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Pesto Pizza

Name: Pesto Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: One (12-inch) prebaked pizza crust; ⅓-½ cup prepared pesto; 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese; 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved or 2 medium Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced; ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, cut into ribbons

An easy 5-ingredient pizza with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil on a pesto-based crust.

Recipe by Michigan Fitness Foundation

Makes6 servings

Total timeTotal30

Prep 10 Cook 20

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Equipment

12-inch pizza pan or large cookie sheet

Ingredients

Makes 6 servings. Check items off as you go.

▢ One (12-inch) prebaked pizza crust
▢ ⅓-½ cup prepared pesto
▢ 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
▢ 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved or 2 medium Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
▢ ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, cut into ribbons

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 F.
Spray a 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray and place crust on top.
Spread a thin layer of pesto over crust.
Top with mozzarella cheese, then tomatoes. Add basil last.
Bake until the cheese is melted and the crust is crispy, about 10-20 minutes.