Recipe courtesy of Francesco Ilardi
Holiday Pizza
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 1368
- Total Fat
- 66
- Saturated Fat
- 27
- Carbohydrates
- 115
- Dietary Fiber
- 15
- Sugar
- 17
- Protein
- 80
- Cholesterol
- 183
- Sodium
- 2353
- Total: 1 hr 48 min
- Prep: 40 min
- Cook: 1 hr 8 min
Ingredients
Sauce base:
12 ounces plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 1/3 ounces tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garlic powder, for seasoning
8 fresh basil leaves, torn
Vegetable Sauce:
1 carrot, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1 small eggplant, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
1/2 yellow bell pepper, sliced
1 roasted red bell pepper, sliced
1/4 cup olive oil
1 ounce pine nuts
1 small eggplant
Pizza:
24 ounces pizza dough
1/3 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into chunks
1 pound fresh buffalo mozzarella, cut into chunks
6 ounces cooked chicken, diced or shredded
6 ounces cooked tuna, diced or shredded
2 ounces grated romano cheese
Cooked tri-color pasta, for garnish, optional
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the sauce base: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Toss to combine and set aside.
- For the vegetables: In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, combine carrot, celery, zucchini, peppers, olive oil, pine nuts and the sauce base, and let simmer for 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bake the eggplant until softened, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly, then remove peel and mash flesh. Add to vegetables. Simmer until eggplant combines with vegetable sauce, about 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
- For the pizza: stretch the dough out into a large pizza pan or baking sheet. Spread with the vegetable sauce. Top with mozzarella chunks, chicken, tuna and grated cheese. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes, then increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F and bake until bottom crust is brown and crispy, about 8 minutes.
- If desired, garnish with cooked tri-color pasta.