Margherita Pizza Recipe
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5.0
42 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
23 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
213 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Margherita Pizza Recipe
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Margherita pizza stars fresh basil, mozzarella cheese, and the best ripe tomatoes. It's simple, delicious, and light.
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces pizza dough store bought or homemade dough
- ½ cup Pizza Sauce store bought or homemade sauce
- 6 slices fresh mozzarella
- 2-3 tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon pizza seasoning
- fresh basil
- olive oil
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500°F. We like to use a pizza stone and throw this in while the oven is preheating for at least 15 minutes.
- Make the sauce if going homemade. Also, make the homemade pizza dough if going homemade. If you are using store-bought for both, you can skip this step.
- Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface to about 14-15 inches in diameter. **If you want more of a crust, be sure to fold in the outside edges of the pizza dough before adding sauce and toppings.
- If using a pizza stone, quickly and carefully transfer the dough to your stone, add the sauce (leaving a little around the edges for a crust), cheese slices, tomatoes, and pizza seasonings, and put in the oven.
- If not using a stone, you can add the rolled-out dough to a lightly greased baking sheet. Then, add sauce, cheese, toppings and bake.
- Bake for about 5 minutes, then rotate the pizza and bake an additional 7-8 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted. Garnish with fresh basil and a light drizzle of olive oil.
Notes
- Freezer pizza. You can put it in the freezer to be baked later, but since tomatoes don't thaw well you will want to save them to add until you're ready to bake.
- Freezer pizza. You can put it in the freezer to be baked later
- Blind bake a plain pizza crust for 6-8 minutes. Allow the pizza to cool a little and add the sauce and cheese and then place it into the freezer. Once frozen solid, wrap the pizza with plastic wrap and then again with aluminum foil. Freeze for 4-5 months. Remove packaging and thaw, add fresh tomatoes and basil then bake.
- Blind bake a plain pizza crust for 6-8 minutes. Allow the pizza to cool a little and add the sauce and cheese and then place it into the freezer. Once frozen solid, wrap the pizza with plastic wrap and then again with aluminum foil. Freeze for 4-5 months. Remove packaging and thaw, add fresh tomatoes and basil then bake.
- STORE leftover pizza in foil in the fridge for 2-3 days. You can also freeze it for 1-2 months. Simply wrap each piece with plastic wrap and again with foil for 1-2 months. Reheat in the microwave or oven.
- leftover pizza in foil in the fridge for 2-3 days. You can also freeze it for 1-2 months. Simply wrap each piece with plastic wrap and again with foil for 1-2 months. Reheat in the microwave or oven.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
213kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
625mg
(26%)
Potassium
140mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
466IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
114mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 213kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 625mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 466IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 114mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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42 reviews
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