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Tomato Pesto Pizza

This Tomato Pesto Pizza is a flavor-packed twist on a classic, layered with vibrant homemade pesto, fresh tomatoes, and melty cheese on a perfectly crispy crust. It's a simple yet impressive meal that comes together quickly and is guaranteed to become a new family favorite!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Keyword homemade basil pesto sauce, pesto pizza, quick pizza dough
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6 slices
Calories 233kcal
Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Make quick pizza dough. For the dough, use 1/3 recipe of my homemade pizza dough for one pizza.
    1 medium homemade pizza dough
  • Make basil pesto sauce. In a food processor, combine the pesto ingredients - fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, shredded parmesan cheese, garlic, and salt & pepper. Pulse and then drizzle olive oil until smooth.
    1/3 cup homemade pesto sauce
  • Assemble pizza. If grilling, roll out the dough on a pan topped with parchment paper (and some corn meal). If baking, press out the dough inside a cast iron skillet. Then add pesto sauce, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese.
    2 medium roma tomatoes, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese
  • Prep. Preheat oven to 475-500 degrees F or light grill to 500 degrees.
  • Grill or bake until done. If grilling, it will be done in around 10 minutes. If baking, pizza will be done in around 15 minutes. Cook until done to your liking.
  • Slice and serve. Slice the pizza into triangles and serve with extra shredded parmesan cheese.

Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 609IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 0.4mg