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Pesto Pizza Recipe


Pesto Pizza Recipe
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This is a quick and simple recipe for those nights when you want a different type of pizza. Using a pizza dough that's already made and a jar or two of pesto sauce, a handful of pine nuts (pinons), some sesame seeds and a bit of thinly sliced cheese,... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 pre-cooked pie crust or cooked homemade crust of your choice
  • 1 jar of pesto sauce
  • mozarella cheese, thinly sliced or shredded
  • 1/2 cup of pine nuts untoasted
  • 1/4 cup of sesame seeds
  • 1 egg white, beaten (for a crust wash)

Directions
  1. Heat your oven to 400 degrees
  2. Place your pizza dough on a baking sheet covered in aluminum foil or bake directly on the baking tray in your oven.
  3. Pour enough pesto over the pizza dough, spreading evenly.
  4. Add sliced cheese and sprinkle with pine nuts.
  5. Using a pastry brush, paint the outside rim of the pizza dough with egg whites.
  6. Sprinkle the rim of the dough with sesame seeds.
  7. Bake pizza for 20-30 minutes OR until cheese is melted and bubbly.
  8. Cut as desired and serve.
  9. *The photo of the pizza slice comes from Junior's Pizza.
  10. **Once this pizza cools down, it can be cut into small squares to be served as appetizers. Its delicious at room temperature.

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Lovin this pizza thanks


Love pesto. love pizza together ...heaven


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