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Classic Pizza Margharita

By: Buitoni® 
"An easy pizza deserves an easy salad, so open a bag of Caesar salad, sit back and enjoy."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (13)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 inch) prepared pizza crust or Italian bread shell
  • 1/3 cup BUITONI® Refrigerated Pesto with Basil
  • 3 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Directions

  1. PREHEAT oven to 450 degrees F. Place pizza crust on baking sheet.
  2. SPREAD pesto over pizza crust. Arrange tomatoes over pesto. Sprinkle with cheese and crushed red pepper.
  3. BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. Cut into wedges.

Footnotes

  • Please look in your Grocer's Refrigerated Section for Buitoni's Pasta and Sauces

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 257 | Total Fat: 10.5g | Cholesterol: 22mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2003 by JILLWS   view full review
Yummy and so easy with store-bought pesto and pizza crust! I made this with thinly sliced...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2005 by KOALAGIRL   view full review
A classic margharita pizza to me is pizza crust, garlic, tomato, fresh basil, and mozzarella...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2004 by ImChrists Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
great pizza recipe. we added bell pepper and onion to ours. also we used hunts tomato sauce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2003 by ELWOH   view full review
I first made this pizza for my vegetarian sister and her 2 year old son. They loved it! My...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 2, 2005 by WJARRETTC Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Reduce the red pepper content next time.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2005 by AZULEDIVE   view full review
Tastes good. You have to like pesto though. I used vegetarian mozzarella cheese instead, and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2006 by JLS12 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Love this in the summer with fresh basil
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2006 by WUSTHOF   view full review
Just shy of perfect. I added spinach which really gave it that extra something. I also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2005 by STRETCHAD   view full review
Needs something else...If I make this again I might use spinach under the cheese and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2005 by LOONEYLINDI   view full review
Super easy and fast, it just didn't knock my family's socks off.

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