Easy Margherita Pizza. This recipe combines the taste of mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce and basil leaves for a refreshing dinner. Those are my most favorite kind. The kind of dinners that require only a few dishes and only a few ingredients.
I was busy eating this margherita pizza. Ok, so let me be honest. I rarely ever, EVER tell you that a recipe is the best of anything. You can have Easy Margherita Pizza using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Easy Margherita Pizza
- It’s of What you will need.
- It’s 2 of Cookie sheets.
- It’s 1 of Parchment paper.
- You need of Ingredients.
- You need 1 packages of pre made pizza dough.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Pesto & olive oil spread (optional).
- You need 1 cup of Pizza sauce.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Shredded Mozerella Cheese.
- You need 1 bunch of Fresh basil.
- It’s 4 of Roma tomatoes.
- It’s 1/4 cup of Sliced olives (optional).
- Prepare 1 packages of Sliced pepperoni (optional).
Let alone, put it in caps! Sure, I’ll say that something is delicious, but declaring such bold statements generally makes me extremely uncomfortable. Easy Margherita Pizza made from scratch with my yeast-free, thin crust pizza dough topped with a simple raw tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, and basil. Topped with fresh mozzarella, vine ripened tomatos, olive oil and basil, you will be making this upscale pizza again and again!
Easy Margherita Pizza instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 for thin crust pizza or 400 for thicker pizza crust..
- On some parchment paper, grease the area that will fit the dough. I like to use Pam cooking spray. Open the dough and cut in half. You now have 2 pizza doughs to shape out onto your pans. Flatten them to about 1/4 inch thick. Bake the dough for about 7-8 minutes or until its golden brown. Careful not to overcook as it will go back in the oven to cook more..
- Remove dough from the oven. with the optional pesto spread, cover the bread evenly. If you choose not to use the spread, use a teaspoon of olive oil to coat the bread..
- Add the pizza sauce in small amounts, covering the dough just enough for however much you like..
- Please note that all ingredients are enough for both pizzas, so use sparingly. Top with mozerella cheese all over. Slice the Roma tomatoes and add to pizza. Add the fresh basil. You may add olives and pepperoni if you like. Make your other pizza..
- Place the pizzas back into the oven for 5 minutes. Remove and cut into squares..
Place dough on a lightly floured pizza peel. Smooth sauce over bases with the back of a spoon. Scatter with cheese and tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil and season. Put one pizza, still on its baking sheet, on top of the preheated sheet or tray. Serve with a little more olive oil, and basil leaves if using.