This easy Margherita Pizza is saucy and cheesy with fresh basil and a crispy crust!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Easy Pizza, Weight Watchers, WW Pizza
Prep Time 25 minutesmins
Cook Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 35 minutesmins
Servings 6slices
Calories 189
Author Emily Bites
Ingredients
1teaspoonextra virgin olive oil
1garlic cloveminced
¾cupcanned whole tomatoes
1tablespoontomato paste
1tablespoonfresh basilsliced thin
¼teaspoonoregano
¼teaspoonsugar
1small bay leaf
Salt & pepper to taste
Boboli 12” Whole Wheat Thin Pizza Crust
4ozfresh part skim mozzarellasliced about 1/4” thick
8-10fresh basil leaveswhole
½teaspoonItalian seasoning
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450.
In a small saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and add garlic. Cook until golden and fragrant. Combine the canned tomatoes and tomato paste in a blender and blend. Add the tomato sauce, sliced basil, oregano, sugar, bay leaf, salt and pepper to the saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 15 minutes until sauce is thickened. There should be about ½ cup of sauce. Remove bay leaf.
Spread pizza sauce evenly across the top surface of the pizza crust, leaving at least a ½ inch edge around the outside. Lay the slices of mozzarella across the top of the pizza. Spread the basil leaves on top of the mozzarella. Finish the pizza by sprinkling the Italian seasoning over top.
Place pizza on a foil covered baking sheet, a pre-heated pizza stone (my preference) or straight onto the oven rack (depending on how you like your crust) and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!NUTRITION INFORMATION:189 calories, 24 g carbs, 3 g sugars, 7 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 11 g protein, 4 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1/6th of the recipe) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 5 per slice (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)