Garden Tomato and Basil Pesto Pizza
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  • Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) prebaked pizza crust (such as Mama Mary's brand)Cooking spray2 tablespoons commercial pesto1 cup (4 ounces) thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese2 cups chopped tomato (about 2 large)1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
Directions
Preheat oven to 450°.

Spray crust with cooking spray.

Place crust on a baking sheet; bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Spread pesto evenly over crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with mozzarella cheese slices and tomato; sprinkle with pepper. Bake at 450° for 5 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is golden. Sprinkle with basil.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1/4 pizza)


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Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 228.0
  • Total Fat: 10.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 18.8 mg
  • Sodium: 207.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Protein: 12.1 g

Member Reviews
  • STRATOSPHEAR
     LOVE the pesto! And I cut down the amount of cheese and it' still great. - 10/15/07
  • CALICOGOBYE
     Just the recipe I was searching for. And, very good! - 3/7/13
  • CD5524133
     Fantastic. I loved the pesto and fresh mozzarella. It was like eating a caprese salad on thin crust. - 11/2/11
  • DECEMBRAP
     I made this tonight and even though my boyfriend was really skeptical he ate half of the pizza! This was GREAT!!! - 8/16/11
  • SCRAPPYGIRL32
     This was great and teenager approved. - 2/2/11
  • SGL1966
     I've never had a pesto pizza before but the toppings on this one sound delicious so I will give it a try! :) - 10/20/10
  • RENAE92
     This pizza is delicious! I made a homemade whole wheat pizza crust with garlic and butter. It was so great! - 8/5/10
  • E006096
     This was excellent. We had it for lunch, but had to take the remainder to Mother-in-law to prevent us from eating the entire thing. - 8/3/10
  • POFCA3
     mmmm.. sounds yummy! Can't wait to try it. Thanks for the recipe - 7/23/10
  • LITAGEMINI
     Great recipe, beautiful appearance. My husband loved it too! - 12/4/09
  • DOLLBABYX3
     I'm new so I don't know if I can post without trying it yet but I wanted to go ahead and rate the recipe because I can't wait to try it! Thanks for sharing! =) - 10/12/09
  • PADRAIGHA
     We will try it tonight. Friday is homemade pizza and movie night at our house. - 6/26/09
  • TEAM_DPLTE
     great! thanks for sharing
    - 12/16/08
  • EMSEGUIN
     Super fast and delicious! - 3/9/08
  • CD748274
     Great recipe!! - 1/25/08
  • STACYMT
     THIS WAS AN EXCELENT HEALTHY RECIPIE. - 11/1/07
  • MISSKARENL
     love it. Works well on thin slice of italian bread - 10/20/07
  • JENNYD8
     Very good and easy to prepare! - 10/19/07
  • STEPH2003
     I have to try this! - 10/19/07
  • TCUCCIO
     Mmm! That's nice! - 10/18/07
  • SKINNYMAX
     very healthy and tastes good too. - 10/15/07
  • CCHURCHILL
     Great and easy to make. - 10/15/07
  • SWEET2GOGO
     I enjoyed this very much. Very easy to make! - 10/15/07
  • LHOGG6161
     I've made something like this, but this one sound's better.....i will make it.....thank's for the recipe - 10/15/07
  • WRITEMANN1
     Very east--very good! - 10/15/07



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