Easy Pizza Margherita

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Easy Pizza Margherita

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

10m
prep time
12m
Cook Time
320
Calories
10
Ingredients

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Ingredients

1

Servings

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® Black Pepper, Ground
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 plum tomatoes, sliced
1/4 cup sliced red or green bell pepper
1/4 cup sliced black olives

Key Products

McCormick® Basil Leaves

McCormick® Basil Leaves

McCormick® Black Pepper, Ground

McCormick® Black Pepper, Ground

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.

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