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Jailhouse pizza made on a flour tortilla on a metal cafeteria tray, ketchup sauce with sliced summer sausage and pepperoni, squeeze cheese melted on top, crushed doritos sprinkled over, folded in h...
Sarah Mitchell

Jailhouse Pizza Spread

Pizza is one of those foods everyone misses in prison, so naturally, inmates found a way to make it with commissary items. The base is made from crushed crackers or tortillas, the sauce comes from ketchup packets mixed with Italian seasoning, and the toppings are whatever meat and cheese you can get.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 560
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large flour tortillas (or 1 sleeve saltine crackers, crushed)
  • 4 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 summer sausage stick (3 oz), sliced into thin rounds
  • 1 pepperoni stick (3 oz), sliced thin
  • 4 tablespoons squeezable cheese (mozzarella-style preferred)
  • 1 small bag Doritos (any flavor), crushed
  • Red pepper flakes to taste
  • 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeños (optional)

Method
 

  1. Make the pizza sauce: mix ketchup, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small bowl until combined.
  2. Lay the flour tortillas flat. If using crackers instead, crush them and mix with a tiny bit of water to form a flat base on foil.
  3. Spread the ketchup sauce evenly over each tortilla.
  4. Layer the sliced summer sausage and pepperoni over the sauce.
  5. Squeeze cheese generously over the meat toppings.
  6. Sprinkle crushed Doritos over the top for crunch.
  7. Add red pepper flakes and jalapeños if you like heat.
  8. Fold the tortilla in half like a quesadilla or roll it up tight like a calzone.
  9. Microwave for 30-45 seconds until the cheese melts and the tortilla is warm and pliable.
  10. Slice and serve immediately. The cheese sets fast, so eat it hot.

Notes

The key to the sauce is mixing the ketchup with Italian seasoning — it tastes way more like pizza sauce than you'd expect. For a crispier base, toast the tortilla in a dry pan before adding toppings. If you can find individual packets of marinara sauce (like from a pizza place), those work even better than ketchup. Stack two tortillas for a thicker, more pizza-like base.