Name: Margherita Pizza
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Quick & Easy
Ingredients: 1 12 inch ready-to-use pizza crust; 1/2 cup RAGÚ® Homemade Style Pizza Sauce; 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 inch thick slices; 6 fresh basil leaves; kosher salt and cracked black pepper, to taste; extra virgin olive oil

Margherita Pizza

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Prep Time

5 MINUTES

Cook Time

10 MINUTES

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5 MINUTES

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10 MINUTES

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F. Place pizza crust on foil-lined baking sheet. Spread sauce evenly over crust to within 1/4 –inch of edge. Top with cheese slices.
Bake 10 minutes. Top with basil. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil before serving.

Recipe Notes

Tip:

For a BLT Pizza, omit basil and olive oil. Prepare pizza as directed, adding chopped cooked bacon. Top with shredded iceberg lettuce and drizzle with mayonnaise after baking.

Use your Grill:

Top pizza crust with sauce and cheese. Place directly on grill heated to medium-high. Grill 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is browned on bottom. Transfer to cutting board. Top with basil, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil.

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Pizza Pinwheels

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Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

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Ingredients

2 packages (13.8 oz. ea.) refrigerated pizza crust
1 jar RAGÚ® Homemade Style Pizza Sauce
1 cup Mozzarella cheese, (about 4 oz.)
1 cup sliced pepperoni, chopped (about 4 oz.)

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Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

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2 packages (13.8 oz. ea.) refrigerated pizza crust
1 jar RAGÚ® Homemade Style Pizza Sauce
1 cup Mozzarella cheese, (about 4 oz.)
1 cup sliced pepperoni, chopped (about 4 oz.)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F. Press each pizza crust into 8 x 12-inch rectangle with rolling pin or hands, then cut each into 4 equal squares.
Arrange squares on two greased baking sheets. Starting at corner of each square, cut toward center of square stopping 1/2-inch from center with knife. Evenly top each square with 2 tablespoons sauce, then cheese and pepperoni. Fold every other point into center; press to seal. Bake 10 minutes or until crusts are golden. Serve with remaining sauce, heated.

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Grilled Pizzas

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Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

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2 tsp. olive oil
2 medium green bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 packages, 6.5 oz. ea., pizza dough mix, prepared according to package directions, divided into 8 equal portions before resting.
1 1/2 cups RAGÚ® Homemade Style Pizza Sauce
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
1 1/2 cups shredded reduced fat Mozzarella cheese

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Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

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2 tsp. olive oil
2 medium green bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 packages, 6.5 oz. ea., pizza dough mix, prepared according to package directions, divided into 8 equal portions before resting.
1 1/2 cups RAGÚ® Homemade Style Pizza Sauce
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
1 1/2 cups shredded reduced fat Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Preheat grill. Heat oil in large skillet and cook peppers and onion, stirring, 5 minutes or until tender. Remove and set aside.
Flatten each ball of dough on floured board into 6- to 7-inch circles. Lightly brush dough with a little oil.
Place dough, oiled side down on grill, lightly brush tops with oil. Grill 1 minute or until cooked on bottoms. Remove from grill, place on work surface grilled side up.
Spread 3 tablespoons sauce on each crust. Top with cooked onions, peppers, tomato and cheese.
Place pizzas on grill; cover and grill 2 minutes or until cheese is just melted. (If pizza bottoms begin to char move them to a cooler place on the grill.)

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Homemade Pizza

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange pizza crust on ungreased baking sheet. Spoon on sauce, then sprinkle with cheese and toppings.
Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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