Easy Tomato-Basil Pizza recipe

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Ingredients

2 tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1 red onion, coarsely chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 fresh jalapeno peppers, chopped
½ cup sliced black olives
½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
½ cup pizza sauce
2 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crusts
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Nutrition Info

519 calories
carbohydrate: 56.8 g
cholesterol: 49 mg
fat: 20.4 g
fiber: 3.4 g
protein: 30 g
saturatedFat: 8.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1431.3 mg
sugar: 4.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix the tomatoes and salt in a mesh strainer. Let mixture sit and drain for 15 minutes.

  2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

  3. Combine the drained tomatoes, 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese, onion, basil, pepper, olive oil, jalapenos, olives, and mushrooms in a bowl. Spread the pizza sauce evenly onto the pizza crusts. Distribute tomato mixture over the two pizza crusts evenly. Sprinkle 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese over both pizzas.

  4. Bake pizzas in preheated oven until cheese is completely melted, 8 to 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

2 pizzas

Recipe Note

This is a very tasty recipe. It is a great dinner for a warm, summer night. After chopping the ingredients, the rest of the recipe is easy!

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