This is a really fun, kid friendly meal that can be put together really quick.. You can pretty much use any vegetable you like. I usually end up making this Pizza for a quick dinner, so end up using what I can find in my refrigerator. My family absolutely enjoys this pizza and we usually end up eating this on a Friday evening. After a busy week, there is no other better way to start the weekend than a quick home-made pizza and popcorn..
Tips & Tricks..
- The trick to an amazing crust and bubbling top is to bake a pizza at 450F and put it on the lowest rack of the oven
- I do prefer Pizza trays with holes..produces a nice brown crispy crust!
- The tomato sauce, be sure the sauce is brushed on a thin layer. A lot of sauce just makes the pizza too soggy, over cooks the crust leave the insides still really soggy, we don’t want that. A thin layer ensures that pizza cooks fast and as soon as the crust is ready, the pizza is ready. Using a strong flavored tomato sauce helps add a lot of flavor while keep the sauce layer thin.
Ingredients
1 Quick and Easy Pizza Crust Recipe
1 Jar of good strong Tomato Sauce (I like the one with Basil or Garlic for Pizza base)
1.5 cups of Shredded Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese
½ Red Bell Pepper cut up into small cubes
½ Yellow Bell Pepper cut up into small cubes
1/4 of a Red onion, thin slices
½ cup olives cut in half
½ cup Roasted Garlic
1 to 1.5 cups Spinach cut fine
Method:
1. Roll the Pizza dough and transfer it on to the Pizza tray. The trick to transferring the rolled dough onto the tray is roll it on the rolling pins and then unroll it over the pizza tray.
2. Brush a thin layer of tomato sauce on the pizza crust
3. Sprinkle your favorite shredded cheese. For this version, I used shredded Cheddar.
4. Top up with the veggies.. Keep it to minimal, you don’t want the pizza loaded up. This will overcook the crust, leaving pizza still soggy on the inside
5. Once the veggies on top, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to season the raw vegetables.
6. Place the pizza tray on the bottom rack of the oven and cook until crust is done. You should be able to lift it off the tray and center of the pizza should not be wet.
7. Use a Pizza cutter to cut up pizza to size you like and enjoy! 🙂
