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Margherita Pizza Recipe
This homemade Margherita Pizza Recipe is a fantastic dish to make at home, and especially fun to make with kids! You only need a few ingredients to make this Italian speciality. Keep reading for tips and tricks of how to make homemade pizza sauce and also how to level up your crust!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 412 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
Pizza Ingredients
- 1 pizza crust I like Tiseo’s Frozen Pizza Dough
- 1 ¾ cup (about 8 oz) mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 roma tomatoes cut into thin round slices
- 10 large basil leaves
- ½ cup Pizza Sauce
- 2 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
Pizza Sauce Ingredients
- 6 oz tomato paste
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 ½ tsp oregano
- ¾ tsp rosemary
- ½ tsp ground sage
- ¼ tsp marjoram
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Thaw your pizza dough according to package instructions. Flour a working surface. Use a rolling pin to roll out your pizza dough to your desired size. Lay it on a pizza stone or a greased pizza pan.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for pizza sauce.
- Use a pastry brush or spoon to spread pizza sauce on the pizza dough.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the pizza dough. Then layer the sliced roma tomatoes on top.
- Bake the pizza in the oven according to pizza dough instructions. I baked mine at 450 degrees for 18 minutes.
- When pizza is done baking, remove from the oven.
- Melt the butter in a microwave safe dish. Use a pastry brush to brush butter on the crust of the pizza. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top of the crust.
- Lay fresh basil leaves on top of the baked pizza. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational and personal use only.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
412kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
985mg
(41%)
Potassium
353mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1015IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
364mg
(36%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 412
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 412kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 985mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 353mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1015IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 364mg | 36% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.