Wood-Fired Pizza

Since 2018, we’ve been providing delicious, Neopolitan-style wood-fired pizza catering for the fine people of Willmar, MN (and surrounding areas). We love catering at outside breweries and large public gatherings but we also cater weddings, graduations, and other smaller, private gatherings in West Central Minnesota.

Event Catering

Breweries

Our sweet-spot is bringing our mobile brick oven to breweries and providing wood fired pizza to their patrons.

Weddings

For those in search of a fun, tasty, and more affordable alternative to traditional reception fare.

Grad Parties

Be the cool mom! Ditch the walking tacos and serve the food your kid really wants (dreams DO come true).

Corporate

Eventually your office will reunite, right? And what better way to celebrate than with a pizza party?

Your Choice!

Have some other gathering in mind that isn’t covered here? We cater all kinds of events – reach out with your idea!

While we currently have over 30 pizza topping options, our menu is constantly growing and evolving. The sample menu below is to simply provide an idea of what you might expect at a typical catered event.

If you are interested in having The Back 40 cater brick-oven pizza at a special event for you, we will provide a full menu that you can choose from. Please take a look below and get in touch if you are interested in seeing other options.

– Sample Menu –

Dinner

The Big Cheese Pizza

Red sauce, fresh mozzarella, provolone, mozzarella, feta, parmesan, fresh basil

Margherita Pizza

Red sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, cracked black pepper, drizzle of garlic-infused olive oil

Beef and Mushroom Pizza

Red sauce, provolone/mozzarella, ground gass-fed angus beef, fresh baby bella mushrooms, fresh chives

The Purple Thai Pizza

Thai peanut sauce, provolone/mozzarella, chicken, fresh sweet peppers, fresh purple basil (when available), garlic cilantro lime sauce

Mediterranean Pizza

Pesto, provolone/mozzarella, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, fresh basil

Pizza Bianca

Garlic-infused olive oil, fresh mozzarella, provolone, mozzarella, feta, parmesan, fresh basil

Veggie Pizza

Garlic-infused olive oil, provolone/mozzarella, seasonal veggies, fresh herbs

 

Dessert

Lemon Drop Pizza

Lemon ricotta mascaropone sauce, sliced lemons, white chocolate, fresh mint, powdered sugar

S’mores Pizza

Nutella, mini marshmallows, white chocolate, graham cracker crumbs, caramel sauce

Strawberry Cheesecake Pizza

Strawberry cream cheese sauce, fresh sliced strawberries, white chocolate, fresh basil, graham cracker crumbles, powdered sugar

Very Berry Wood-Fired Dessert Pizza

What is Neapolitan-Style Pizza?

If you take a look at the website for the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana (The True Neapolitan Pizza Association), you will find an 11-page document outlining every rule and regulation that differentiates true Neapolitan pizza from. . . essentially every other kind of pizza in the world. The sole purpose of the AVPN is to uphold the authenticity and legacy of Neapolitan pizza and the art form that it is.

Because most people have neither the time, energy, or desire to read through 11 pages of pizza rules, here’s the deal: though we truly respect and admire the traditions that are so strongly upheld within the Neapolitan pizza community, our true passion lies with serving pizzas made with the freshest, most delicious-tasting ingredients around – all while keeping them locally sourced as much as possible.

So tradition says that true Neapolitan pizzas use only San Marzano tomatoes grown in the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius. However, when our herbicide-and-pesticide-free gardens are producing a surplus of fresh herbs and vegetables, we would like to use our own tomatoes – along with our own grass-fed beef and free-range chicken.

Our pizzas do reflect the Neapolitan style with thin, hand-stretched, and slightly charred crusts. . .  lighter amounts of sauce and toppings to allow for layered, intentional, and nuanced flavor blends. . . and the sights and smells of fresh herbs and a crackling wood fire.

quality pizza toppings

We truly hope you enjoy our
farm-life take on this timeless tradition.

Contact Us

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Address

10911 Co. Rd. 5 SW
Willmar, MN 56201