Whole Wheat Pesto Pizza

Name: Whole Wheat Pesto Pizza
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 2 Tbsps Arugula Pesto; 227 grams purchased whole wheat pizza dough; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon plain yellow cornmeal; 2 servings Desired toppings (see below)

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Whole Wheat Pesto Pizzan a try. For $1.6 per serving, you get a main course that serves 2. One portion of this dish contains approximately 14g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 486 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have desired toppings, olive oil, arugula pesto, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the yellow cornmeal you could follow this main course with the Cornmeal Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Let dough stand at room temperature 20 minutes. Coat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with vegetable oil, and sprinkle with cornmeal.

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Vegetable Oil

Cornmeal

Dough

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Frying Pan

Stretch or roll dough out, and arrange in skillet, gently stretching edges to cover bottom and sides of skillet. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

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Remove from heat, and spread with Arugula Pesto.

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Arugula

Spread

Pesto

Add desired toppings; sprinkle with cheese.

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Cheese

Brush edges of dough with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Dough

Bake at 450 for 18 minutes or until browned.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes

Mini Peppers

Mozzarella

Butternut Squash

Fontina Cheese

Turkey Sausage

Tomato Slices

Fresh Sage

Mushrooms

Red Onion

Potato

Shallot

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Ingredients

Servings:

1Tbsp

olive oil 59milliliters

grated Parmesan cheese 2Tbsps

Arugula Pesto 227grams

purchased whole wheat pizza dough 2teaspoons

vegetable oil 1teaspoon

plain yellow cornmeal 2servings

Desired toppings (see below)

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Caposaldo Chianti. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 13 dollars per bottle.