Margherita Pizza
This easy Margherita Pizza is saucy and cheesy with fresh basil and a crispy crust!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- ¾ cup canned whole tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, sliced thin
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- 1 small bay leaf
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Boboli 12” Whole Wheat Thin Pizza Crust
- 4 oz fresh part skim mozzarella, sliced about 1/4” thick
- 8-10 fresh basil leaves, whole
- ½ teaspoon Italian 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
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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 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
5 per slice (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
5 per slice (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)