White Pizza with Tomato and Basil

Name: White Pizza with Tomato and Basil
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 59 milliliters basil leaves; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoon cornmeal; 118 milliliters part-skim ricotta cheese; 3 Tbsps refrigerated pesto with basil (such as Buitoni); 283 grams Italian cheese-flavored thin pizza crust (such as Boboli); 57 grams 1/2 cup shredded fresh mozzarella cheese; 118 milliliters sliced small tomatoes (such as Campari tomatoes)

White Pizza with Tomato and Basil

White Pizza with Tomato and Basil might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 328 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pizza crust, pepper, cornmeal, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cornmeal you could follow this main course with the Cornmeal Pie as a dessert. It works well as a budget friendly main course.

Instructions

Preheat broiler to high.

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Broiler

Place a baking sheet in oven; heat for 10 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

While baking sheet heats, place crust on another baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Lightly coat crust with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Cornmeal

Crust

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Baking Sheet

Spread pesto evenly over crust, leaving a 1-inch border; sprinkle mozzarella evenly over pesto. Dollop ricotta, by teaspoonfuls, evenly over mozzarella. Slide crust onto preheated baking sheet, using a spatula as a guide. Broil 5 inches from heat for 5 minutes or until cheese begins to melt.

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Mozzarella