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1990s-present - Midwestern convenience-store pizza makers and American pizza shops
Breakfast pizza turns pizza into a convenience-store and school-morning breakfast. In the Midwest, Casey's helped make the style famous with slices topped with gravy or cheese sauce, eggs, sausage or bacon, and plenty of cheese.
Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
15 minutes
Total time
35 minutes
Servings
6 servings
Region
Midwest convenience stores and American pizza shops
Era introduced
1990s-present
Introduced by
Midwestern convenience-store pizza makers and American pizza shops
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Breakfast pizza is not just cold leftover pizza eaten in the morning. The American convenience-store version uses breakfast logic from the crust up: gravy or cheese sauce instead of tomato sauce, scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage, and a blend of mozzarella and cheddar. It became a strong Midwestern association through gas stations, school mornings, and takeout slices.
Drafted with Casey's breakfast pizza context from The Food Hussy (https://www.thefoodhussy.com/copycat-caseys-breakfast-pizza/), brand/menu context from Casey's (https://www.caseys.com/pizza/sausage-breakfast-pizza/p/8211), and Midwestern breakfast-pizza discussion from Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/18ydznx/i_ate_caseys_breakfast_pizza/).
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