Tomato, Basil, Ricotta Pizza
This quick and easy pizza recipe uses tomatoes and herbs from the garden and creaminess from ricotta cheese. It's the perfect recipe for your next pizza night!
Servings: 6
Calories: 141kcal
Equipment
- Pizza Pan
Ingredients
- homemade pizza dough
- 2 large garlic cloves diced
- 10 large fresh basil leaves chopped
- 6 small fresh mint leaves chopped
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ⅔ cup diced tomatoes crushed with a fork
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons shredded pecorino cheese
Instructions
- After the dough of your pizza is ready to go, preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
- Begin by rolling out the dough. Next, you will create little wells on the top of the dough and give it a little brush of olive oil to the top.
- For this ricotta pizza, I start with adding the chopped garlic, basil, and mint. Reserve a little bit of the basil for a garnish if desired.
- Shred up 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and add it on top of the garlic and herbs. Next, take a spoon and drop spoonfuls of ricotta to the pizza. Then you will slightly spread the ricotta a little bit. After you’ve done this, you can begin crushing up your diced tomatoes slightly.
- Bake pizza in a preheated 475 degree F oven for about 15 minutes. Allow the pizza to cool slightly before slicing.
- Add shredded pecorino or parmesan to the top of the pizza before serving. And add a little bit of chopped basil for a garinsh if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Always use fresh herbs for this pizza!
If using the homemade dough I mention, you can divide it in half like I do and make one smaller pizza or double up the ingredients in this ricotta pizza recipe for two medium or one really large pizza.
Nutrition
Serving: 1c | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 209mg | Iron: 1mg