Since we began making pizza at home versus buying it out, I have found that it’s a great way to use up vegetables and cheese that are in your refrigerator. Pizza is not limited to pepperoni and mozzarella! (Although this pizza does use mozzarella.)
We had a bunch of bocconcini leftover from an appetizer that I made and we thought it would make a great pizza – and we were right! We also had broccoli and sun-dried tomatoes and that really rounded out this dish. With just a small amount of pizza sauce, the simple ingredients were really able to shine through. I love making different kinds of pizza with all different toppings – give it a try!
Broccoli, Bocconcini, and Sun-Dried Tomato Pizza
- 1 ball pizza dough
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce (see below)
- 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
- ~10 pieces bocconcini
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, cut into strips
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees and place pizza stone in oven for 30 minutes.
- Shape dough into a round and place on a piece of parchment paper that is dusted with cornmeal. Top pizza with pizza sauce, broccoli, bocconcini, sun-dried tomatoes.
- Place pizza and parchment in the oven on the pizza stone and bake for 10-15 minutes until dough is cooked through.
Pizza Sauce
- 1 (14 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 tbsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt & black pepper, to taste
- In a medium saucepan, combine the tomato sauce and olive oil. Bring to a simmer and add garlic, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Allow to simmer for about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.