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id
662
Name
Tomato and Basil Pesto Pizza
Main Dish Category
Main Dish
Secondary Dish Category
Snacks,
Main Ingredient
Tomatoes
Other Ingredient
Fresh Mozzarella
Number of People
4
List of Ingredients
12 oz. prebaked pizza crust
cooking spray
2 T pesto
1 cup (4 oz.) thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
2 cups chopped tomato (about 2 large)
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
Description
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Spray crust with cooking spray.
Place crust on baking sheet; bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Spread pesto evenly over crust, leacing a 1/2-inch border. Top wtih mozzarella cheese slices and tomato; sprinkle with pepper. Bake at 450 degrees for 5 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is golden. Sprinkle with basil.
Time
15 minutes
Cooking Type
Bake
Difficulty (1-5)
1
Notes
Per serving: 377 calories, 13.5 g fat (4.9 g saturated), 3.2 mg iron, 24 mg cholesterol, 209 mg calcium, 48.1 g carbohydrate, 687 mg sodium, 14.8 g protein, 3.1 g fiber
Fresh mozzarella is easier to slice when it is firm. Place it in the freezer just until firm and thinly slice.
Origin
Cooking Light, August 2005
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