Better Than Frozen French Bread Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
1 loaf crusty French bread
or
2 individual submarine-style hard rolls cut lengthwise
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh or canned mushrooms
3/4 cup prepared low fat chunky or garden style spaghetti sauce
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 cup low fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 fresh green pepper, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fat-free Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Evenly spread out spaghetti sauce on the bread rolls that have been cut up. Layer with sliced green peppers and mushrooms then sprinkle dried oregano then shredded cheeses on top.
Oven should be preheated already prior to baking the pizzas for about 12 to 15 mins.
Pizza With Pork and Peppers Recipe
Ingredients:
1 Boboli pizza crust
1 (1-lb.) pork tenderloin cut in 1/4-by-3-inch strips
1 cup bottled tomato pasta sauce
1/2 tsp. oregano
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 cup onion, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 cup reduced-fat mozzarella, shredded
Directions:
Oven should be preheated around 450′ F. In a bowl, mix together pepper, salt, oregano and garlic powder. Add in the strips of pork and mix together until seasonings stick to your tenderloin strips. Toss in the onions and mix well.
In a nonstick skillet, heat some oil and then saut� pork and the sliced onions, continuously stirring for about 3-4 mins. until onions become tender.
Add strips of red and green bell peppers onto skillet and continue to cook for about 3-4 mins. again or just until pork isn’t pink anymore.
In a cookie or baking sheet, put the Boboli crust and evenly spread out tomato pasta sauce on crust but leave at least an inch at the crust’ edges to act as border.
Arrange the strips of peppers and pork that were cooked earlier on top the pasta sauce then sprinkle with shredded mozzarella. Bake in the oven for about 10 mins. or just until cheese melts and crust has been warmed all over.
Fresh Tomato and Basil Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
1 (12-inch) Italian bread shell like Boboli
3 plum tomatoes, sliced
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsps. shredded fresh basil
1/2 cup grated or shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
Directions:
Oven should be preheated to about 450′ F. Lightly brush with some olive oil the Boboli shell and then sprinkle about 1/4 of a cup of the cheese on the crust. Layer the slices of tomatoes and then put the remainder of the parmesan. Sprinkle some pepper and then bake inside the oven for about 8 to 10 mins just until the cheese has melted and the crust has turned crisp. Put basil on top before you serve the pizzas.
Caribbean Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pizza crust
6 ozs. shredded mozzarella cheese
8 ozs. tomato sauce
4 tsps. lime juice
30 ozs. rinsed and drained black beans
8 ozs. pineapple, crushed (drain off)
2 tbsps. chopped fresh cilantro
Directions:
Oven should be preheated to around 425′ F. Bake the dough for about 5 mins. Evenly spread out tomato sauce on the partially baked pizza.
Layer wth pineapple and black beans then drizzle lime juice on the pizza top. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella and chopped cilantros then put the pizza back inside the hot oven then continue baking for another 12 to 14 mins. or just until the crusts’ edges have turned golden & the cheese has melted at the pizza’s center.
Chicago Pan Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups warm water
2 pkgs. dry yeast
1/2 cup oil
4 tbsps. of olive oil
3 cups of flour
1/2 cup of cornmeal (optional)
Mozzarella cheese (slices or shredded)
Tomato sauce
For Toppings:
Chopped garlic
green peppers
sliced pepperoni
Italian sweet sausage
sliced mushrooms
chopped onions
Directions:
Oven should be preheated to around 475′ F. In an electric bread mixer, combine warm water, yeast and half a cup of the oil. Continue mixing for about 10 mins. Then add in 2 1/2 cups flour and mix again for about 15 mins using the dough hook on the mixer. Let dough rest for it to rise covered inside a bowl with cloth or towel and put in a warm location.
If your kitchen isn’t warm then turn your oven on its lowest temperature setting. Put inside the oven your bowl containing the pizza dough for rising. Allow at least 1 hour for rising. After an hour, punch your dough down. On a pizza pan, push dough flat on the pan using your own fingers.
Sprinkle mozzarella and spread the tomato sauce (which contains spices and the italian herbs). Top with the green peppers, chopped up garlic, italian sausage, onions and mushrooms or anything that you like to add. Put grated parmesan or romano cheese on the top and then bake in your oven for about 15-20 mins at about 475′ F. Cooking time should depend on how thick your crust is and on the toppings that you put.
Pita Pesto Pizzas Recipe
Ingredients:
2 (6-inch size) whole wheat pitas
4 cups torn spinach
2 cloves garlic
1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1 tbsp. juice of a lemon
1/2 cup parsley parsley, packed lightly
1/2 cup parmesan, grated
1 1/2 tbsp. dried whole basil
1/2 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
Directions:
In a food processor, chop up parsley and garlic for about 15 secs. or until it is minced. Next, add in parmesan, lemon juice, basil and spinach then process for another 30 secs. or just until the mixture is smooth.
Divide the pita’s into four small circles and evenly spread about 2 tablespoons of the spinach mix on each individual pita.
Layer with the cheese and bell peppers. Bake in the oven for about 5 minutes at around 450′ F or just until the cheese has melted. Serve while hot.
Seared Balsamic Mushroom Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
2 small purchased baked pizza crusts (each 7″. in diameter)
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup salmon, cooked and flaked
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/4 cup red onion, chopped (optional)
Nonstick cooking spray
Directions:
Oven should be heated around 450′ F. On the purchased crusts of pizza, lightly spray with some of the nonstick cooking spray. Evenly spread out half of sauce on individual crusts.
Layer the flaked salmon, chopped onions and shredded cheese. Then bake in the oven for 8 to 10 mins. until the cheese bubbles and turns a light brown.