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A slice of 5-Ingredient Tomato Pesto Pizza with melted cheese, diced tomatoes, and fresh basil, perfect for weeknight dinners.

5-Ingredient Tomato Pesto Pizza

An easy weeknight pizza with just 5 ingredients: pizza dough spread with pesto, covered in mozzarella, fresh basil leaves and diced ripe tomato, baked at 425°F until golden. Fresh, light and kid-approved.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pizza dough store-bought or homemade
  • 1/2 cup pesto jarred
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or more
  • 12 fresh basil leaves
  • 1 ripe, firm tomato diced

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  2. Roll the dough out on a pizza pan or stone and spread the pesto generously, leaving a border at the edge.
  3. Cover with mozzarella (at least a cup; more for cheese lovers).
  4. Scatter the basil leaves over the cheese, then the diced tomato.
  5. Bake 15-20 minutes until the edges and cheese are browned (follow the package time for premade dough).

Notes

A pizza stone heats the dough evenly. Same ingredients make a great grilled Caprese sandwich.