- Pizza dough, either refrigerated or scratch made
- 2 cups Cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup Zucchini, sliced
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 medium Yellow Bell Pepper, sliced
- 1 medium Red Onion, sliced
- 5 1/2 tsp Olive Oil
- 1/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1/3 cup part-skim Ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh Basil leaves
What You'll Do:
- Preheat your oven to 500 degrees.
- Ready and pre-bake your pizza dough according to directions or recipe.
- Combine the mushrooms, zucchini, black pepper, red onion, and bell pepper in a large bowl, mixing with 1 1/2 tsp Olive Oil.
- Arrange vegetables on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes.
- Brush the pre-baked pizza dough with 1 tsp Olive Oil, then spread your tomato sauce over the dough leaving a border for a crust.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup Mozzarella over the tomato sauce and top with the vegetables.
- Over the vegetables sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Mozzarella and crushed red peppers. Then dollop with the Ricotta cheese.
- Bake pizza for 11 minutes or until crust is golden and cheeses are melted. Once the pizza comes out of the oven top with fresh Basil leaves.
Dish Info:
This delicious recipe serves 8 hungry adults at 347 calories a serving. It is taken from the April 2011 issue of Cooking Light.