Red pizza is overrated. Go green with this green pepper and pesto pizza. It’s packed with great flavor, a little spice, and lots and lots of cheese.
If you follow the blog, you’ve seen that I like to experiment with my pizza. We’ve made a famous sandwich into a pizza. And we’ve dumped chickpeas and chipotle peppers over other pizza.
Life’s too short for plain old slices of cheese pizza. There are too many great flavors to try. And that’s why you should definitely make this green pepper and pesto pizza.
The sauce is made up of bell peppers and jalapeno, so it has kind of a kick, but the abundance of the savory and seasoned pesto mellows it out. As does the abundance of mozzarella. And hey, it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, so why not go green with your pizza?
Time You’ll Need
- 20 minutes prep
- 15-20 cooking
What You’ll Need
- 1 lb pizza dough
- 1/3 cup finely diced jalapeno
- 1 cup of pesto
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 lb of chopped chicken breast
- 2 diced green peppers
- ~1 tbsp olive oil
- 5 cloves minced garlic
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup of mozzarella pearls
What You’ll Do
- Preheat oven to 425. Roll out dough into a large flat circle. Brush with olive oil, 1 tbsp minced garlic, and a dusting of salt and pepper. Place on a greased pizza pan and prebake the dough for about 10 minutes, till it starts to get a nice golden surface.
- Put the diced bell pepper, jalapeno, pesto, and cloves of garlic in a food processor. Blend into you get a nice puree.
- Pour the green puree sauce over the pizza dough (save just a little for a final drizzle). Add the shredded mozzarella, then the chicken, and finally the mozzarella pearls.
- Pour the remaining green sauce over the top of the pizza.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and the crust starts to get a golden brown.
- Enjoy!
