World Cuisine Recipe ⤍ Easy Tomato-Basil Pizza

This is a very tasty recipe. It is a great dinner for a warm, summer night. After chopping the ingredients, the rest of the recipe is easy!

Ingredients

• 2 tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 red onion, coarsely chopped
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 fresh jalapeno peppers, chopped
• ½ cup sliced black olives
• ½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• ½ cup pizza sauce
• 2 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crusts
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Cooking Directions

1. Mix the tomatoes and salt in a mesh strainer. Let mixture sit and drain for 15 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
3. Combine the drained tomatoes, 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese, onion, basil, pepper, olive oil, jalapenos, olives, and mushrooms in a bowl. Spread the pizza sauce evenly onto the pizza crusts. Distribute tomato mixture over the two pizza crusts evenly. Sprinkle 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese over both pizzas.
4. Bake pizzas in preheated oven until cheese is completely melted, 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories519
• carbohydrateContent56.8 g
• cholesterolContent49 mg
• fatContent20.4 g
• fiberContent3.4 g
• proteinContent30 g
• saturatedFatContent8.9 g
• sodiumContent1431.3 mg
• sugarContent4.8 g