. I hope to see you again each week. <3 and hugs! http://www.recipesformyboys.com/2012/07/thursdays-treasures-week-42.html
I tried to pin this and there was no picture of it ;(
Thanks, Debi. Idk what's going on …. maybe a temporary glitch?
Found you over at Thursday's Treasures. I grew up in Iowa, and birthday's we got to Happy Joe's!!
I spent a few years in Iowa …. Happy Joe's was always a hot spot! 🙂
K. That just sounds ridiculously good! I love all those flavours in cabbage rolls or perogies. I'm sure they'd be awesome on a pizza. Can't wait to try this.
It is so good! I didn't think I would like it, but it is wonderful!
Yum! Love pizza and this looks delish! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks, Michelle! We love pizza here, too!
This looks so yummy!!!!
Make sure you stop by and share this at my Flaunt It Friday link party.
Can't wait to see more posts.
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Thank you Sarah. I have missed your party but I added you to my linky party list to go this week!
What a great pizza! Hope you have a fantastic week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Thank you, Miz Helen!
Wow… not sure how I missed this post but this pizza looks amazing!! Just saw the feature at Recipes for my Boys!! Pinning!
Thanks, Sheena. I find at least one feature a week I say that to! Hope you have a great week!
I love Happy Joe's!!! I am in Green Bay and it has been a long time favorite…. I love this combo…and the Taco too!
Love Happy Joes AND this pizza! Saw it on Gooseberry Patch Tailgating Blog Hop. Pinning it!
LOVE this pizza! We used to order it all the time when we lived in Minot, North Dakota!
I’m from Geneseo, IL. We recently lost our Happy Joes.😔
I still make it at home.
Today happens to be National Pizza Day!
Mine is in the oven now! 🍕🍕🍕
😋😋😋I made them tonight for date night with Svengoolie. They are a perfect at home version and YOu Bet’cha, I’ll be Makin’em again! Thank you!!!