Four Seasons Pizza
Four Seasons Pizza
One pizza, four quarters: mozzarella, marinated artichokes, mushrooms, and tuna with garlic — the classic quattro stagioni.
Prep: 15 minutes · Cook: 20 minutes
What Is Four Seasons Pizza?
The classic Italian quattro stagioni — a single pizza divided into four quarters, each topped differently: mozzarella, marinated artichokes, mushrooms, and tuna with garlic.
Why Make Four Seasons Pizza?
- Four toppings, one pizza — everyone's happy
- A real Italian classic with a story (one quarter per season)
- Pantry toppings: artichokes, tuna, canned tomatoes
- Great for indecisive households
- Faster than making four pizzas
Unico Products Used in This Recipe
Ingredients
- 225 g pizza dough
- 796 mL plum tomatoes (drained, deseeded and chopped (28 oz))
- 100 g mushrooms (wiped and evenly sliced)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 100 g mozzarella cheese (sliced)
- 16 pieces marinated artichokes (chopped)
- 198 g solid light tuna (canned, drained and chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (slivered)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450F (230C).
- Drain, deseed and chop the tomatoes; wipe and slice the mushrooms.
- Press the dough out into a large round on an oiled baking tray.
- Spread with the tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with a little oil.
- Mark the pizza into 4 equal sections with the back of a knife, without cutting through the dough.
- Top one section with mozzarella slices, the second with chopped artichokes, the third with mushrooms, and the last with the tuna and slivers of garlic.
- Bake in the hot oven for 20 minutes.
Cooking Tips
- Drain and deseed the tomatoes so the base stays crisp
- Score the quarters with the back of a knife as a topping guide
- Slice the mushrooms thin so they cook through in 20 minutes
- Scatter the garlic slivers only over the tuna quarter — that's the tradition
- Use a hot oven and a preheated tray for the crispest crust
Frequently Asked Questions About Four Seasons Pizza
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1. Why is it called Four Seasons pizza?
Each quarter represents a season — a traditional Italian way of topping one pizza four ways.
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2. Can I use store-bought dough?
Yes — any fresh pizza dough works; bring it to room temperature before shaping.
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3. What goes on each quarter?
Mozzarella on one, artichokes on the second, mushrooms on the third, tuna and garlic on the fourth.
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4. Can I swap a topping?
Of course — olives, ham or roasted peppers are common stand-ins for any quarter.
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5. How do I get a crisp base?
Drain the tomatoes well, oil the tray, and bake at a full 450F.
Cooking Guides & Tips
- Pizza Sauce vs Pasta Sauce: What's the Difference? Why pizza sauce and pasta sauce aren't interchangeable — and how to use, or swap, each.
Four Seasons Pizza Made Simple
Four Seasons Pizza settles every topping debate with one bake. Unico tomatoes, artichokes and tuna cover three of its four quarters straight from the pantry.