Enjoy this hearty grilled pizza with two types of cheese, tomatoes and basil pesto - dinner ready in just 25 minutes!
Grilled Italian Pesto Pizza
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Thin Crust Pizza Crust
- 1/2 cup basil pesto
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
- 3 large plum (Roma) tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/2 cup whole basil leaves
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill to medium heat. Cut 14 x 14-inch piece of heavy duty foil; spray foil with cooking spray. Place dough on foil; starting at center press dough to 12-inch round. Place dough on grill, foil side down. Cook, uncovered, 3 minutes or until bottom of crust is light golden brown. Remove from grill.
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Step2Using wide spatula, flip crust over so uncooked side is down. Brush pesto over pizza crust. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese over pesto. Arrange tomato slices and basil leaves on cheese. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese.
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Step3Place pizza onto grill, foil side down. Cook, covered, an additional 3 to 4 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese begins to melt.
Nutrition
510
Calories
30g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
41g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 47%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 47%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 970mg
- 40%
- Potassium
- 210mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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