Pizza Margherita

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Pizza Margherita
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 30 mins Bake: 375°F 25 mins
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Pizza Margherita
Ingredients
  • 1
    recipe Pizza Dough (see www.bhg.com)
  • 1
    tablespoon olive oil
  • 1
    15 ounce can crushed tomatoes, undrained (1-3/4 cups)
  • 1
    tablespoon snipped fresh basil
  • 2
    cloves garlic, minced
  • 2
    tablespoons tomato paste
  • 16
    ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced
  • Fresh basil leaves
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Prepare Pizza Dough as directed, using the Thin-Crust Pizzas directions. Drizzle dough with olive oil.

2. For sauce, in a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, snipped basil, garlic, and tomato paste. Spread a thin layer of sauce over dough in each pan.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove pizzas from oven and place mozzarella in single layer on top of the sauce. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes more or until crust bottom is crisp and brown. Top with basil leaves. Cut pizzas into wedges and serve immediately. Makes 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts (Pizza Margherita)
  • Servings Per Recipe 8,
  • Calories 437,
  • Protein (gm) 17,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 44,
  • Fat, total (gm) 20,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 66,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 10,
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
  • Sodium (mg) 326,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (4)
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maryannandchuck wrote:

Hubby loves pizza margherita, so I had to give this a try. He gave it 2 thumbs up, so thisn is a keeper.

3/3/2010 09:30:59 AM Report Abuse
pauline_waterhouse wrote:

pizza dough

1/28/2010 08:55:58 AM Report Abuse
hermjo1 wrote:

For the recipe just write Pizza Dough in the search box and you will have a couple of the recipes.

1/8/2010 11:43:17 AM Report Abuse
dcburbank29 wrote:

Hey, what is this Better Homes & Gardens. For the dough recipe it says to see the Recipe Center but there is no link to it.

1/8/2010 10:27:23 AM Report Abuse

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