Easy Pizza Margherita

Name: Easy Pizza Margherita
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon McCormick® Basil Leaves; 1 prepared pizza crust (12-inch); 1/2 cup pizza sauce; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided; 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Ground Black Pepper; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2 plum tomatoes, sliced; 1/4 cup sliced red bell pepper {green bell pepper}; 1/4 cup sliced black olives

By: McCormick Kitchens

Made With:

A restaurant favorite that is just as delicious at home. Serve as a main dish or as an appetizer.

Recipe Info

Prep Time:

10m
Cook Time:

12m
Servings:

6

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon McCormick® Basil Leaves
1 prepared pizza crust (12-inch)
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Ground Black Pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 plum tomatoes, sliced
1/4 cup sliced red bell pepper - Substitutesgreen bell pepper
1/4 cup sliced black olives

Nutrition Information

(per serving)

Calories 320.0
Carbohydrates 60 g
Cholesterol 17 mg
Fiber 1 g
Protein 14 g
Sodium 646 mg
Total Fat 16 g

A restaurant favorite that is just as delicious at home. Serve as a main dish or as an appetizer.

Key products

McCormick® Basil Leaves, 0.62 oz

$5.49

Unit price: per

McCormick® Pure Ground Black Pepper, 3 oz

$6.99

Unit price: per

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix oil and basil leaves; let stand 5 minutes.
Place pizza crust on baking sheet. Brush 1/2 of the oil mixture over pizza crust. Spread pizza sauce over crust; sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and black pepper.
Drizzle pizza with remaining oil mixture and sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Top with tomato slices, bell pepper, olives and remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is melted.