Pesto Pizza

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 15 min
  • Active: 10 min
Skip the pizza sauce and instead use pesto as the base for this French bread pizza. Top with capicola, mozzarella and Parmesan and simply broil until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted. A quick finish of fresh basil and you have pesto pizza in no time!
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Ingredients

1 loaf French bread, split lengthwise

1 cup prepared pesto

1/2 pound sliced capicola

2 cups shredded mozzarella

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Chopped fresh basil, for garnish

Directions

  1. Preheat the broiler. Brush the cut sides of the bread with the pesto. Divide the capicola, mozzarella and Parmesan among the pesto-topped bread.
  2. Place the assembled bread halves on a baking sheet, then broil until the cheese melts. Top with the basil and serve.

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