On one of my days off this week, I made this thin crust pesto pizza. I have a basil tree that keeps growing like crazy, so I have been making a lot of pesto lately! The first time I tried pesto pizza I was a little skeptical, since tomato sauce was all I ever knew, but I loved it. I decided after making it at home that it would have been even better with chicken and artichokes added on top. For this pizza recipe, I cut down the time in the kitchen by using Boboli Thin Crust Pizza Crust. I got it in my Degustabox this month, and was so happy when it saved me so much time for this delicious pizza recipe.
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- 1 Boboli Thin Crust Pizza Crust
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
- ⅔ cup + 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 roma tomatoes, sliced
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- Add the yeast, sugar and water to a large bowl and stir (preparing the dough in a stand mixer with hook attachment is much easier!). Let rest 5 minutes until the yeast is foamy, then add the salt and 2 tbsp olive oil and stir.
- Add the flour a little at a time, stirring it in until blended well.
- Once all of the flour is added, knead the dough on a floured surface or in the stand mixer for 10 minutes.
- Place the dough back into the bowl and cover. Set it in a warm place and allow the dough to rise for 2 hours.
- Prepare the pesto in a food processor or blender by adding the basil, garlic, nuts, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and olive oil. Blend until smooth.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, roll into a large circle on a floured surface.
- Divide the dough in half (for thin crust pizzas) and transfer to greased pizza pans and spread the pesto sauce on top.
- Add the sliced tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake in the oven at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes.
Oh wow, the thin crust is definitely wowing me! Generously spread with pesto, this pizza looks like quite the real treat 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I do love the look of your pizza. Pesto is a favourite ingredient of mine and it’s so good to make your own. How fortunate to have an abundant supply of homegrown basil. I’ve tried growing it but the possums! They eat the lot xx
WHAT you have a basil tree and you aren’t sharing?! NEED. Homemade pesto is so much fun to make!!
Awwwww, I love pizza. Now, you’re making me crave it for breakfast! Pinned!
We still have some basil in our garden, although a lot has been nipped by frost. This looks wonderful! Thanks.
I love pesto and thin crust pizza! Such a tasty and pretttyyyyy pie!
I could drink pesto. I love it on pizza! This is gorgeous, pinned!
I want to jump right into that pizza. Gorgeous and deliciousness all in one pie!