To celebrate professional football’s 54th annual Big Game, Hormel Foods worked with Certified Master Chef Ron DeSantis to develop a 54-topping pizza. The nearly 9-foot-long gargantuan pizza is inspired by delicacies and regional food favorites found throughout the United States.
“When the team from Hormel Foods and I got together to figure out how we could pull off a 54-topping pizza for the Big Game, while still making it something people can prepare at home, we immediately began thinking about the distinctive flavors of the different regions of the country,” DeSantis said. “It was important to me that the taste be authentic, and by doing it according to regions, the flavors come together beautifully.”
Certified Master Chef Ron DeSantis with the Hormel Foods 54-Topping Pizza
Hormel Foods 54-Topping Pizza
Northeast
Pork & Beans: Bacon-bean spread topped with New England bean salad, HORMEL® FIRE BRAISED™ pork shoulder, shredded cheddar cheese, crisp onion rings, and fresh marjoram.
South
Buttermilk Fried Chicken: chunky creamed corn topped with diced red & green bell peppers, hot slaw, and HORMEL® FIRE BRAISED™ chicken thighs. Drizzled with pimento cheese and scallions.
Midwest
BBQ Boneless Ribs: creamy mashed potatoes, topped with HORMEL® BACON 1™ bacon crumbles, chives, boneless HORMEL® ribs, mozzarella, HORMEL® pepperoni, fresh thyme and BBQ drizzle.
Southwest
Southwest Smoked Brisket: tomatillo salsa puree is topped with WHOLLY® Avocado chunks, saute corn, roasted poblano peppers, smoked brisket, pepper jack cheese, pico de gallo drizzle, and fresh cilantro.
Northwest
HAPPY LITTLE PLANTS™ plant-based ground with Grilled Veggies: fresh marinara topped with grilled peppers, grilled onions, grilled mushrooms, HAPPY LITTLE PLANTS™ unseasoned ground, jack cheese, olives, romesco drizzle and fresh parsley.
End Zone
Desserts End Zones: brownies, blondies, JUSTIN’S® nut butter cups, SKIPPY® P.B. Bites, cheesecake lollipops, eclairs, macaroons, chocolate mousse cake, strawberry tartlets, meringue, whipped cream.
The Toppings
- Pizza dough
- Salt
- Pepper
- HORMEL® pepperoni
- Oil
- Bean Spread
- Bean Salad
- HORMEL® FIRE BRAISED™ pork shoulder
- DI LUSSO® cheddar, shredded
- Crisp onion rings
- Marjoram
- Chunky creamed corn puree
- Red bell pepper, diced
- Green bell pepper, diced
- Hot slaw
- Southern Fried Chicken with HORMEL® FIRE BRAISED™ chicken thighs
- Pimento cheese
- Scallions
- HORMEL® homestyle mashed potatoes
- HORMEL® bacon crumbles
- Chives, sliced
- HORMEL® ALWAYS TENDER® boneless ribs
- DI LUSSO® mozzarella cheese
- Thyme
- BBQ Drizzle
- HERDEZ® Salsa Verde
- WHOLLY® avocado chunks
- Corn sauté
- Poblano, roasted
- AUSTIN BLUES® beef brisket
- DI LUSSO® pepper jack cheese
- Pico drizzle
- Cilantro
- Tomato sauce
- Grilled onions
- Grilled peppers
- Grilled mushrooms
- HAPPY LITTLE PLANTS™ unseasoned plant-based ground
- Jack cheese
- Olives
- Romesco drizzle
- Parsley
- Brownies
- Blondies
- Cheesecake brownies
- JUSTIN’S® nut butter cups
- SKIPPY® P.B. Bites
- Cheesecake Lollipops
- Eclairs
- Macaroons
- Chocolate mousse cake
- Strawberry tartlets
- Meringue
- Whipped cream